Progressive Opens Its First Permanent Catastrophe Response Center; The Third Largest Auto Insurance Group in the U.S. (The Auto Channel)
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio--April 13, 2006--The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies' National Catastrophe Response Team (NCRT) stands at the ready to handle increased claims volume resulting from weather-related events including hurricanes, tornadoes, hailstorms and floods - so called Catastrophe, or CAT claims.

9:45 am | N.C. auto insurance rates drop again (The Charlotte Observer)
Auto insurance rates for some N.C. drivers could drop this winter.

Auto Insurance Rates To Drop 2.9 Percent (Southern Pines Pilot)
State Insurance Commission-er Jim Long has signed a settlement with North Carolina insurance companies to reduce private passenger auto insurance rates by 2.9 percent.