Tag: auto insurance coverage

Insurance customer trends show one in three Americans don’t shop again for policies

Nordstrom
Insurance customer trends - auto insurance - home insurance - hands

A new survey showed that policyholders in the U.S. don’t re-shop to find better coverage or rates. One out of every three Americans have never re-shopped for a policy, say the results of a new insurance customer trends survey. The research found that almost half of all policyholders who have looked around for a better deal has not done so within the last year. The research was conducted on homeowners insurance and auto insurance customers. American consumers are risking overpaying for their coverage, say the results of a new Policygenius…

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Man attempts auto insurance fraud an hour after crashing his car

G. Turner
auto insurance fraud - Car Crash

An uninsured California man attempted to purchase a policy an hour after having an accident. A man from California is on his way to prison after having committed auto insurance fraud an hour after a crash. The man has been convicted and will spend 11 years in jail, according to an Insurance Business Magazine report. The man was uninsured at the time of the crash but attempted to buy a policy an hour later. According to prosecutors on the case, the man had an accident in his car, then bought…

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Nevada drivers now have new auto insurance liability requirements

Marc
Auto insurance liability - Driver

Motorists whose existing policies do not meet these new levels will need to purchase new coverage. Nevada drivers will need to make sure they meet the new auto insurance liability requirements in the state. They have until July 1 to purchase coverage with limits of at least 25/50/20. Some policies will already provide the minimum coverage but drivers are encouraged to check. It has been a long time since drivers in Nevada have had to change their auto insurance liability coverage. For many decades, the minimum requirement had been $15,000…

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Unfair insurance practices earn Wells Fargo a $1 billion fine

Logan B.
Mutual of Omaha - lawsuit

The banking giant’s latest penalties are for having sold unnecessary auto insurance to customers. Wells Fargo has been slapped with a $1 billion fine for its unfair insurance practices. Thousands of the bank’s vehicle loan customers were sold additional unnecessary auto insurance policies. Those car owners ended up paying much more for their vehicles than was necessary. Among those Wells Fargo customers, thousands ended up having their vehicles repossessed as a result of the unfair insurance practices. The fine was laid down by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as well…

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Ontario auto insurance customers may have overpaid by billions

H. Cutner
auto insurance fraud

The results of a new study have shown that drivers in the Canadian province may have been charged far too much. A new study conducted by the Schulich School of Business on behalf of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association has revealed that drivers in Ontario, Canada, may have been paying billions of dollars too much for their auto insurance coverage. The research showed that from 2001 to 2013, drivers across the province paid between $3 and $4 billion too much. The study has pointed to the profit benchmark that was…

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Special auto insurance required in Mexico for American tourists

Julie Campbell
mexico auto insurance

Over the colder winter months, tourists regularly head south, but their personal policies may not cover them. Driving from the United States of America down south to the United Mexican States is a very common occurrence when a little bit of warmer weather is desired during the winter months, but many Americans don’t know that they will need a special auto insurance policy in order to be able to stay behind the wheel once they’ve crossed the border. A car insurance policy based in the U.S. will not be accepted…

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Auto insurance is too expensive for low income drivers, study

H. Cutner
driver car

Research conducted by the Consumer Federation of America has shown that this coverage is tough to afford. A recent report has been issued by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), which reveals that the vast majority of Americans (76 percent), feel that minimum liability auto insurance coverage for under $500 per year is a fair amount to pay, and 40 percent believe that drivers should have to pay an amount under $250 per year. That said, the five largest vehicle insurance companies in the United States do not offer that…

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