Auto insurance costs still on rise (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Gasoline prices are well above last year s levels, and people are driving less. That would suggest fewer crashes, and a little relief for the struggling American consumer, in the form of lower auto insurance premiums.

Insurance, credit unlinked (Detroit Free Press)
LANSING -- Insurance companies in Michigan no longer will be able to use customers' credit scores to set home and auto insurance premiums if a state Court of Appeals ruling stands. The 2-1 decision released Friday reversed a 2005 ruling by a lower judge who blocked the state insurance office's ban against credit-based insurance rates.