Assemblyman Collaborates With Insurance Industry to Raise Auto Insurance Rates, Invade Drivers' Privacy

Published - 07/01/2008 02:00 PM

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Insurance companies will be allowed to install spyware in Californians' cars, and charge higher auto insurance premiums to those who refuse, under legislation authored by San Rafael Assemblyman Jared Huffman. Proponents claim the bill will encourage motorists to drive less, but the bill ... 

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Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers

Published - 06/30/2008 02:00 PM

To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes. The high school senior can text without looking, sending messages on her red Samsung "slider" while it's behind her back, in her purse or under her desk at school, where cell phones are banned. So why not ... 

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Farmers Insurance Releases 1Q 2008 Update on Gas Prices and Vehicle Miles Traveled

Published - 06/26/2008 02:00 PM

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers® Insurance today released the first update of its study of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and the effect of higher gasoline prices. “Since our preliminary study, oil prices have surged to over $130 per barrel,” notes Kevin Mabe, the Chief Economist of Farmers Insurance, who conducted the study and ... 

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