Auto Insurance: Car Drivers Lose Right to Appeal

Jeffrey Krasner from The Boston Globe reports today that ‘Drivers are Losing a Right to Appeal’ as insurers are to decide on surcharges. The state’s new insurance system is intended to save drivers money by spurring competition among insurers on price, service, and features. However, it could mean that some Massachusetts drivers could pay hundreds [...]

Auto Insurance Lingo – What is a Hazard?

There are a veritable plethora of terms for you to understand if you are going to begin to know what auto insurance is all about. You must know how to read your auto policy, know how to drive your vehicle, and you absolutely must know what affects your auto insurance premiums. One thing that will [...]

Top Ten Cheapest Cars & Trucks to Insure

Besides mileage, looks and pricetag, for sure, you will want to consider what is the cheapest truck or car to insure when purchasing a new car. While car insurance could add significantly to the operating cost of your car. The savvy consumer compares prices online, and finds this survey here…. In 2008, Insure.com published its [...]

Your Car Insurance Rental Car Policy

So, your car is damaged due to a minor accident. You now need to get a rental car to help you out while your own car is being repaired. How to go about doing this, ensuring it is fully covered by your car insurance? 7 Important Considerations 1. Rental Car Expense – Is It Covered? [...]

Safe Driving Tips to Reduce Your Car Insurance

Safe-Driving Tips Auto crashes in general have declined over the last few years, but crash fatalities still average around an alarming 40,000 every year (source: NHTSA), despite technological advances. A much higher number of crashes result in permanent disability. With the main accident causes being human errors, following are some basic but life-saving reminders drivers [...]

America’s Best Drivers ~ Allstate reports

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 1, 2008- Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report™.” The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years. Compared to the national likelihood of a collision every 10 [...]

Today’s Car Insurance News

Driving less could cut insurance costs – Canton Repository COLUMBUS, Ohio ~ If gasoline at $4 a gallon has you driving less, one Ohio official says be sure to tell your insurer. State Insurance Department Director Mary Jo Hudson says many Ohioans have switched to public transportation or car pooling to get to … Gas [...]

No Gap for Car Insurance Over 50

While women typically pay less for their car insurance over 50s could find the opposite to be true, research has revealed. On average women pay nine per cent less for their car insurance than their male counterparts, money-supermarket has found. However, age has been found to be a major contributing factor in the cost of [...]

Trend of Less Driving Benefits Insurance Firms

Stifel Nicolaus Analyst Meyer Shields estimates that auto insurers could benefit from the falling number of miles that Americans drive. Insurers may see declines in accident frequency and underwriting, says Shields. He assumes the reduced mileage is due to hiked gasoline prices. The reduction of miles driven could result in higher-than-expected underwriting results. Progressive reported [...]

Car Insurance And Saving Money In 2008

By Justin Scott Saving money on car insurance may not have been your top resolution, but it can be an easy one. Now is the time to get started and here are a few tips to help out. 1. Compare your current auto insurance with new quotes. The auto insurance industry is experiencing a competitive [...]

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