According to Online Auto Insurance, an appeals court in Florida has recently ruled on a case that began with a crash which involved four adolescents and “some horseplay,” and that underlines the types of behaviors that cause car insurers to charge teen motorists higher rates. The case began with a circumstance where a passenger had been repeatedly reaching across to the driver’s side to honk the horn and take hold of the steering wheel of his girlfriend’s car while she was driving it. Both of these individuals were 17 years…
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Nationwide Insurance addresses modernization with N.C. Legislative Research Commission
Lee Morton, the regional vice president for North Carolina at Nationwide Insurance addressed the N.C. Legislative Research Commission Joint Study Committee on Automobile Insurance Modernization regarding the improvement of rate systems. He talked about the competitive, strong, healthy, diverse, and low-cost system for auto insurance that is already present within the state and identified concerns about the impact that changing the system could have on the state’s motorists. Morton explained that the insurance system in the state is currently fair to all motorists and provides consumers with protection against rate…
Read MoreResearch ranks auto insurance premiums by state and finds uninsured increase costs
An online survey conducted by Insure.com, has shown that drivers in Louisiana, Michigan, and Oklahoma pay highest premiums for auto insurance in the country. On the flip side, Vermont had the lowest car insurance rates, according to the same survey. The findings were based on the rates paid every year by single males who are 40 years old and who commute 12 miles every day to work. This profile would generate a rate of $995 in Vermont, but was much higher in some other states. For example, the same person…
Read MoreMillions of drivers may be eligible for car insurance discounts, according to Progressive Insurance
Progressive Insurance has issued a new report detailing how as many as 70 million drivers in the U.S. could be missing out on major savings. The insurer launched a new product earlier this year that collects data from drivers who opt to have a simple device installed in their vehicles. The device tracks driving habits and send the information to Progressive agents who determine whether these habits are safe. Those with safe driving habits are eligible for major discounts on their car insurance policies. Progressive’s report draws upon data collected…
Read MoreTravelers of Massachusetts unveils New Car Discount program for reduced insurance costs
Travelers of Massachusetts has announced that in response to the increase in new purchases – which, according to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, is expected to beat the 310,547 purchased last year by 7 percent – it is launching the New Car Discount. This will help the residents of Massachusetts who have purchased new cars to obtain greater savings on their auto insurance. In fact, drivers with new vehicles – that is, those that are less than three years old – will be able to use it to obtain…
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