10 Cars Expensive To Insure – Avoiding High Insurance Rates

July 04, 2010  Written by Sara Ramirez  

These very high priced cars have an additionally high insurance premium quotes. When buying a new car, you may want to avoid them or be prepared to spend.

1) Cadillac Escalade EXT 4×4: This huge SUV can cause major damage to anything it hits. If you were to be hit by one, your chances of being totaled out (with the losses that often come with it financially) are a lot higher. As the owner of one, your insurance premiums may be close to your loan payments depending on your driving record. While celebrities galore have tons of money to do this with, many of us simply can’t afford to keep up with the richer Jones’.

2) Subaru Impreza WRD 4×4: These highly powered sports cars give many the experience of fast times, which can end in a wreck (and does sometimes). With

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New York State No Fault Car Insurance Rules

July 02, 2010  Written by Tiffany Flores  

Before driving in New York be sure your car insurance provider participates in New York’s no-fault program. When it comes to car insurance, New York is a no-fault auto insurance policy state. This means that New York State no-fault car insurance rules apply to all in-state drivers but may not apply to all out-of-state drivers who get in an accident in New York. There are a few things you might need to know about New York’s no-fault auto insurance policies before purchasing your insurance in or out-of-state.

No-Fault Coverage

  • Most commonly known as 25/50/10 coverage, New York State’s insurance law mandates all motorists to carry a minimum amount of property liability insurance, $10,000; $25,000 for bodily injury to one person, $50,000 for bodily injury to all people, and property damage.
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    Young motor insurance policyholders admit to speeding

    June 30, 2010  Written by Jeffrey Nelson  

    A new survey has revealed that many younger car insurance policyholders regularly drive above the speed limit, particularly when they have friends in the vehicle with them.

    More than half of respondents claimed to have been a passenger of a young driver travelling at more than 40mph in a 30-zone, or faster than 70mph on a country road, according to safety group Brake.

    One in five of the 2,800 participants, all aged 14-25, admitted to racing on a public road, as a driver or passenger, while one in ten confessed to overtaking other vehicles at speed.

    Ellen Booth, Brake campaigns officer, said: “Many young people get a thrill from driving fast with their friends in the car, but because of the way young people’s brains develop, they often don’t yet have the ability to control their thrill-seeking tendencies.”

    Earlier this week, a separate survey, conducted by insurance firm esure, found that a quarter of Britain’s male drivers do not wear a seatbelt while driving.

    Car insurance: Number of people killed on the road ‘is falling’

    June 26, 2010  Written by Jeffrey Nelson  

    New figures have revealed a significant drop in the number of people killed on Britain’s roads, which may interest motor insurance policyholders.

    Statistic released this week by the Department for Transport suggest a 12 per cent fall in the number of road fatalities last year, bringing the total number of deaths down to 2,222 from 2,538 in 2008.

    The data also revealed that the 24,684 motorists were seriously injured in accidents in 2009, representing a five per cent reduction from the year before.

    Kevin Clinton, head of safety at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: “Overall, the figures are good news.

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    Tired to compare auto insurance quotes for low auto insurance rates? Help grab offenders.

    June 22, 2010  Written by Tiffany Flores  

    News : Auto insurance Car-theft ring and chop shop – Ohio. Better than to review car insurance – and interesting!

    A Cleveland man frustrated over the theft of his Honda Civic decided to track it down himself, and police say his search led to the bust of a car-theft ring and chop shop.
    Twenty-year-old Christopher Bravo said he saw his car in a garage near one of the city’s police stations. Police showed up, and authorities said they found an abandoned home nearby that was full of car parts, arrested nine people and towed away six stolen Civics.
    The bust was made by a department that has one officer assigned to the auto theft unit in a city where more than 4,000 cars were stolen last year. That’

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