Archive for the ‘Insurance’ Category
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
The fact that this study came as news to a lot of people in the general media speaks volumes about the quality of their automotive reporting and their concern for public safety, but at least they're finally getting around to reporting this story. Take particular care to note that none ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
This is pretty interesting, since it speaks to a growing concern across the country. It has limitations, to be sure, but it could work for lots of people feeling the economic pinch.
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
After staging these crashes, the women went on to claim insurance payments for things that didn't happen, which of course all the other patrons of the company would have to pay for.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
As this story mentions in passing, none of the firms that sell you used car reports (Carfax et al) have all of the information that you need to make an informed choice. But a government-mandated data base is finally getting off the ground, and in due course it will deliver ...
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
This should be an important consideration if you're trying to save money on fuel by going to a smaller vehicle. It means you're putting yourself at greater risk and not saving any money.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
The continuing growth in the number of people who are driving around without car insurance is a huge financial problem for the people who are insured, since their rates will probably be going up. But there are various issues associated with this and you should check with your agent to ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
No one seems to be sure why exactly, but the number of drivers over 70 who die in car crashes has dropped significantly in recent years. This press release from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) delivers the hard facts and the soft speculation on the matter.
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
This short story in Time Magazine might be enough to stop you from ever getting behind the wheel of a car again and using the money you save to send your children to law school so they can cash in on the poor folks who still go out on the ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
It's nice to think so, for sure, and this British writer offers up some theories on why it might be true.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
In an effort to avoid prosecution for driving without insurance, a 24-year-old Welsh man told the court he thought his mother had looked after getting it for him. Though guys like him would never get married and have children in a just world, it's likely he'll be blaming his wife ...
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
When he missed his bus to school, a little boy in Virginia decided to use skills he garnered playing Grand Theft Auto to take the family sedan instead. Technophobes everywhere will be delighted by this story.
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
No moral hear, just a laugh at a certain type of guy we all know much too well.
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
One of the people running for major of Detroit is promising to take legal action against the Motor City's car insurance rates, which are often among the worst in the country. Indeed, insurance rates are often one of the chief reasons people give for leaving the city.
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Dallas police decided to get tough with a new policy on uninsured drivers, and as a result a bunch of people were left without their cars on New Year's Day. There's still some flexibility for safety reasons, but the cars are still being towed away.
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Perhaps more than might have imagined, many cars gather information on where you've been and how you were driving. Depending upon what you've been up to, this can be treated as evidence of your guilt or innocence. Needless to say, not everyone's crazy about the existence of this data.
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
A man who wanted to help another person after a car crash was hurt when a third car crashed into him and now a Texas court has ruled against insurance coverage for his medical bills.
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
It's really best to let this guy speak for himself about "douchebaggy activity".
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
But throwing a brick through a window is, so anyone concerned with having things taken from their car should be sure not to leave anything in sight. This is why cars have trunks.
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
For financial reasons, more people are dropping the insurance coverage on their cars, which is bad for everyone else on the road. Unfortunately, there's not much anyone can do about it.
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Dimmer economic times are causing lots more people to destroy the vehicles they can no longer afford in hopes of an insurance payout, which of course means that other policyholders will be bailing them out. The good news is that the companies and the cops are getting wise to more ...
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Because the group representing lots of people over 50 charges fees on some of its deals, it seems that the programs it offers (such as insurance) don't always save its members money.
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Those of you who want to use one of those web-based services to find out what a bunch of companies will charge you to insure your car should try www.InsWeb.com to start. That's the opinion of Kiplinger's, which also names a bunch of good websites to find reliable financial advice ...
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
The Texas National Organization For Women and the Environmental Defense Fund both support a program in Texas that lets low-mileage drivers (under 12,000 miles a year) buy insurance for the distance they drive, which could mean savings up to 75 percent for some people.
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
When it comes to the big traffic tickets -- reckless driving, DUI, seatbelt violations, failure to yield and speeding -- men are much worse than women. On top of that, women are more likely to be found innocent of blame in a crash.
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Friday, November 7th, 2008
By Susan Winlaw
No matter how many airbags they put in cars from now on, there'll be no gigantic advance in auto safety until the car companies figure out a way to build cars that are smart enough to not run into each other.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
By Susan Winlaw
An extremely pleasant note from my insurance agent advising me it was time to renew my auto coverage sent me to the web for a comparison shop, to see if the admonition to look around for a better deal still makes sense.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
If you're at the leading edge of the Boomer generation, there might be a couple of insurance issues (for car and house) that could jump up and bite you. This story could offer guidance.
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
There's a mistake in this blog that makes you think the whole story might be a total fabrication, but it still imparts a message that will speak to a lot of women.
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
If you're thinking of going to a smaller car to save money on gas, you could end up paying more for insurance and that could wipe out the fuel economy gain. Most importantly, you'd be paying more for insurance because the smaller cars are likely to cost the insurance companies ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Useful advice for parents, particularly with regard to creating a driving contract for your teens to sign.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
For a while now various firms have been offering parents the chance to keep an eye on what their teens are doing in the family car, which is supposed to reduce the risk of crashes and deaths. But there's also been considerable generational angst, and that has caused other problems.
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
The slogan for Salaam is "Halal car insurance that's right for your faith."
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The message these folks (they're a fairly heavyweight group of people) are delivering here is sort of semi-sensationalistic because not all fraudulent auto repairs can put your life at risk, but some can and a lot more of them can cost you big money. This is advice you'd do well ...
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
A Michigan woman who had experimental stem cell surgery in Portugal hopes to work off her spinal cord injury with exercise.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Apparently people like auto insurance more when it costs them less, and the most satisfied insurance customers are the ones who have all their insurance eggs in one corporate basket (it's called "bundling").
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