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Auto insurance will be unrecognizable as self-driving cars flood US roads

February 26, 2019February 25, 2019 Logan B.

These automated vehicles will remove 90 percent of the risk associated with driving a car. Self-driving cars may still be at their very earliest uses in certain very specific locations, but the auto insurance industry is already bracing for them. After all, these vehicles will change the nature of the need for coverage. As it appears that a substantial amount of the risk from driving will shrink, insurers are bracing themselves. At the moment, the first wave of self-driving cars come with astronomical premiums. A recent Bloomberg report pointed to…

Allstate CEO Tom Wilson says ridesharing will upend the auto insurance industry

January 11, 2019July 21, 2023 Nordstrom

Ride hailing and car sharing programs have changed transportation and are now changing coverage. Allstate CEO Tom Wilson explained that the auto insurance industry should expect some substantial changes due to ridesharing companies. These services have altered the way that vehicles are used so that they are no longer defined by auto products. The interview was reported from CES 2019 by a Cheddar article. In it, the Allstate CEO underscored the change ride hailing and car sharing services have made to personal transportation. That said, traditional auto insurance products don’t…

Millennials pay higher car insurance rates when they live with their parents

November 26, 2018January 23, 2019 G. Turner

Auto insurance companies consider them to be a higher risk than those living on their own. Millennial motorists who still live at home with their parents pay higher car insurance rates than their counterparts who don’t, say the results of a new study. Millennials who own houses or condos tend to pay notably less for their auto insurance coverage. The higher car insurance premiums study was conducted by Compare.com. It determined that millennials who live with their parents pay considerably higher car insurance premiums than their home owning counterparts. In…

Senior auto insurance rates drop $200 for Delaware drivers

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 Nordstrom

A house bill signed into law last year went into effect on May 1 and will bring savings to seniors. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 (HS 1 for HB 80) will bring considerable senior auto insurance premiums reductions this year. The bill was signed August 1, 2017. The legislation became effective as of May 1, 2018. The new law prohibits car insurance companies from boosting rates for certain specific reasons. The senior auto insurance law stops car insurers from hiking premiums just because a person has turned 75…

Distracted drivers pay as much as 41 percent more for auto insurance

April 13, 2018April 12, 2018 H. Cutner

Distracted Drivers Pay More for Auto Insurance - Driver texting

Talking on a mobile phone, texting, checking a location on a map, and eating distracts motorists. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise to find out that distracted drivers are extremely commonplace on the road. Some are talking on their mobile phones. Others send texts. Some fuss with their coffee cups or drive-thru meals. Others are turned around to shout at their misbehaving children in the back seat. Whether you’re surfing through radio stations or choosing your GPS locations, you may pay more. Those distracted drivers may or may…