With the economy still not fully recovered, many drivers have looked to find ways to save money on their bills. Many consumers have started clipping coupons, trimming their cable television packages or skipping their morning cup of coffee to save money. Many drivers have also looked at their car insurance quotes as a place where [...]
Contrary to the practices in many states across the country, automotive insurance companies are not allowed to use an individual's credit score when deciding what their auto insurance rates will be in Massachusetts. While the current system bans the use of socioeconomic factors such as credit scores, education and occupation to determine a person's auto [...]
A growing number of communities across the country are choosing to enforce an accident tax, also called a crash tax. However, many motorists have no idea what this tax is or when they might have to pay it. If an out-of-town driver is involved in an accident, and emergency workers are dispatched to the scene, [...]
Each year there are one million driving while intoxicated (DWI) convictions and 1.5 million arrests, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As a result, more than 10,800 people died in crashes that involved a drunk driver throughout the U.S. in 2009. That figure represents 32 percent of all crash-related fatalities for the entire [...]
During a year in which Americans suffered through devastating floods, monstrous blizzards and nationwide tornadoes, the lasting effects may only just be taking shape. Every year there are roughly 7,000 fatalities, 800,000 injuries and 1.5 million automobile crashes in the United States directly related to poor weather conditions, according to the National Research Council. As [...]
Contrary to the movement sweeping across much of the country, Texas Governor Rick Perry recently vetoed legislation that would have banned texting while driving. The Governor claimed that the legislation would have overreached the bounds of what the government's role in individuals lives should be. He said the bill was aimed at micromanaging the behavior [...]
Along with just about every other market out there, the auto insurance industry has a growing number of smartphone applications available to drivers. Several different insurance companies are offering their customers car insurance apps, including Allstate, Progressive, Nationwide, State Farm and Others. Company experts have said that customers are expecting these mobile apps to be [...]