Tag: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Auto insurance news looks good for SUV owners after crash testing

H. Cutner
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2014 midsize models were able to receive the top ratings from an industry group’s tests. Though the midsize SUVs that underwent auto insurance industry group crash testing didn’t do well as a whole, two out of the nine models managed to receive the highest ratings. The GMC Terrain and the Chevrolet Equinox, both General Motors products, received the best “good” rating. Those two models received the highest “good” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This rating could help to play a role in the auto insurance premiums…

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Insurance group crash test failed by all subcompact cars but one

Julie Campbell
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The Chevy Spark was the only vehicle of this size to receive a pass from its performance. A new safety standard that was added to the crash tests of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has shown itself to be a tough one to pass for economy cars in the latest round of testing, as ten out of the eleven participating models failed to pass. The new front end collisions standard test was passed only by the Chevrolet Spark. The insurance industry group’s test earned the Spark a grade…

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Cutting Car Insurance Premiums for Teenage Drivers

Guest Author
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Adding a teenage driver to a family automobile insurance policy can double your insurance costs depending on where you live, among other factors. A July InsuranceQuotes.com survey, showed that premium increases for adding a teenager can range from an astonishing 116 percent in Arkansas to a modest 18 percent in Hawaii. The rate increases reflect the higher risk associated with young drivers. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the fatal crash rates for 16-19 year-old drivers is three times higher than the fatality rate for drivers who are…

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Insurance news made with IIHS Top Safety Picks

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…

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The Golden State – California Insurance Report

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California auto insurance

With the increasing number of fatalities in accidents on US roads and highways, having a car insurance policy has become more essential than ever. Just having a look at the latest “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” released this week will give you a fair idea. The annual report, released by America’s second-largest insurance provider with regards to personal lines, highlights the fact that accidental deaths in car crashes across the country have jumped up over 33,700. What was most surprising was the fact that Washington DC, where the nation’s lawmaking…

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