Provident Financial May Sell U.K. Insurance Division (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Provident Financial Plc, a U.K. lender to low-income households, will consider selling its U.K. auto insurance operation after receiving offers. The shares rose the most in almost six years.

Insurance reform called key to future (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE -- Lawmakers must address short- and long-term solutions to the availability and costs of homeowners insurance in the state, including abolishing the board that regulates rates and possibly relaxing the law that requires the state-run property insurance company to charge 10 percent higher rates than private insurers, the chair of a special task force said Wednesday.

HOME OWNERS INSURANCE (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
ZIP code where you park at night. Do you currently have auto insurance? Have you had a U.S driver's license for more than 3 years? Has any driver in your household had 2 or more accidents or moving violations in the last 3 years?