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          <h2 class="hdr-date-cool" width="100%">Sunday, 17 December 2006</h2>
                
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<P>Wisconsin ranks 49th out of 50 states and the District 
of Columbia for combined cost of home and auto insurance.&nbsp; Only Idaho has 
lower rates.&nbsp; In fact our rates are 29 percent lower than the national 
average.&nbsp; This according to a study by the National Association of 
Insurance Commissioners.&nbsp; The average cost to insure both your home an auto 
in Wisconsin is $1,054.&nbsp; Statistics are from 2003, the latest 
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			<td nowrap=true><em>Philip J Schmitz, CIC @ 12:52 PM</em></td>
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        <dd class="profile-data"><strong>Name:</strong> Philip J Schmitz, CIC</dd>
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      <p class="profile-textblock">Philip J Schmitz, CIC is the owner of Schmitz Insurance, LLC.  He represents the third generation of Schmitz in the Insurance business which was started in the 1930's by his grandfather George Schmitz, Sr. and grown significantly by his father A.F. "Bud" Schmitz.  Phil is a graduate of Southern Door High School, The University of Wisconsin Green Bay (Marketing and Finance) and is a Certified Insurance Counselor for over 25 years.

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