Auto insurance prices rise during the winter months

Massachusetts Auto Insurance

A yearlong study has revealed that drivers in Massachusetts who purchase coverage when it’s cold pay more. According to the results of a study that has been conducted for a complete year, drivers purchasing auto insurance during the winter months in Massachusetts are more likely to pay elevated prices than they would if they bought their policies in the middle of summer. Motorists could spend as much as 20 percent more if purchasing their vehicle policies in March. Prices were also shown to spike for auto insurance coverage in January…

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Auto insurance shoppers using Firefox find cheaper rates

Auto insurance customer satisfaction falls in US

Depending on the web browser you use, you could be paying more or less for your coverage. While a web browser may appear to have very little to do with auto insurance rates, a recent study has shown that the choice consumers make regarding the browser that they use can often determine how much they will pay for the same amount of coverage. A recent analysis comparing rates obtained and browser revealed some striking patterns. The study was conducted in honor of National Insurance Day, which fell on June 28,…

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Mercury Insurance invests more money in Prop 33

California auto insurance

Mercury Insurance executive donates more funds to controversial legislative initiative Mercury Insurance executive George Joseph has donated more money to a legislative initiative in California, the fate of which will be determined in November this year. The initiative is known as Proposition 33 and aims to provide more rate increase freedoms to the state’s auto insurance companies. Mercury Insurance has been one of the strongest advocates of the initiative, which has earned the company a fair amount of criticism for wanted to raise rates in an unjustified manner. Prop 33…

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Auto insurance prices increasing for third year

florida no fault car insurance

The cost of vehicle coverage will rise by 2.8 percent this year. American drivers are likely to experience yet another increase in their auto insurance rates, for the third year in a row as insurers attempt to increase their profits in a time that interest rates have been held at record lows, and natural disasters have caused costs to skyrocket. The average driver will likely see an increase of 2.8 percent, according to the Insurance Information Institute. This means that consumers who were paying an average of $816 last year…

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Auto insurance rates are still highest in Michigan

Michigan health insurance

Drivers in some states are paying far more than those in others. Motorists living in Michigan are still having to pay the largest auto insurance premiums in the country when compared to the average rates seen among the rest of the states. This amount was calculated in terms of the percentage of the driver’s annual income. Michigan residents were the people who pay the largest amount of their income toward covering their auto insurance payments. In fact, the average household pours 8 percent of their annual income into their premiums.…

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