Tag: auto liability insurance

Ohio lawmakers approve changes to minimum auto insurance requirements

Dan
auto insurance

Ohio auto insurance expected to become more expensive for some drivers Ohio drivers are expected to see the costs of auto insurance climb, but not because insurance companies are raising rates for coverage. A new law has been approved by the Ohio Legislature that will increase the minimum level of auto insurance drivers are required to carry in the state. Though the law has been approved by both the Ohio House and Senate, it must still be signed by Governor John Kasich. If the law receives the Governor’s approval, Ohio…

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Online Auto Insurance gauges the impact of increased auto insurance limit on Texans

Julie Campbell

OnlineAutoInsurance.com has performed an analysis based on the proposed increase in the minimum limit on auto insurance in Texas, and has found that the actual rise that will be seen by the average policyholder will be relatively low, at approximately 6 percent more than what is currently being paid. The site conducted their analysis on 144 different quotes and has discovered that though many people were opposed to the increases in the auto insurance minimums in the state in 2011 because of concerns about cost, the actual increase in expense…

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Car insurance rates in Georgia to fall for State Farm customers

Julie Campbell

Policyholders in Georgia with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. can look forward to a decrease in their rates by an average of 2.2 percent starting on November 21, 2011. State Farm is the leading car insurance company in Georgia. It will be saving its customers in the state a total of $23.2 million per year. The Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s office explained that the reduction in rates by State Farm are not the result of any state mandates. According to one of the commissioner’s spokespeople, the Georgia…

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Auto insurance rates are on the rise in Texas

Julie Campbell

Many of the largest auto insurance companies in Texas will be raising their rates as a result of losses and new liability limits that will have been implemented with the start of this year. Several of the insurers are citing the new liability limit rules exclusively as the cause of their increases. According to Mark Hanna from the industry trade group called the Insurance Council of Texas, these regulations require that drivers within the state must carry policies that will provide coverage for up to $25,000 for property damage per…

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