Tag: car theft

AAA Insurance asks drivers to prevent auto theft with this one simple step

G. Turner
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The insurer has asked policyholders to make locking their vehicles their New Year’s resolutions. AAA Insurance has asked drivers in Kansas to prevent auto theft by making locking their cars their New Year’s resolutions. This single easy step is one of the fastest ways to make certain thieves leave their vehicles alone. According to AAA Insurance, simply locking a car – and bring the keys with them – when it’s not being used will save policyholders time, money and heartache without needing to make any real effort. The insurer is…

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Black Friday auto insurance claims expected to spike

G. Turner
Vehicle Theft black friday auto insurance claims

Consumers are being warned to take extra care not to draw attention to their vehicles from thieves. Black Friday auto insurance claims are always higher than the typical end of the workweek. As shoppers rush around trying to find the best possible deals, thieves attempt to grab those discounted items right out of the vehicles. NICB data showed that there were more than 2,000 reports of stolen vehicles on three days last holiday season. Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Black Friday auto insurance claims for stolen vehicles broke the…

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Top cities for vehicle theft named by NICB

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For the second straight year, Fresno tops the National Insurance Crime Bureau list of top cities for vehicle theft. California tops the list… The NICB list states that approximately 761,500 vehicles were stolen in 2011, which was a drop from the year before by a mere 3 percent. These numbers are based on statistics released by the FBI. Fresno was at the top of the list and was not the only city in California to make the top ten. Modesto came in second and Bakersfield was in third, giving CA…

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Auto insurance statistics show that 1994 Honda Accord is still the most stolen vehicle

Julie Campbell
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The National Insurance Crime Bureau has released the latest theft data. For the fourth year in a row, the auto insurance theft statistics have shown that the 1994 Honda Accord is the most frequently stolen vehicle in the United States. The National Insurance Crime Bureau has released its latest report, revealing this information. Many of the top vehicles on the 2011 list of stolen cars identified by the National Insurance Crime Bureau are made up of older models. In fact, not a single model that was manufactured within the last…

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Cadillac Escalade tops the HLDI’s list for the fourth year as most likely to be stolen

Julie Campbell

For the fourth year in a row, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) has placed the Cadillac Escalade at the top of its list of vehicles that are most likely to be stolen. The institute has based its rankings on the claims data from auto insurance companies from 2008 and 2009. According to the HLDI, among the vehicles holding the top ten positions with the highest frequency of theft, eight are large vehicles from Ford or General motors, including trucks and SUVs. The remaining two on the list are different…

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