TweetOver the past decade, New York City has seen a 70 percent increase in personal injury protection claims including lost wages, medical bills, and other auto insurance-related claims. This upsurge exists concurrently with a 49 percent jump in the cost … Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto Insurance
Low Cost Auto Insurance in a World of Rising Premiums
TweetIn February 2011, the national average rate for auto insurance premiums peaked for the six-month period of December 2010 to May 2011, standing at $1,236.38. By March, however, it dipped to an encouraging $1,162.18 driven by market pressure to bring … Continue reading
National Insurance Crime Bureau Warns Consumers About Irene Flood Cars
TweetHurricane Irene, which hit the east coast in August 2011, subjected the New England and mid-Atlantic regions to highly abnormal levels of wind and flood damage. Most residents found themselves deficient or completely unprepared in terms of homeowners insurances and … Continue reading
Cheap Auto Rates Don’t Mean as Much When Claims are a Hassle
TweetWhile everyone wants a price quote to make sure they’re getting the cheapest auto insurance premiums possible, sometimes a few dollars more is worth it for better claims handling. J.D. Power and Associates just released their annual “U.S. Auto Claims … Continue reading
Cheap Insurance and Speeding: Does It Matter?
TweetIn September 2011, Maine became the only state east of the Mississippi River to have a stretch of highway where 75 mph is the legal speed limit. According to locals, no one ever obeyed the old limit along the isolated … Continue reading
Cheap Auto Insurance: Technology Allows Policies to Get More Personal
TweetOver the past few years, the cheapest auto insurance offerings have trended toward greater personalization of individual policies in an effort to apply more realistic risk models. At the same time, available benefits are more attuned to real-world values that … Continue reading
Strange Insurance: You Can’t Really Get Coverage for That, Can You?
TweetInsurance topics, on a whole, tend to be pretty straightforward. People want to know how to get the cheapest auto insurance or the most inexpensive, but comprehensive, health insurance. They look for articles to explain loopholes in homeowners insurance and … Continue reading
Car Accident Statistics in America 1950 – 2011
TweetIn 2009, traffic deaths in the U.S. hit their lowest level since 1950. Those numbers continued to decline in 2010. In April 2011, the Department of Transportation released its final statistics for the previous year, indicating: 32,788 auto fatalities, down … Continue reading
Top 10 Safest Cars to Drive in the U.S. in 2011? – It’s Not That Easy Now
TweetIn 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration instituted tougher crash testing protocols designed to assign a single rating to each automobile. The new five-star system is intended to make it easier for consumers to compare vehicles based on their … Continue reading
The Most Expensive Cars in the World and Their Insurance
TweetWe hear a lot about the national average auto insurance rate climbing. And it is. Up about $131.74 in 2011. Right now a 40-year-old male will pay an annual rate of roughly $1,560. Drivers in Vermont get the best insurance … Continue reading