Car Insurance
Should cars warn when there’s a child inside on hot days?
Safety advocates are urging Congress and regulators to force carmakers to install warning systems that would prevent distracted parents from leaving children in cars, preventing heatstroke deaths. At least 41 children have died already this year in hot cars, more than any previous year at this point. August was …
Montana drinking and driving culture at crossroads
HELENA, Mont. — Montana has long had a reputation as a place where you could crack open a beer while driving down the interstate just about as fast as you liked. Until 2005, when the state came under heavy duress from the federal government, it was legal to drink …
Reports of suspicious windshield replacements skyrocketing
A growing number of pitchmen are turning up on Floridians’ doorsteps with a new offer: Replace your vehicle’s damaged windshield at no cost to you. All you need to provide is your auto insurance card. As tempting as the pitch may sound, state regulators, insurance carriers and those in …
Beyond Big Easy, a ‘faith-based’ approach on flood insurance
Away from New Orleans, with its unique geography and dependence on levees, discussion of hurricanes inevitably turns to insurance. After Katrina struck in 2005, there was much talk about reforming insurance programs in coastal areas to protect taxpayers and promote responsible development. By and large, much of this talk …
Motor vehicle crashes cost the US $100 billion a year
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Motor vehicle accidents don’t just impact the people involved, they also impact the economy, to the tune of just under $100 billion for medical care and injury-related productivity losses in the United States each year, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control …
Government study: 1 in 12 drivers admit driving drunk
One in 12 drivers admitted driving drunk at least once over the course of a year, a government survey released Wednesday found. One in five, or 20% of the 6,999 people surveyed, said they had driven in the past year within two hours of drinking an alcoholic beverage. Yet …
Distracted Driving Campaigns Yet to Impact Crash Rates, Auto Insurance Premiums
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — OnlineAutoInsurance.com, a large supporter of cracking down on the use of cell phones would like to point out that many auto insurance companies and public organizations have allocated resources on campaigns rallying against distracted driving. By this point, the dangers of driving while using a cell …
Ohio Auto Insurance Rates up 5% in Past 6 Months
(Auto Insurance News) — It’s costing more to insure your car.
The median six-month auto insurance rate in Ohio increased about 5 percent in the past six months to $560 per household, according to a study released yesterday by InsWeb, an online insurance-comparison provider.
The median means half pay more …
Local Auto Shops Accuse Insurance Companies of Driving Away Business
Small auto shop owners in Maine are banding together to fight back against insurance companies who they say are directing customers to bigger auto shops with which the insurance companies have negotiated lower rates.
For decades, Jodi Pourier and her husband have been getting their cars fixed at Phillips & Sons …
State Farm Launches Insurance Industry’s First Free Mobile Tool to Combat Distracted Driving
BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ — On Monday, August 23rd, State Farm Insurance Company will release the insurance industry’s first Android widget aimed at combating the problem of distracted driving. The new “On the Move” widget allows Android smartphone users to compose and preload customized messages that can be sent …