Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2012, costing more than $489 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) and State Farm, the largest writer of homeowners insurance in the United States. An analysis of homeowners insurance data by the I.I.I. found that while…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Hands-free technologies might make it easier for drivers to text, talk on the phone, or even use Facebook while they drive, but new findings from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety show dangerous mental distractions exist even when drivers keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road. This…
AAA survey reveals Americans’ summer travel plans, including getting value for their money BOISE – (May 30, 2013) You can learn a lot about what’s important to family, friends and the guy next door by seeing what they do and don’t want to do on their summer vacations. A new AAA survey reveals what Americans…
But Oregon average remains below national average for third consecutive week “A combination of higher crude prices, refinery shut downs and speculation have sent gas prices soaring earlier than usual this winter, but the rate of increase has slowed down a bit this week. The national average for regular unleaded jumps seven cents this week,…
