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By Jay Fitzgerald, Boston Herald Feb. 17--Attorney General Martha Coakley has forced five auto insurers to cough up money for customers who she says were unfairly charged higher rates due to inaccurate driving-record data. Coakley's office said the insurers basically failed to correct a driving-record database whenever a motorist won an appeal of any "at-fault" accident determination. The result was that some consumers paid higher premium rates than they should have, Coakley's office said....

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Better money management is usually among the top of many New Years resolutions lists and auto insurance can be a great place to start cutting back on costs. According to OnlineAutoInsurance.com, future individual's changes may lead to cheaper rates for coverage.A new year may lead to being a more attractive policyholder to insurers and many individuals will have a chance of saving on their policies as the year progresses; shopping around can lead to locating che...

Massachusetts drivers are now benefiting from the kind of insurance regulatory reform USAA has supported for many years. USAA members will start seeing auto insurance rate reductions -- an average of 15 percent -- as the first wave of auto insurance policies begins to renew this month. The reductions are the direct result of efforts by the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to improve the state's regulatory environment. The regulatory change went into effect last year to allow private insurers ...

With the first named tropical storm of 2005 headed towards the Gulf Coast and forecasters predicting another active season in the Atlantic, homeowners should act now to protect themselves from the weather and a potential financial disaster. USAA recommends five basic tips for homeowners to consider before the first storm strikes: -- Insure to value: Homeowners may not have adequate coverage to replace their structure and contents if disaster strikes. Homeowners shoul...