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Erie Indemnity Company Appoints John Kearns & George Dufala Executive Vice Presidents

ERIE, Pa., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq: ERIE) today announced the appointments of two executive vice presidents to be effective Sept. 1.The company appointed John ...

Distracted Driving Campaigns Yet to Impact Crash Rates, Auto Insurance Premiums

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- OnlineAutoInsurance.com, a large supporter of cracking down on the use of cell phones would like to point out that many auto insurance companies and public organiz...

NICB Says Many Slip and Fall Claims Getting a Second Look

Businesses Frequently Pay Without InvestigatingDES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said today that "slip and fall" claims targeting busines...

Put the brakes on double breakdown insurance

Insurance companies routinely include free breakdown assistance as part of their comprehensive policies so why bother with expensive extra cover?Before you resign yourself to sleeping in your car over...

More traffic, fewer accidents. Does this make sense?

Aug. 23--Yes, traffic in Hampton Roads is bad and probably getting worse. "If nothing else, we have a safer transportation network," said Keith Nichols, a traffic engineer at the Hampton Roads Transpo...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, column: Good grades can mean a break on insurance

Aug. 22--Sometimes, good grades equal good deals. As the new school year begins this week, families with teenage drivers should check out discounts offered by automobile insurance companies for studen...

BestWeek: NAIC Meeting Dominated by Federal Issues

For a states-centric organization, the summer meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners demonstrated just how much the federal government has been seeping into the regulation of i...

MP banned from driving

A NEW MP has gone from law-maker to law-breaker days after getting elected. Yasmin Qureshi (right), the MP for Bolton South East, was seen using a mobile phone while driving and when stopped by police...

FINANCIAL SERVICES: The frontline

Cheryl Toner Group marketing and communication director AXABuilding trust with consumers is crucial and is central to AXA's long-term marketing strategy. It is recognised that this is a huge issue wit...

Survey: Policyholders peeved over auto premiums

State Farm Insurance Cos. and Country Financial, both based in Bloomington, each slipped a few spots in J.D. Power and Associates' 2010 auto-insurer satisfaction rankings, though both stayed in the To...