A new consumer advocacy report is accusing P/C insurers of colluding and needlessly raising commercial insurance rates at a time when U.S. businesses are still reeling from the slow economy. The report, released today, is from the Americans for Insurance Reform, a project of the Center for Justice Democracy at New York Law School. It [...]
Two million Aviva with-profits policyholders will have their annual bonuses frozen but will benefit from a rise in final bonus rates, following a 12 per cent increase in the value of its main fund in 2010. The regular bonus rate for Aviva’s new business bonds will remain at 2.75 per cent and the regular bonus [...]
Finding teenager auto insurance rates is one thing that the parent of every teenage driver probably will have to face at some point. Occasionally, the teenager might even be searching for their own insurance plan. Everyone knows that auto insurance rates can be very expensive right now and insuring a teenager could make things much [...]
More Americans are exercising regularly, but obesity rates remain at record-high levels. A survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 34 percent of Americans engage in regular exercise, up nearly 3 percent from 2008. Read more…
For the 5th year in a row, Kansas State is ranked as a leader in low rates for automobile insurance, according to the Kansas Insurance Department. According to data released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the state ranks 6th lowest nationwide for average insurance expenditures. Kansas customers, according to the same NAIC [...]