As millions of American drivers spill out onto the road for summer vacations, it’s important to remember that increased traffic brings with it increased risk. Consumers need to be prepared for dealing with varying state laws and to make sure coverage will be adequate to pay for costs in the event of an accident. OnlineAutoInsurance.com [...]

A look at car insurance rates in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. Today, Kanetix(R) (www.kanetix.ca), Canada’s online marketplace for insurance quotes and mortgage rates, released the results of its quarterly review of Auto Insurance rates in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. The results varied considerably between provinces when comparing year over year quoted rates in the second [...]

Although driving without car insurance is against the law, research has shown that five per cent of UK motorists still get behind the wheel without a policy . With more than 31.6 million cars now on the road, Post Office car insurance is reminding motorists to ensure they have appropriate car insurance cover . People [...]

Sony Assurance Inc. and seven other direct-sales nonlife insurers saw their combined Auto Insurance premiums rise 8 per cent on the year to 183.5 billion yen (US$20.02 billion) in fiscal 2009. With rates about 20 per cent less than those of major conventional casualty insurers, many vehicle owners have switched to these direct-sales nonlife insurers, [...]

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. (KSE:005380) said Thursday that its compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), the 2010 Tucson, has been named one of the safest vehicles in its category in the United States. The vehicle, locally sold as the Tucson ix, received the highest marks on all test categories, including the new category [...]

Drivers of hire cars are being urged to take out cancellation cover with their car hire insurance to avoid expensive charges if they have to cancel at short notice. The volcanic ash cloud and the BA strike action have affected hundreds of thousands of people, and many car rental contracts have had to be cancelled [...]

The list of Ward’s 50 top performing insurance companies was released by Ward Group, an operational consulting firm and leading provider of benchmarking and best practices services to the insurance industry. Annually, Ward Group analyzes the financial performance of over 3,100 property-casualty insurance companies and over 800 life-health insurance companies domiciled in the United States [...]

After thorough review of multiple agency management platforms, AgencyWorks receives a formal endorsement from National Brokerage Consortium (NBC) as the common platform of choice for all NBC members. According to NBC Secretary Pete Caneer, “In world, insurance companies are looking for efficiencies from the national marketing organizations (NMOs) they deal with. If an NMO adopts [...]

enkins Insurance Group, a Leavitt Group affiliated agency, is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott W. Reynolds as a Vice President. Scott will lead Jenkins’ new Energy Practice with a focus on the Renewable Energy industry. Reynolds has been in the insurance industry for 28 years with extensive experience in the Energy field. He [...]

A case involving a late state legislator who was the son of former U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor is scheduled for oral arguments Wednesday in the Missouri Supreme Court. Gay Taylor, the widow of Larry Gene Taylor and personal representative of the estate, is appealing a trial court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Barry [...]

There are a number of classic car motor shows every year, but the NEC Classic Motor Show is the “Grand Finale” of the annual calendar, the F.A Cup of classic car motor shows, so to speak. With most of these cars being beautifully maintained and kept the quality on show for the visitor or exhibitionist [...]

–The company will discontinue its work toward relocating to a site in Shelbyville, Ky. –The company will invest as much as $90 million to restructure the York plant. –Active employees who are laid off as part of the restructuring prior to Jan. 1, 2013, will have two options: 1) accept severance, plus a $10,000 separation [...]