You HAVE to own auto insurance coverage. It’s the law. But, it’s not in the law books you have to pay a ton for your plan. Just because you have to have a policy doesn’t mean you have to pay a ton for your coverage. Every carrier and policyholder is different. Some carriers are better prepared for some situations than others. You need a carry which partners up with Motorcycle Coverage – Progressive Motorcycles are a whole different beast when it comes to auto insurance. They have different requirements and…
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Patent for usage-based insurance goes to Progressive for the fourth time
Progressive Insurance has announced that it has received a patent for usage based system technologies for the fourth time for its Pay As You Drive program, which is available to drivers in the United States. The program involves using a driver’s safety score to change his or her premiums based on monitored driving data and is now patented under U.S. Patent No. 8,090,598. The usage based insurance (UBI) program at Progressive is called Snapshot, and it is now available to drivers in the District of Columbia and 39 other states.…
Read MoreEuropean automobile insurance companies may begin using black boxes to establish rates
Car insurance companies in Europe that are looking for a way to work around the ban in Europe on charging different rates to male and female drivers are considering innovative new technology using black boxes that may completely change the way that auto insurance premiums are calculated. The largest automobile insurer in the United Kingdom, the Royal Bank of Scotland, is one of the companies currently investigating and testing the use of this technology, which uses a small device to monitor the way that customers use their vehicles so that…
Read MoreThe top answers that will enlighten the insurance industry in 2012
As 2011 comes to a close, insurance companies are already beginning to ask questions about technology and regulation trends, as well as other important considerations. Though they won’t have their answers before this year is finished, there are already some predictions being made about what will be learned in the upcoming year. After all, a large number of changes are occurring in the industry, such as the wave of new mobile commerce technology that is now becoming much more mainstream, where it had only been considered “emerging” until now. Among…
Read MoreAuto insurance based on mileage, IntelliDrive, can offer greater savings to drivers
Recent data has been suggesting that a growing number of consumers are attempting to save money by reducing the amount of driving that they’re doing. Though the main reason for this is to decrease the amount of gas that is used, and lower the amount of maintenance needed on the vehicle, Travelers is now offering another incentive to customers to keep their mileage down. The new IntelliDrive insurance product rewards low-mileage drivers with discounts of up to 5 percent at the time of enrollment, and an additional discount of up…
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