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Car Insurance Shopping: Five Things You Must Compare

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What you need to know when shopping for car insurance… Shopping for car insurance can be intimidating simply because there are so many car insurance companies to choose from. To help you determine which car insurance company offers the best premiums to meet your needs, there are five things you must compare between insurance companies including stability, customer service and claim handling, roadside response and repair, policy flexibility and any benefits or discounts offered to consumers as part of an insurance policy. Stability An important deciding factor in the type…

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Funny but strange auto insurance claims associated with animals

H. Cutner

Auto vs pet insurance claims Admiral Insurance has released a report that includes the 12 most unusual auto insurance claims that have involved animals since the start of 2012. Within the last two years, for example, peacocks have been associated with claims on four separate occasions. In one case, the peacock clawed at the car when it saw its own reflection in the paint. In another instance, pet peacocks broke loose and damaged a vehicle parked in their neighbor’s driveway. Dogs have also been frequently associated with claims, including when…

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Insurance coverage for a flying car could come with a $60,000 price tag

Julie Campbell

Entertaining insurance news… Flying cars have been a part of our imaginations for decades, and though it will become possible for drivers to purchase them within the months to come, it is the insurance coverage that they may find more surprising than the technology itself. The Transition, the two-seater car that have fold-out wings that allow it to take flight and that was manufactured by Terrafugia in Massachusetts, made its first appearance before the attendees of an auto show. The company had already announced at the start of the week…

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MyDrive Solutions releases smart box technology for insurance telematics

Julie Campbell

MyDrive Solutions, a company known for its specialty in insurance telematics, has announced its latest technology release to allow insurers to better gauge an individual driver’s risk and therefore set the premiums for coverage accordingly. The company’s launch involves an insurance smart box, which has now been brought to market, called MyDrive Dynamic, which will give auto insurers the ability to collect and use a driver’s behavioral data using the very latest in data capture technology. This can then be used to better understand a driver’s unique risk so that…

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Helpful tips to keep your California auto insurance premiums low

Nordstrom

The two most common mars on a motorist’s driving record and that can cause California auto insurance to become more expensive than it needs to be are tickets and at-fault accidents. Though most drivers are worried about increases in premiums over time, there are many things that they can do to help to keep those costs as low as possible. This involves maintaining a driving record that is as spotless as possible, which is beneficial not only for keeping lowered insurance payments, but also to keep you, your passengers, and…

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