Washington Poll: Maybe Cell Phone Law Wasn't Such a Popular Idea

Published - 11/13/2008 12:00 AM

A recent poll by PEMCO Insurance shows that drivers may be having second thoughts about the state's new law governing handheld cell phone use while driving, now that the law is in force and law enforcement officials are tagging violators with tickets. In February 2008, prior to the law's enforcement, the ...

Teens Can't Cheat Sleep: Survey Shows Teens Reporting Less Than Eight Hours of Sleep Are Twice as Likely to Fall Asleep at the Wheel

Published - 11/12/2008 12:00 AM

Teens who get less than eight hours of sleep per night on average are twice as likely to say they have fallen asleep at the wheel (20 percent) than are teens who report getting an average of eight or more hours of sleep per night (10 percent), according to a ...

P/C expenses outpace premium growth: S&P

Published - 11/12/2008 12:00 AM

NEW YORK—Property/casualty insurers’ expense growth outpaced their premium growth in 2007, and this gap is expected to continue this year as net written premium growth remains relatively flat, Standard & Poor’s Corp. said in a special report. Because of soft market conditions, net written premiums increased only 1.3% in 2007 while ... 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Issues Report On What Obama Presidency Means for Health Industry

Published - 11/12/2008 12:00 AM

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) projects that President-elect Obama's proposed reform of the U.S. health system would cost the federal government $75 billion in 2009 dollars, the equivalent of $2,500 per newly insured person, according to a report released today entitled Healthcare Policy in an Obama Administration: Delivering on the Promise of ...

Use The Internet To Your Advantage

Published - 11/11/2008 12:00 PM

With all of the various channels for buying insurance these days, insurance agents have a lot of competition. Are insurance agents slowly being phased out by other methods of purchasing insurance? A new JD Power and Associates report sheds some interesting light on the matter. • About 55 percent of all new ...