Tangled WebThe Net is luring more businesses online. So why have insurance companies resisted?

ByClaire Tristram•May 1, 1999

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These days, you can buy virtually anything online. So why is itstill hard to buy insurance over the Web?

Insurance companies are stepping gingerly, if at all, intoe-commerce waters. And while Web sites that provide quotes topotential customers are fairly common, insurance companies'offerings are spotty and actual sales over the Web are scarce.

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