Author: Ben Jones

Esurance announces new Facebook auto insurance discount of 10 percent

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The insurer’s Like to Save offers are available to almost 13 million drivers in Texas. Auto insurance company, Esurance, which is known for its direct sales to consumers, has announced the launch of a Facebook promotion for drivers in Texas, who can receive a discount of 10 percent on their coverage simply by clicking “like” on the insurer’s page. This auto insurance promotion is the first of its kind and is meant only for that social network’s users. According to Esurance, this effort is a natural extension of its existing…

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Latest Allstate insurance news shows its initial adjustments to its Esurance acquisition

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The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer has completed its first full quarter of ownership. Allstate has just completed its first quarter since it purchased Esurance, at a price tag worth $1 billion and topped insurance news, to help it to establish itself more firmly in the online marketplace, which is currently dominated by Progressive and Geico. As of yet, many analysts remain skeptical about the potential offered by the acquisition. Equally, Allstate knows that it must create a place for itself online, regardless, as it is a preferred place for purchasing policies…

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Same-sex partners in Illinois to qualify for auto insurance discounts with Esurance

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Esurance has announced that it will be providing discounts for auto insurance to same-sex partner customers in Illinois. Following the June 1, 2011 start of the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act within the state, which provided same-sex couples with the right to civil union and rights equal to other married couples, Esurance declared that it would also respect this union and qualify same-sex partners for auto insurance discounts in the same way they would qualify opposite-sex spouses. The savings that can be as high as 10 percent, or…

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Doctors criticize California worker’s compensation fund contract

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Doctors and attorneys for injured employees have targeted the largest workers’ compensation fund carriers in California over a controversial change in the provider contract that has occurred within that state. State Compensation Insurance Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides the last resort worker’s compensation insurance.  Its most recent revisions to its new contract for the medical provider network (MPN) has received significant criticism since its implementation. State Fund continues to stand by the alterations that it has made, claiming that patients will find an advantage in the changes, which…

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