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Toyota Auto Insurance steps into Georgia’s market

July 17, 2023July 14, 2023 Marc

Toyota Auto Insurance - Person driving Toyota car

The automaker’s own coverage is for the first time available to drivers living in the state. Toyota Auto Insurance, a coverage product from the Japanese automaker, has now expanded to include drivers in Georgia. The coverage was first offered in select markets in 2021 with the promise of affordable rates. The pitch from Toyota Auto Insurance is that it will offer customizable, quality coverage at an affordable rate. Though it has been slowly rolling out to include a few new states after a launch in a limited number of markets,…

Georgia auto insurance rates driven skyward by massive crashes

November 17, 2017November 15, 2017 G. Turner

Serious car wrecks are becoming more frequent in the state, making it more costly to insure vehicles. Georgia auto insurance rates are expected to rise yet again, following several other consecutive increases. According to experts in the industry, the growing expense associated with car insurance premiums has to do with the number of serious crashes in the state. The number of accidents and the severity of the crashes are both on the rise and it is costing insurers. As a result, Georgia auto insurance companies find themselves raising their rates…

Legislation in Georgia increases auto insurance requirements for ride-share firms

April 7, 2015April 5, 2015 Logan B.

Legislation requires ride-share companies to improve their auto insurance policies New legislation in Georgia will require ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft to increase their auto insurance coverage. The legislation, called House Bill 190, won the approval of the state’s House of Representatives and is currently awaiting the signature of Governor Nathan Deal before it can be enacted. Ride-share companies have become a hot topic in the insurance space, as well as in the transportation services industry. These companies offer inexpensive transportation, but there have been concerns that the auto insurance…

Auto insurance electronic proof considered in Georgia

February 28, 2013February 26, 2013 G. Turner

Smartphones and other digital devices may soon be used to prove that coverage exists. Drivers in Georgia may soon have a new way to provide proof of auto insurance whenever they are required to show it, including at times when they have been pulled over by a police officer. A new proposal to allow a digital copy of the policy proof card to be used has cleared the House. The proposal, which would allow drivers to use smartphones, tablets, and other digital devices to show digital copies of their proof…

California is the state with the fourth toughest consequences for texting behind the wheel

January 8, 2012May 5, 2013

InsuranceQuotes.com has released a list of the ranks of the states that have the toughest consequences for texting while driving, and California drivers came in fourth among the ten hardest hitting. The Austin, Texas-based InsuranceQuotes.com is an organization that provides comparison quotes for insurance policies over the internet. It performed the review of the bans that have been put into place in Washington D.C. and 35 of the states. Their news release reported on the company’s examination of the penalties and fines that are issued to drivers who are caught…