The California Insurance Commissioner announced on Friday that a 10.7 percent rate reduction had been approved for Geico policyholders. The anticipated rate decrease will come into effect on Aug. 15, according to a press release from the commissioner’s office.
L.A. Customers to Save Average of $238 a Year
According to Commissioner Dave Jones, Geico policyholders in certain areas will save more on their auto insurance coverage than others. But on the whole, the entire state will see significant savings.
For instance, in Los Angeles, customers are expected to save an average of $238 on their premiums a year. P
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Comparing policies and quotes for motorcycle insurance is very easy to do online. There are many different websites which will offer you almost instantaneous quotes for all different kinds of policies, tailored specifically to you and your motorcycle. For most people these are ideal, and save a great deal of time and effort. No longer do you have to look up insurance companies online or in the yellow pages and call around one by one to get quotes.
There are some circumstances in which you may not want to employ online insurance quotes, though. You must remember that computers do not take individual situations into account. Read more…
All of us are concerned about the future. We think about ourselves and our families. Every living thing wants to protect its family from all disasters and pain. We are no exception to this rule. If you are the breadwinner of your family you have to think about certain issues. The most important one is can your family manage on their own if something were to happen to you. If you do not think they can do it by themselves then you have to think about life insurance. You can have insurance coverage for a specific time period.
These types of policies are known as term insurance. On the death of the insured person the value of the policy is transferred to a beneficiary chosen by the insured. Read more…
Bristol West Insurance has a link on their page to The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud website with some useful information for consumers discussing how prevalent auto insurance fraud really is. One particular article discusses how even minor “fudging of details” can be considered fraud and ends up costing insurers and ultimately consumers a lot of money.
Auto insurance fraud is not only committed by hardened criminals or fraud rings. Many normal and generally honest people commit fraud through leaving out or changing minor details. Some people feel they are owed more because of all the premiums they have paid so they tell a little white lie to get a little extra money. They
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Discovery recently entered the short-term insurance market with Discovery Insure. Through their VitalityDrive™program they use the DQ-Track™ telematics system, developed in collaboration with Ctrack.
The advanced Ctrack™ telematics technology enables Discovery to achieve its objectives of measuring and rewarding good driving and reducing the cost of insurance through positive change in driver behaviour. All drivers have the opportunity to review and improve their driving habits based on actual driver behaviour reports produced as a result of Ctrack’s Intelligent telematics technology and Discovery’s proprietary algorithms to develop a scientific measure of driver behaviour.
“Discovery started a process to identify a technology and business partner and ultimately selected Ctrack. Our technol
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When applying for car insurance, one of the most important questions you’ll receive from the company is, “Have you had a violation in the past # of years?” For some companies, it may be five years and for others three, but no matter what, if you check “yes” next to that question, you are probably biting your nails in anticipation of what your car insurance quote will be.
Since many people don’t conduct comparison quotes to determine whether a violation has increased their rate or not, it’s hard to say whether it makes a huge difference. But some say,
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Your world changes when your first child is born. Your child will depend upon you to provide everything from food and shelter to extras such as sports camps or dance classes. All that can add up to a lot of money, and life insurance could be essential to protecting a young family’s financial stability.
Why life insurance matters for young families
LIMRA, an insurance research group, reports that nearly 7 in 10 households with minor children would be in financial jeopardy should the primary breadwinner die. In 2010, 11 million of these households had no life insurance coverage.
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More and more Florida residents are purchasing scooters to get them around as gas prices increase and economic times stay tough. A scooter is different from a motorcycle in the sense that they have a step through design where a rider can sit on the seat with their feet flat on a floorboard. Their engines are also closer to the rear wheel.
One thing often over looked when someone buys a consumer is what type of insurance will need to be carried so the vehicle is covered. Check with your county for the specific regulations and shop around for Florida auto insurance quotes to see who offers the best deal. W
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