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Insurance coverage good despite recall, but get fixes made (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

By DAVID PITT AP Personal Finance Writer Many drivers of recalled Toyota vehicles are calling their insurance companies. Not only are they concerned about whether their accelerator may stick or brakes may fail, but they are wondering if they will be covered if they are in an accident.

Insurance pool told to clean up its finances (The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)

OKANOGAN – The pool through which many local cities and fire districts buy their insurance does not have enough assets to cover potential liabilities and has been ordered by the state to clean up its finances.

Huntington is Top Auto Lender in Ohio for Fourth Quarter (The Auto Channel)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 28 — Huntington Bancshares Incorporated’s Auto Finance & Dealer Services group was the No. 1 lender in Ohio for the fourth quarter of 2009. Huntington’s share of loans for financing the sales of new and used cars and trucks through franchised automobile dealers more than doubled from the fourth quarter of 2008.

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY LAUNCHES BLOG TO EXPOSE FRAUD AND ABUSE WITH PIP INJURY CLAIMS IN SOUTH FLORIDA … (dBusinessNews.com)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (January 19, 2010) – United Automobile Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurer focusing on automobile insurance and premium finance, has launched a blog that reveals how the South Florida courts are misused in personal injury protection lawsuits.

Ontario auto insurance premiums up an average of 8.77 per cent in 2009 (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

TORONTO – The Finance Services Commission of Ontario has approved increases in auto insurance rates averaging 2.5 per cent for the final quarter of 2009.

Ont. auto insurance hikes averaged 8.8 per cent (CTV Toronto)

The Finance Services Commission of Ontario has approved increases in auto insurance rates averaging 2.5 per cent for the final quarter of 2009.

How to cut your car insurance costs (The Globe and Mail)

Compare auto insurance providers every year and other tips, from our personal finance blogger Chaya Cooperberg

Get your insurance policies and finances in shape for the new year (Lake Sun Leader)

Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) encourages consumers to take a quick look at their finances and insurance policies as the new year begins

Alberta pleased with Supreme Court of Canada decision on auto insurance reforms (The Hanna Herald)

Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Iris Evans, issued the following statement, after the Supreme Court of Canada announced it will not hear an appeal regarding Alberta’s automobile insurance legislation.

Lawsuit On Auto Insurance Claim Proceeds Even Though Amount Being Sought Is…Who Knows? (The Auto Channel)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., Dec. 17, 2009 — United Automobile Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurer focusing on automobile insurance and premium finance, recently launched the United Auto Courts Report (http://www.unitedautocourtsreport.com/blog) for the purpose of reporting on how South Florida courts are misused in personal injury protection lawsuits.