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After fall, insurers’ auto rates up again

Auto insurance rates, which tumbled after Massachusetts opened the state to more competition four years ago, are marching steadily upward again.

Insurance.com Launches New 'Uh-Oh! Calculator' that Shows How Common Tickets Boost Auto Insurance Rates

Insurance.com’s new interactive “Uh-Oh! Calculator” allows you to compute the average percentage increase to your auto insurance rate for 14 common violations. (PRWeb May 15, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9503768.htm

Mass. drivers see insurance rates rise

Massachusetts drivers are starting to see higher auto insurance rates, four years after they tumbled when the state opened the market to more competition.

Insurance.com's 'Uh-Oh! Calculator' Shows That Traffic Violations Boost Auto Insurance Rates

Foster City, CA May 15, 2012; Everyone realizes a ticket is likely to increase your car insurance rates, but few drivers know by how much. Insurance.com's new “Uh-Oh! Calculator” tells you.

The all-knowing insurance company

Tyler Cowen flags the launch of Young Marmalade, a British auto insurance company that installs a black box in drivers’ cars and sets premiums based on how safely they drive. But don’t think of this as an interesting curiosity with unusual appeal to economists. This is a signal of where the business of insurance — auto, health and otherwise — is heading right now. Read full article >>

How Unpaid Parking Tickets can Jack up Your Insurance Rates

Will having my license suspended, due to something non-driving related such as failure to pay parking tickets, affect my car insurance rates?

Are items that fall out of my pickup covered?

Question: Does comprehensive cover something that fell out of pickup bed of my truck and that is damaged beyond repair?Answer: No.

Is Money Stolen Out of my Car Covered?

If I had money locked in my glove box and someone broke into my car and stole $5,000 from out of it, would the cash be covered by my auto insurance?

Buffett's firm buys 10M share stake in GM

Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry.