Average expenditures for Ohio car insurance policies rose 5.1 percent between 2009 and 2011, according to a new report from the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII).
The OII, a trade association representing home and auto insurers throughout the state, says it projects that the average expenditure for an Ohio auto policy in 2011 was $648.
According to OII estimates, the average Ohioans expenditure hit a low in 2009, when it was estimated to have been $616.
The national average is estimated to have been $856.
OII projections are based off a combination of data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on average expenditures, Bureau of Labor Statistics data on price trends and state regulatory data on effective rate changes from the states 10 largest coverage providers.
The last time the OII estimated price changes for auto coverage, it anticipated a 2.8 percent jump in prices between 2008 and 2009.
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The storms is the UK may have passed over for this week but insurance provider, the AA has reported a dramatic 200% increase in the last week in the number of calls it has received in its Call Centre’s.
Overall, the calls being made to the AA are considerably up compared to the usual number of calls which have been received at this same time of year in previous years.
The majority of calls regarding insurance, so far, are in regard to claims following the damage caused to property and vehicles as a result of the storms which were battering the UK over previous days.
The most common problems from Car and Home owners being reported to AA insurance included things from damaged roofs caused by fallen tiles through to broken windows to cars caused by loose debris flying through the sky.
It was only last winter that insurance companies in the UK saw a massive rise in the number of claims being made on home and car insurance policies due to the icy and snowy weather conditions. B
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AAA is predicting that more Americans will travel this holiday season, despite a sluggish economy, but they will likely venture less far than last year.
The motor club estimates that 91.9 million U.S. residents will travel 50 miles or more from home, a 1.4 percent increase compared with 2010. And perhaps because of the sluggish economy, most of them will drive, with 83.6 million U.S. residents planning to hit the road—a 2.1 percent increase over last yearaccording to AAA.
“It’s a positive sign for the travel industry that so many Americans are planning to travel this holiday season, collectively contributing to the second-highest year-end holiday travel volume in the past 10 years,” Bill Sutherland, AAA Travel Services vice president, said in a news release. “As our
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Here at Esurance, we’re more than just actuarial gurus — you might call us culture vultures as well. That’s why we actively support both the Austin Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.
At this year’s Austin Film Festival, we sponsored the coveted Audience Award, which gives festival attendees a voice, letting them select their favorites in each of the event’s categories. It’s a significant award for aspiring and established filmmakers alike, and past winners have gone on to receive even more prestigious recognition.
Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed “Slumdog Millionaire,” which won 8 Academy Awards in 2008, and Diablo Cody’s wildly popular “Juno” both grabbed the Audience Award in years past.
But for those honored, hopes of future Academy recognition aren’t the only reasons the Audience Award means so much. Here’s what a couple of th
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Winter is fast approaching, and since you may be out of practice when it comes to dealing with slippery driving conditions, we’ve put together some road safety suggestions to consider before getting behind the wheel.
One of the easiest ways to prepare for the drive ahead before hitting the road is checking the weather report for towns along your route. While it may not seem like the roadways are slick where you are, that doesn’t mean foul weather hasn’t affected, or will be affecting, areas you will be driving through. A storm anywhere along your intended route may make it necessary to re-evaluate your travel plans.
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Uninsured motorists who crash their cars in Oklahoma will no longer be able to collect damages for pain and suffering starting next week, when a new “no pay, no play” vehicle insurance law goes into effect.
Under the law, which takes effect Nov. 1, uninsured drivers will still be able to recover economic damages for medical costs, property damage and loss of income. But they will be barred from receiving payment for pain and suffering, even if they did not cause the crash in which they were hurt.
The measure, which was endorsed by state Insurance Commissioner John Doak and signed into law in May, mirrors legislation in a handful of other states aimed at discouraging motorists from driving uninsured. The
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Who: The Dude, aka, Jeff “I’m Not Mr. Lebowski” Lebowski Year, make, and model: 1973 Ford Gran Torino Value: $5,000 (maybe … before recent events) Annual mileage: 3,650 (Sure, he lives in LA, but we’re guessing the only driving he does is to the bowling alley and back.)
Sam Elliot (voice-over):
The Dude abides.
And while car insurance may seem to have nothing to do with abiding, The Dude’s recent travails have convinced him that maybe there is something existentially valuable about financial security. After all,
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As the warm weather approaches, so too does ther buying season innada. Usually beginning in March and ending sometime around when the kids go back to school,nadians appear to buy vehicles, newrs and usedrs, according to the temperature. After all, who wants to wander around a dealership lot browsing in minus 20°C weather? It is no surprise then, that thenadian auto insurance policy season closely mirrors ther buying season, according to auto insurance comparison service Kanetix. Of all thenadian auto insurance quotes obtained at Kanetix in 2010, 28 per cent were for policies that were to commence in the spring months (March, April or May) and 29.3 per cent in the summer (June, July or August).
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