| Insurer cuts Colorado auto rates
The Direct Business arm of the Progressive Group of Insurance Companies will cut its auto insurance premiums for Colorado customers by an average of 5.2 percent, the company announced Wednesday. Progressive's Direct Business sells insurance through a toll-free phone number and online at www.progressive.com. .
RAND Study: Wind Insurance Scarce on Gulf Coast; Challenge for ...
Many businesses along the Gulf of Mexico coast have had a difficult time obtaining wind insurance coverage since Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma hit in 2005 and have often ended up paying more than twice as much for the insurance as they did previously, according to a recent RAND Corp. study. .
When Is An Auto Loan Actually Necessary?
I don�t mean that you don�t need the car. The choice is about auto loans, personal loans or home equity loans. Depending on the situation, you will find each one more interesting than the other. We wish to analyze the possibilities and open the stakes to options that not everybody takes their time to look into. Features Of An Auto Loan These are loans that are granted regardless of the credit scoring and the homeownership of the borrower. Although the credit rating will affect the interest rate in a way, it will not have any action on whether the loan is granted or not. The reason for this is the main feature of an auto loan, which is the usage of the car itself as collateral. Should a borrower not pay the monthly installments, the vehicle will eventually be repossessed to make up for the default.
Stolen airbags in high demand
Airbags have replaced radios as the item of choice for thieves who break into motor vehicles because trading them illegally has become a lucrative business, car experts say. York Regional Police were in the process of arresting suspects in a rash of airbag thefts yesterday when Const. Rob Plunkett, a veteran officer, was killed. Since January, investigators say, there have been 43 incidents of airbag theft in Markham, stolen mainly from Acuras and Hondas. This doesn't surprise George Iny, of the Canadian Automotive Protection Agency. "Airbags are the premier car stereo of the new millennium," he says. "They're easy to steal and they come out as a complete module." Stealing the devices is an attractive crime, said Eli Melnick, of Start Auto Electric, a Toronto car repair shop.
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