Progressive Insurance Gets High Honors from Keynote Systems
If your car insurance coverage is with Progressive, or if you are thinking about buying auto coverage from Progressive, then we have some interesting news for you: Keynote® Systems, The Internet...
View ArticleDon't Get Careless In The Heat of Summer
Summer is here, and we all welcome the long days, warm weather, and the opportunity to take long summer drives.But summer is also a great time for car thieves, as many car owners tend to get careless...
View ArticleInsurance Industry Lobbyists Fight the Implementation of Proposition 103
OK, folks, an auto insurance pop quiz (don't worry, this one is easy.)Which makes more sense to you:When determining car insurance premiums, insurance companies should have the following priorities: a...
View ArticleAnother Insurance Cheat Gets Caught In California, and Pays Dearly...
OK, remember the Twentynine Palms, California guy we blogged about, the guy who let his car insurance policy expire, then tried to pull a fast one with his insurance company when he got into an...
View ArticleBack by Popular Demand: The 10 Best Ways to Save On Car Insurance Premiums
Since this site was reconfigured, I've been contacted by a number of individuals asking me where I moved the page about the ten best ways to save money on car insurance. I decided to reposts that page...
View ArticleMost Car Accidents Are Caused by Driver Distraction!
Just the other day, I was driving with some family in the car. My mother received a phone call from her sister--my aunt--and they had a brief conversation. Just before the conversation ended, my mom...
View ArticleA Dual of Wills At A Highway Offramp
I was on my way to pick up my daughter from school. I had just started to make my way onto a single-lane offramp when I noticed a small, sporty vehicle in my rear-view mirror that was closing in on my...
View ArticleInsurance Claim or Pay Out-of-Pocket?
Last week, a mechanic at the dealership where I take my car for servicing told me that my car did not pass inspection because it had a problem which they could not fix. Turns out the right spring...
View ArticleSwitched to Geico
I recently switched my car insurance to Geico. Sure, this sounds like a commercial, but it's true.The company that used to insure me, State Farm®, was adequate, but they had a problem with me and my...
View ArticleNot Having Affordable Auto Insurance Could Get Your Vehicle Repossessed
If you watch TV or surf the internet at all, chances are you have seen one of the many commercials aimed at convincing consumers to compare rates for their car insurance. Everyone says that they have...
View ArticleCar Insurance: Technicalities Can Catch You!
If you have a car, you have to have insurance-it's the law. But what you don't know about insurance can hurt you. I'll tell you what happened to me. A little over a year ago, I was driving my husband's...
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How Driving Distracted Can Affect the Lives of Others
Driving Distracted With the rush-rush-rush mentality most people have these days, it's no surprise that more and more people are driving while distracted. Eating, talking or texting on a mobile phone,...
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The Police Should Always Lead by Example
Earlier today, I was driving home from the supermarket and happened to pull up next to a police car at a traffic light. The cop driving the car was yapping on a cell phone. His windows were rolled up...
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Don't Forget To Ask Your Agent About A Good-Student Discount
Hard to believe that it's "back to school" season again. In this deep recession we're in, parents will be looking to save money as much as they can on college expenses. One often overlooked way to save...
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The Right Choice Got Me Two Traffic Tickets
The other day I was cruising down a local boulevard, a three-lane road that's peppered with traffic lights. I was on my way to a supermarket to do some food shopping, so I wasn't in any kind of hurry....
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Don't Idle Next to Monstrous Tractor Trailers At Traffic Lights!
Yesterday, I witnessed a very ugly and senseless car accident. Thankfully, no one got hurt, but it was still very ugly to watch. I also learned a very valuable lesson from a very smart driver. I was in...
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Distracted Driving
Distracted Driving I made some silly driving-related mistakes in my youth, from driving with a suspended license (suspended for ignoring too many speeding tickets) to driving too fast in a snowstorm (I...
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The Young Texting Criminals Are Getting Worse...Much Worse
Is someone who sends text messages while driving a criminal?Absolutely.If you want to call someone who drinks and drives a criminal, then you must agree that the texting fools are just as guilty.Had to...
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Cracked Windshield: A Very Expensive Mistake...
Cracked windshield Got home from a short drive last week and discovered a small crack in my windshield. I showed it to my fiancee, and she recommended that I get it fixed right away, because with all...
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I Don't Understand Insurance Scores
Credit Karma Car Insurance Score According to CreditKarma.com, my car insurance score is 860, which seems like a good number, but it isn't, because it translates to a "fair" credit rating. I really...
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Windshield Repair with Safelite: Very Good Experience
Safelite AutoGlass Since the crack in my windshield was too long for me to make an insurance claim with +GEICO Insurance, I bit the bullet and took my car to +Safelite AutoGlass for a windshield...
View ArticleCar Insurance Rates On The Rise
A short segment on rising car insurance rates, from the Nightly Business Report (NBR):
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Avoiding Fender Bender Fraud
Car Accident This Avoiding Fender Bender Fraud article was produced by the good folks at Geico: The shock of getting into a traffic accident, even a minor one, can leave a driver feeling dazed and...
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Five Surprising Ways You May Be Hurting Your Car
Parking Break This Five Surprising Ways You May Be Hurting Your Car article (edited) was produced by the good folks at Geico: You’re driving down the highway when you notice the gas needle creeping...
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Seven Bad Driving Habits That May Also Be Illegal
Seven Bad Driving Habits This Seven Bad Driving Habits That May Also Be Illegal article (edited) was produced by the good folks at Geico: Let’s face it: Driver’s Ed was a while ago. Over the years, our...
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