Asian IPO Watch: Northeast -2- (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia

Asian IPO Watch: Northeast -2- (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Group finds wide disparities in insurance premiums (Newsday.com)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Driving in New York state can be a costly proposition. New York ranks near the top in the United States for both automobile insurance and gasoline costs.

Affirmative Insurance Holdings' Financial Strength Ratings Affirmed by A.M. Best with Outlook Raised to Positive; (The Auto Channel)
ADDISON, Texas--Oct. 1, 20051, 2005--Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. , a producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance, announced today that A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Very Good) for Affirmative Insurance Group.

Iowa has lowest auto insurance (Press-Citizen)
DES MOINES -- Maybe it s the uncongested roads or the honest drivers, but whatever the reason, Iowa is once again paying the least for automobile insurance.

Calif. Commissioner Praises Signing of New Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program (Insurance Journal)
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced Wednesday that SB 20, designed to expand the geographic availability of the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program, has been signed

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos