MPIC has been profitable since the early 80's any provincial subsidy stopped years ago.
At 03:48 PM 9/11/2003, you wrote: >Of course it's cheaper. It's subsidized, and doesn't have to worry about >making a profit. > >Timothy Heald >Information Systems Manager >Overseas Security Advisory Council >U.S. Department of State >571.345.2319 > >The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. >Department of State or any affiliated organization(s). Nor have these >opinions been approved or sanctioned by these organizations. This e-mail is >unclassified based on the definitions in E.O. 12958. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:39 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: PUBLIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY > > >In comparison to Edmonton, which is a bit larger than Winnipeg. Edmonton >was about $1000 more per year. Moreover Winnipeg is larger than several of >the other provincial capitals where auto insurance is private, yet it has >significantly lower auto insurance costs. The comparisons also extended to >smaller cities. The CAC compared smaller cities in both groups, and found >similar results, public auto insurance rates were significantly lower than >in those cities were auto insurance was private. Lethbridge Alberta vs >Cranbrook BC was one of the comparisons for instance. Remember the study >used insurance quotes for the exact same drivers in these 40 cities. In >each and every case private insurance was more expensive than the publicly >owned comparisons. > >regards, >larry > >At 01:54 PM 9/11/2003, you wrote: > >"It found Winnipeg motorists pay the lowest prices of all the capital >cities > >in Canada for car insurance." > > > >That's what their basing the statement on? Yeah and if I live in Portland, > >Maine, I will pay a lot less than I do in D.C. > > > >Amazing. > > > >Timothy Heald > >Information Systems Manager > >Overseas Security Advisory Council > >U.S. Department of State > >571.345.2319 > > > >The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. > >Department of State or any affiliated organization(s). Nor have these > >opinions been approved or sanctioned by these organizations. This e-mail is > >unclassified based on the definitions in E.O. 12958. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:50 PM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: PUBLIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY > > > > > >PUBLIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY > >A new study says public auto insurance schemes, such > >as the one in Manitoba, provides better > >coverage at lower prices compared to private > >insurance schemes. > > > >FULL STORY > >http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_insurance20030911 > > > >Strike another one for government owned companies. > > > >larry > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
