State Farm Lowers Auto Insurance Rates by 4.4 Percent

State Farm Lowers Auto Insurance Rates by 4.4 Percent 

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is lowering its overall rate level in Arkansas, which will means an annual savings of $13.4 million to Arkansas customers. automobile insurance

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, % % (in millions, 2006 2005 Change 2006 2005 Change except per share amounts and ratios) Gross written premiums $238.4 $230.0 3.6% $727.4 $767.2 (5.2%) Revenues $252.0 $262.8 (4.1%) $757.8 $797.0 (4.9%) Net earnings $15.8 $26.7 (40.8%) $64.9 $74.4 (12.8%) Net earnings per diluted share $0.78 $1.28 (39.1%) $3.13 $3.56 (12.1%) automobile insurance

PORTLAND -- There was a largely unnoticed moment during a debate at Oregon Public Broadcasting between Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski and his Republican challenger, Ron Saxton, when something close to extraordinary happened. automobile insurance

ING Canada Inc. reported net income of $156.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, down $46.0 million or 22.7% from the $202.8 million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2005. automobile insurance

Breakthroughs in the use of analytic technology are changing the competitive dynamics of the P&C industry, and carriers who learn to harness large volumes of high-quality data to drive decisions will come up winners, said Frank Coyne, CEO of ISO, in his keynote address at the 2006 ISOTech conference in Orlando, Fla. automobile insurance