Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, a Democratic candidate for state insurance commissioner, said Saturday he would return $150,000 in campaign donations from insurance companies.
The decision will cut deeply into Bustamante’s campaign treasury - he said last week he had about $338,000 in the bank. However, he faces only token opposition in Tuesday’s primary.
Bustamante has been criticized […]

Along with batteries and storm shutters, some South Floridians are adding one more item to their hurricane preparation checklist: Travel insurance, to make sure their cruises and vacation tours don’t get blown off course.
Some of the busiest storm seasons on record, coupled with the string of terrorist attacks worldwide that began with Sept. 11, […]

Shopping around is the number one way of saving money on insurance. Are you sure you’re getting the best deal possible with your current insurance company? Many people find it easy to stay with the same company for years, but fail to realize they have the potential to save hundreds of dollars each year by […]

The feud over overhauling Massachusetts’ auto insurance system, that has played out in dueling TV and radio ads for months, may move to the State House as soon as this week.
On one side is Fairness for Good Drivers, a group including local and national insurance companies such as Liberty Mutual Insurance […]

Governor Jeb Bush has vetoed a bill extending the life of the state’s no-fault auto insurance beyond a 2007 deadline because it lacks sufficient protections against fraud.
Under the bill passed by lawmakers earlier this year, Florida’s no-fault system would have continued at least until the first of 2009.
With the veto of the bill, the non-fault […]

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About four dozen North Dakotans who recently applied for Medicare prescription drug coverage are in danger of having their identities stolen. Social security numbers and personal information were stolen from a Humana health insurance agent`s car in Minnesota.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman says it happened nearly a month ago, and the company should have notified him. […]

Consumers would have to buy more car insurance with legislation heading to Governor Mark Sanford’s desk.
The House Tuesday approved increasing the minimum liability coverage that drivers are required to buy to $25,000 for bodily injury for each person injured in a wreck, $50,000 for all people injured and $25,000 to cover property damage.
The existing requirements […]

Over the past year, gas prices have done nothing but spiral upwards. Consumer frustration has risen accordingly, due to financial constraints as well as consumers’ inability to purchase a new car or travel as much as they might have intended.
As life continues to skyrocket at the pump, wouldn’t it be nice to bring down your […]

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leader in automotive total loss and specialty salvage services in the United States, today announced the opening of its newest service center located in Kansas City, Kansas. The new facility replaces an existing site roughly doubling the capacity of the old location. The new facility is located with convenient access […]