Archive for 2011/05


African-Americans Are Charged Much More For Auto Insurance Than People Of … - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)


African-Americans Are Charged Much More For Auto Insurance Than People Of
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
A new study by online auto insurance quote provider 4AutoInsuranceQuote.org finds that African-Americans pay more on average for auto insurance than people of other races. This study, that looked at annual car insurance rates for men in New York City,

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Bill to offer cheaper car insurance for low-income families dies - Las Vegas Sun


Bill to offer cheaper car insurance for low-income families dies
Las Vegas Sun
To finance the program, 50 cents would have been added to every private car insurance policy in Nevada. That would have required a two-thirds vote on the bill in the Senate and Atkinson said he wasn't able to muster up the three Republican votes he

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May Auto Insurance News Wrap-Up - Sacramento Bee


May Auto Insurance News Wrap-Up
Sacramento Bee
The ban will stop cities and other public entities in the state from billing individuals and their insurance companies for the cost of dispatching public emergency services to car accident scenes. Allstate announced that it will be purchasing online

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£72k to insure teen driver’s £600 Corsa - The Sun


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£72k to insure teen driver's £600 Corsa
The Sun
He added: "We have groups of people we are less interested in insuring, so we load the risk figures to price them out of the race." Joe finally found insurance for £2469.09. Car insurance is the fastest growing household bill.
How much? Teenager quoted £72000 to insure his £600 Vauxhall CorsaDaily Mail

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Motor insurance discounts can land you in trouble - Business Standard


Business Standard

Motor insurance discounts can land you in trouble
Business Standard
Motor insurance is one place where it is easier to avail discounts – on account of your/driver's profile, car model, city, age and low claim history. So, we tend to negotiate more and more here. However, it would pay to be a little careful if your

Tempted to Speed? Consider Your Auto Insurance - New York Times (blog)


New York Times (blog)

Tempted to Speed? Consider Your Auto Insurance
New York Times (blog)
Older drivers are especially hard hit by violations, a separate analysis of about 400000 car insurance quotes found. Quotes for drivers aged 65 and older who had two violations were 57 percent higher than those for drivers of the same age who had no

Plan to hit the road - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette


Plan to hit the road
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Before you take to the road this summer, make sure your car and car insurance are ready for the journey. Planning ahead can help avoid mishaps that could ruin your vacation. Whether you are traveling near or far, you will likely be lugging some
Thanks to the Recession, Auto Insurance Fraud Cases on the Rise PR.com (press release)

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Thanks to the Recession, Auto Insurance Fraud Cases on the Rise … - PR.com (press release)


PR.com (press release)

Thanks to the Recession, Auto Insurance Fraud Cases on the Rise
PR.com (press release)
Apparently, these auto insurance fraud cases are not restricted to just the insured alone. Car dealership frauds have also been on a rise. The car dealers help vehicle owners facilitate claiming for damages to their vehicles by helping them burn or

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How bowing to Big Brother can give young drivers cheaper insurance Case study - Herald Scotland


How bowing to Big Brother can give young drivers cheaper insurance Case study
Herald Scotland
The cost of car insurance has been rocketing, putting even more pressure on young drivers and their parents to find the cheapest options. Many parents have been tempted to try “fronting”, where they insure their offspring's car in their name.

Where to go in a tornado - Kansas.com


Kansas.com

Where to go in a tornado
Kansas.com
Angela Jennings, right, listened to Jeff Maxwell, left, her agent from State Auto Insurance about her home in the 2300 block of Joplin Avenue on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2011, following the tornado that swept through the city's central

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