Posts Tagged With 'Car Insurance'

Getting car insurance when disqualified

Feb 16

So, you made a mistake, you drank too much alcohol and decided to drive back home. As it usually happens in these cases, you met with an accident, your license was sealed and you became a disqualified driver. While a lot of factors can lead to the disqualification of a driver, drunk driving is one of the most common causes. Once the ban period is over, you start looking for a decent car insurance policy but to your utter dismay, they are heavily biased against disqualified drivers. What do you do now?

Well, take a deep breath and relax. It is not as bad as it sounds. You just have to be patient and make the right choices. The very first thing that you should do, and this goes pretty much without saying- get your license renewed in case it was invalidated. Read more…

Claims for whiplash pushing up the cost of car insurance

Jan 18

The thousands of claims for whiplash following a road traffic accident are pushing up the cost of car insurance, according to a recent report by MPs, who are calling for a ban of insurance companies selling customer information to private injury lawyers, and also raising the threshold for payments for neck injury cases in a bid to curb this growing problem.

Often claims for whiplash injuries are not being contested by the insurance company as diagnosis of this type of injury can be subjective, the recent study by the MPs found, which deters insurers from fighting the claim as it is hard to defend this type of case.

While the MPs behind the study say they support justice, and those who have been seriously affected as a result of an accident that wasn’t their fault should not be put off seeking compensation. H

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New car insurance provider for young drivers is launched in the UK

Dec 06

A brand new car insurance provider with policies aimed specifically at young or first time drivers has been launched in the UK this week.

INGENIE is masterminded by three individuals namely the ex footballer and sports pundit Gary Lineker, former MD of RSA Insurance Group, Steve Broughton and the Chairman of British Airways, Sir Martin Broughton.

The innovative new car insurance company was set up with the intention of providing affordable insurance options for young drivers who the company directors feel are often priced off the road.

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Three Options For Car Insurance You Should Consider

Nov 08

Every state in the United States requires that drivers have some type of car insurance for operating vehicles. Even vehicles that are not operational must have insurance. The type of minimum insurance required varies from state to state, but it usually at least consists of liability so that another person’s car is covered in the case of an accident. But there are different types of car insurance and different coverage depending on what the driver wants to be covered for and how much they are willing to pay to be covered.

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Young UK car insurance motorists drive safely

Jul 27

According to latest research, young UK motorists showcase safe driving behaviour as compared to their European counterparts and buy insurance cover from car insurance supermarket to safeguard against unpredictable situations.

The UK drivers under 25 are 30% less likely to make claim as compared to the ones in France and Spain. The drink driving is more prevalent in European drivers as 18% of them drive after more than two alcoholic drinks as compared to 5% of young British motorists.

As far as driving too fast is concerned around 24% of British drivers less than 25 drivers admit to exceed the speed limit while 38% of the European drivers are disobeying the speed rules.

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Rental car insurance covered by credit cards

Jul 14

In the auto insurance sector the rental car insurance is also better known as loss damage waiver or collision insurance but it has been derided by experts in this field as the cash cow for car rental companies. Rental cars need not be insured unlike the primary vehicles. There are some auto insurance policies that can provide partial coverage to rental cars. There are a number of exclusions and the damage waivers are not entirely the comprehensive cover that one can expect as it is full of exemptions such as exclusions for property damage and higher deductibles. The credit card companies may also offer coverage at no additional cost.

The collision damage waivers are not considered as insurance in the strict sense. They are actually agreements that state that the rental company cannot levy some of the damages on the customer.

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No-Fault Payouts from Car Insurance Companies

Jun 23

According to the Rochester Homepage in New York, lawmakers in the state are working to crack down on fraudulent no-fault car insurance claims.  This is good news for car insurance companies, especially those dealing with fraud related to no-fault car insurance claims.  After a car accident, no-fault insurance allows drivers to be paid out even though the blame for the car accident is not placed on either driver.  Unfortunately, New York state lawmakers say that there are a lot of fraudulent claims being paid out and that New Yorkers are paying millions of dollars a year for these fraudulent no-fault claims.

Some criminals actually create car accidents so that they can file a no-fault insurance claim with their car insurer.  Insurance companies like Infinity auto insurance are obviously not happy about that and will be pleased to see lawmakers help cut down on false claims.  Lawmakers have already made it a felony to cause a car accident intentionally, the first step in cutting out this fraud.  Even though there arent that many people filing fraudulent claims, it really does effect everyone because it causes car insurance rates to increase.  Lawmakers hope to find a way to cut down on this expensive fraud very soon.

African Americans Have a Harder Time Finding Cheap Car Insurance

Jun 13

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A recent study by an online auto insurance quote company found that African Americans pay more for their car insurance than other races.  The Yahoo!

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