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Insurance news made with IIHS Top Safety Picks

November 5, 2013February 10, 2021 Julie Campbell

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Choosing the right vehicle can help to keep premiums to a minimum, so these releases are carefully watched. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has now released its latest Top Safety Picks, making insurance news as many insurers and consumers pay attention to these statistics in order to make choices regarding the premiums that will be paid. Among those top picks from the IIHS, were the 2014 Fiat 500L, and the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. As these two insurance news making models are both from the Chrysler Group, that auto…

Usage based insurance is already going mainstream

November 4, 2013November 2, 2013 Julie Campbell

This type of auto policy has started to become one of the standard offerings of many insurers. Though the potential benefits of usage based insurance have been clear for some time, this new technology based version of auto coverage has always represented an extremely small percentage of the offerings from insurers. This trend is starting to change as the tech is picked up by a growing number of insurers. Moreover, as more auto insurance companies offer these products in a larger number of locations, consumers are also finding the chance…

Auto insurance discounts possible for New Yorkers who take a course

November 1, 2013October 29, 2013 H. Cutner

A defensive driving class could be all that stands between N.Y. motorists and paying less for coverage. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has now given its approval to a handful of courses in order to teach defensive driving so that motorists will be safer on the roads and will reduce their risks so that they can pay less for their auto insurance coverage. These courses are being seen as a way for New Yorkers to stay safe and save money at the same time. The purpose of…

Auto insurance research reveals best states for savings

October 23, 2013October 21, 2013 G. Turner

The researchers examined 49 potential discounts available within every state in the country. One of the most common methods that auto insurance companies use to remain competitive and to ensure that their current customers remain content with the service they are receiving and the price that they are paying for it is through discounts. A new study has shown that the degree if discount based savings varies from one state to the next. An analysis was conducted by Insure.com regarding the availability of 49 different types of discounts in each…

Auto insurance is far higher for some Florida drivers than others

October 22, 2013November 4, 2013 Julie Campbell

A recent report has shown that motorists in the state have premiums highly impacted by their location. A report that was recently released by ValuePenguin.com has revealed that location plays a very important role in the cost of auto insurance in Florida, as it does in most other states, and has revealed the cities in which drivers are paying the highest amount for their coverage. It showed that the cost of coverage in Tampa and St. Petersburg is among the highest in Florida. The average rate for the drivers in…