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Driver Crashes Into Her Agent's Office

(NewsCore) - A car in Tampa, Fla., struck the insurance office that insured the car in a crash that left a gaping hole in the office's wall, the St. Petersburg Times reported Tuesday.

The collision marked the third time since 2001 that a car has crashed into the Adrian Fernandez Insurance office in downtown Tampa, but Monday night's accident was the first time the building was hit by a vehicle the company insures.

At about 8:30pm ET, Tampa Fire Rescue crews responded to a report that a car had struck the building.

The woman who was driving suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. Her passengers, an adult male and a four-year-old boy, were not injured, police said.

Tampa police are investigating the crash. The car was heavily damaged, Fire Rescue crews said, adding that the insurance company was closed when the accident happened.

Fernandez, who arrived at the scene after the accident, told rescue crews he is the insurance agent for the car.

Source: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/local/020111-car-crashes-into-office-insures-it-ncx_11685338

2011 Most Expensive Car to Insure

From the New York Times "Bucks" Blog:

The Mercedes SL65 AMG Roadster is the most expensive 2011 model vehicle to insure, according to a new ranking of average premiums for 2011 models that Insure.com released earlier this month.
The rankings, which the insurance information and shopping site publishes annually, are based on the premium that a 40-year-old man with a good driving record (no speeding tickets or accident claims), a good credit record and a 12-mile commute would pay annually.

The insurance data firm Quadrant Information Services calculated the average premiums for Insure.com by averaging late December 2010 car insurance rates from six large carriers across 10 ZIP codes in each state.

According to the results, the national average annual premium for the Mercedes SL65 AMG roadster is about $3,544, 17 percent higher than the cost to insure the most expensive vehicle in last year’s results, the Porsche 911 Carrera GT2.