On Monday, insurance giant Progressive announced that, judging by the huge amount of data it has collected from policyholders using its Snapshot device, real information collected about a person’s driving behavior appears to be by far the best predictor of how much it will cost to insure him or her. And if the company is […]

A Washington State man was recently charged with a crime for trying to collect $20,000 worth of compensation from a car insurance company for his cat’s crash-related death that occurred back in 2009. The catch: the cat allegedly never existed, according to the state. The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner said in a […]

A new calculator feature produced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that attempts to quantify the benefits states could see from developing stricter teen-licensing laws estimates that South Dakota has the most to gain from beefing up new-driver restrictions. According to the IIHS calculator, the rates at which 16- and 17-year-old South Dakotans […]

State data are showing that the number of uninsured drivers in Texas has dropped significantly in 2012. But how much of that trend can be attributed to greater compliance with mandatory car insurance laws, and how much of it can be chalked up to data fluctuations? In October 2008, Texas law enforcement and state officials […]

Car insurers have always used information contained in our driving records to help them determine our likelihood of filing a claim. But a new study from LexisNexis and RGA Reinsurance Company suggests those motor vehicle records (MVRs) that auto insurers love to look at so much might also have something to say about how likely […]

Direct Line car insurance is NOW offering ‘15% off your car insurance’. Customers can also benefit from: Uninsured driver promise – If you’re hit by an uninsured driver you won’t lose your No Claim Discount (Comprehensive cover required). Named drivers on your policy can earn their own ‘Named Driver No Claim Discount’ when they take […]