Auto Club South Joins InsWeb.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--InsWeb, the Internet's leading insurance marketplace, announced today that Auto Club South Insurance Company, part of the nation's third largest AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. organization serving more than 3 million members, is now offering auto insurance products to Florida residents at www.insweb.com. This is the first AAA organization to join the InsWeb marketplace. With the addition of Auto Club South, InsWeb further deepens its market-leading auto insurance service. Currently, InsWeb is offering three or more quoting carriers in 23 states, with eight in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). and Illinois. InsWeb enables consumers to comparison shop in 48 states from 14 insurance companies, including State Farm, Nationwide, CNA (Certified NetWare Administrator) See Novell certification. , and Liberty Mutual. "We're delighted to be working with Auto Club South and expand our auto insurance products, giving consumers in Florida more choice," said Kevin Keegan Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former English football manager and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest British football players. , InsWeb's President of Insurance Services. "As the popularity of InsWeb grows with consumers, more and more carriers are realizing that an online marketplace is an essential, cost-effective way to grow their business and strengthen their distribution strategy." How It Works: Consumers Save Time and Potentially Money Using InsWeb, consumers can save time and potentially money. Consumers fill out a single form to receive multiple quotes from leading insurance companies. The benefit is that consumers learn immediately which of the participating carriers are interested in offering them insurance. In contrast, the current process of shopping for insurance can take two to three hours over several weeks. Consumers must provide the same information to each company every time they request a quote. InsWeb users also have the benefit of shopping 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and don't have to worry about contacting companies during traditional business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . Cost Savings For Carriers For insurance companies, InsWeb helps harness the power of the Internet by eliminating a significant part of the expense in capturing consumer data and in risk evaluation and pricing. InsWeb enables carriers to perform all or part of those functions online. About InsWeb InsWeb, the leading Internet insurance marketplace at www.insweb.com, helps consumers save time and money by providing free quote comparisons from brand name insurance companies from a single form. InsWeb's 23 participating carriers offer auto, term life, homeowners, renters, individual health and short-term medical insurance. Consumers can also use InsWeb's interactive tools and research capabilities to make more informed decisions. InsWeb is accessible at Yahoo!, Infoseek, USA TODAY USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. Online, Microsoft Money Microsoft Money is Microsoft's personal finance software for computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system. A version is also available for Windows Mobile (available for Money versions 2000-2006, and up to, but not including Windows Mobile 5.0). 99, as well as other leading Web sites. InsWeb is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. |
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