CEO: Insurance Rates Dropping (The Ledger)
CHICAGO - Empowered by the Internet and bombarded by ever-increasing auto-insurance advertising, consumers are shopping more aggressively for insurance, and prices are coming down, according to the chief executive of Progressive Corp.

State Auto Boards Elect New Officers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
COLUMBUS, Ohio----The State Auto Insurance Companies today announced the appointment of Lorraine Siegworth as Vice President - Director of Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness.