Category Archives: insurance

Ford, State Farm Offer Auto Insurance Based on Miles Driven

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Ken Zino

Ford Motor Company and State Farm Insurance have announced that drivers who allow their Sync equipped vehicle to report actual in use mileage could have their auto insurance premiums reduced by as much as 40%. Continue reading →

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Toyota offers Protection from Lease Wear and Use Charges

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Ken Zino

Toyota Financial Services and Lexus Financial Services are introducing what is called an Excess Wear & Use (EWU) Protection Plan. The plan limits financial responsibility for items such as dings, dents, scratches, and missing parts or equipment when the lease … Continue reading →

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The Top Stolen Cadillac Escalade Has New Antitheft Devices

Posted on 29 December 2011 by Ken Zino

Cadillac Escalade is more than 6 times as likely as the average vehicle to be targeted by thieves and has overall theft losses more than 10 times as big, according the Highway Loss Data Institute – HLDI. So little wonder that Cadillac in a release today is touting what it claims are new security enhancements developed to thwart thieves on Escalade models. Continue reading →

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Milestones: First Speeding Ticket in U.S. issued in 1899

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ken Zino

Today more than 100,000 people a day receive a speeding ticket in the U.S. – it’s a big revenue raising business for local governments and the makers of speed traps with automatic cameras. The average citation costs $150 and often results in sizable increases – for years – in insurance rates based on dubious claims from insurance companies since traffic fatalities are at an all-time record low. Continue reading →

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SUVs Now Among the Safest as Electronics Stop Rollovers

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Ken Zino

The safety improvements are so large that SUVs drivers are now statistically less likely to die in a crash than drivers of equivalent size cars. This conclusion on driver death rates was published today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which for decades pointed out that SUVs were among the most dangerous vehicles on the road. Continue reading →

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2011 Collision Cost Booklets from NHTSA Now Available

Posted on 22 February 2011 by Ken Zino

The result, according to NHTSA, is that “it is unlikely that your total premium will vary more than 10% depending upon the collision loss experience of a particular vehicle,” which begs the question if this mandated government exercise is worth the walk? Continue reading →

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