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Travelers Group lowers auto insurance for hybrids

6 January 2006 Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative View: 9 Digg Yahoo! Buzz StumbleUpon Technorati del.icio.us Mixx Facebook TwitThis Reddit YahooMyWeb Google feedburner
Travelers Group lowers auto insurance for hybridsUSA Today reports that Travelers Group will offer a 10 percent discount for owners of gas/electric hybrids. According to the insurance company, hybrid owners are classed in its "preferred group" - married, ages 41-60, of either gender.

The discount does not include personal injury and uninsured motorist components of drivers' insurance package, but nonetheless should amount to about a $100 saving annually.

Why members of Travellers "preferred group" should suddenly become safer drivers when they jump behind the wheel of a hybrid remains a mystery. State Farm isn't buying it - they have no plans to follow Travelers' lead.
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