| Auto Insurance Change Promises Lower Rates
BOSTON -- For the first time in the memory of most Massachusetts drivers, they will have the opportunity to shop for the lowest auto insurance rates under a plan announced by the state on Monday. Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes promised lower rates under a plan that she said would transition to managed competition among insurers. The plan "will benefit consumers with good driving records regardless of where they live," Noones said in a statement released by her office. Drivers will be able to take advantage of competitive rates for policies renewing on or after April 1, 2008. .
Discussing Financing Is Important for New Car Buyers
Washington DC July 27, 2007; The AIADA reported that with approximately 7.5 million students exchanging the comforts of home for the freedom and responsibility of living on their own at college campuses, AWARE, a consumer education non-profit specializing in auto finance education, reminds parents to have "the talk" with their kids. College students should be reminded to be safe and responsible with their credit - particularly if they're thinking about buying a car or truck in the future. "The decisions young college students make today will affect the rate at which they can finance a car or truck tomorrow," said Eric Hoffman, spokesman for AWARE. "Today's financial decisions will also affect the amount of credit a finance company will extend to a borrower. Because credit history plays such an important role in determining the annual percentage rate of any form of credit, demonstrating responsibility with credit as a freshman or sophomore says an awful lot to a financing company when the time comes to buy a vehicle." AWARE says those who've not yet established a credit profile should focus on paying their bills on time and not spending more than they have.
No need to swerve on insurance
AUTO INSURANCE rates in Massachusetts are going in the right direction -- sharply downward. Insurance commissioner Nonnie Burnes should steer clear of any policy changes that interfere with this beneficial trend. In the coming days, Burnes is expected to lay out the Patrick administration's 2008 course on auto insurance. The options range from maintaining the current system that flattens rates for mostly urban and young drivers all the way to deregulating rates and allowing insurers to set their own premiums. Many urban drivers fear that a dramatic swerve from the current system could increase their annual bills by 25 percent or more. Many suburban drivers would welcome a deregulated system that relieves them of the roughly $100 they now pay annually to subsidize urban and inexperienced drivers who are more vulnerable to accidents and theft.
OSU extension planning field days
Farm Focus in Van Wert is set for Tuesday and Field Crops Day in Custar is Thursday.
The free programs are sponsored by Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
One-pass tillage systems and using Global Positioning System technology are to be the featured topics during this year�s Farm Focus Field Day 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday at the Marsh Foundation Farm. The free public program is to include scouting for corn rootworm, equipment demonstrations and updates on other corn pests.
�Farm Focus always tries to find the topics of high priority for farmers,� said Gary Prill, program manager for OSU Extension, Van Wert County. �With fuel costs being so high, reducing tillage passes can really help a farmer�s bottom line.
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