Tag: drivers insurance

Allstate and State Farm recognized for good student insurance discounts

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Data from an auto policy quote provider showed the two insurers offer the most attractive deals. Popular car policy quote provider, 4AutoInsuranceQuote, there are two insurers that stand out for their good student insurance discounts: Allstate and State Farm. The founders of that website posted an article meant to help parents to save more on their kids’ coverage. The founders of the car insurance quote service published the article to show parents the best opportunities for good student insurance discounts, for that you can look for the best online courses.…

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Tesla car insurance may be on its way for insuring electric vehicles

Marc
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Elon Musk’s EVs are facing problems on several different levels, causing the automaker to consider insuring. After another one of the company’s cars spontaneously burst into flames earlier this month, Tesla car insurance is likely to become available. The electric vehicle suddenly started burning while parked in a Shanghai garage. This was not the first time such an event has occurred. As a result, Tesla is likely to offer auto insurance to let its customers affordably cover their vehicles. Elon Musk, the company’s CEO brought up the subject of Tesla…

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Parents believe their teen drivers are safe on the road

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Teen Drivers - Young Woman Driving Truck

A new Allstate survey showed that despite worries about distracted driving parents believe in their kids. A recent survey conducted by Allstate Insurance showed that 42 percent of parents of teen drivers assume their kids are safe behind the wheel. Those four in ten parents don’t regularly talk to their kids about the subject of safe driving. Allstate used the last week of October to help teenage drivers to promote discussions about safe driving. Based on the results of the survey and what was learned during National Teen Driver Safety…

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IIHS says driver assistance systems aren’t always as reliable as humans

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Driver assistance systems - Driver in car - steering wheel

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found drivers handle many situations better than cars. Relying exclusively on electronic driver assistance systems can be dangerous, said the result of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tests. The reason is that those systems are not always as reliable with certain tasks as actual human drivers. The IIHS found the range of unexpected outcomes ranged from troubling to positively dangerous. The non-profit group found that driver assistance systems produce unexpected outcomes. Those results can range from bothersome, such as braking too cautiously, to…

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Auto insurance minimum coverage in Ohio to rise

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Drivers must now carry a larger amount of coverage in order to comply with the state’s law. For the first time since 1969, Ohio has increased the minimum required coverage that drivers must carry in order to be able to legally drive. This new law will come into effect as of December 2013, and will considerably increase the current minimum. In fact, it is estimated that the minimum coverage for drivers will be at least double what it currently is. This will mean that drivers will have to carry auto…

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