To get insurance or not on a rental car– that is the question! If you’re like us, finding a clear answer to this decision after you’ve spent the day flying and waiting in lines at the airport can be convoluted. [...]
The day comes for every parent when the beautiful bundle of love you brought home from the hospital speaks those inevitable words, “Can we go to the DMV to get my permit?” In the blink of an eye your little one [...]
A car accident can happen at anytime, but do you know what you should do when you’re involved in one? To answer this question we summarized and expanded below on the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) guidelines of “What to do [...]
Question: I don’t have a valid driver’s license – can I still get car insurance? Answer: With a few exceptions that we’ll go over below, the answer to this question is a resounding “NO”. If you do not have a [...]
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With summer in full swing and millions of Americans going on road trips, driver safety is never more important to keep at the top of your mind. While kids playing in the backseat, eating in the car and studying maps [...]
Question of the Week: How does auto insurance work when I cross a state line? Answer: All auto insurance policies are valid nationwide. If you carry relatively strong coverage in your home state (which we highly recommend), that coverage will most [...]
Question: Is it better to buy my teenager a used car and then add it to my auto insurance or should I just let him/her drive my car? Answer: The answer to this question depends on the exact situation, but [...]
The state: California The vehicle: 2010 Honda CR-V EX Today we are looking at auto insurance quotes for a 2010 Honda CR-V EX in California. We’ll run a few different quotes for different locations and other variables, so that you [...]
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CRASH! You just got in an accident, and after you confirm that no one is injured, your next thought might just be “I wonder what’s damaged?” Well, using data from thousands of crashes, we put together the following infographic to [...]
You are moving to a new state and while going through your moving checklist, you contact your auto insurance company about your car insurance. Your auto insurance agent tells you that you are about to move to a state that [...]
If you have been living abroad for a number of years and are now returning to reside in the United States, one of the things on your to-do checklist will most likely be getting auto insurance in the US for [...]
You’ve been in an accident that will require your car to be towed. You’ve called the police and they are on their way to the scene. You are about to call your auto insurance company and start to wonder, “how [...]
So you are in the market for a brand new car. You’ve been visiting dealerships, test driving, doing online research and now you’ve narrowed your choices down to a few different models. Once you make your final decision, you’ll most [...]
Many people buy salvaged vehicles for spare parts for their daily driver or for a “project car”. However, some people find salvaged vehicles that they either buy in a condition that they feel is road worthy, or they fix them [...]
Kelley Blue Book (KBB), which offers regularly updated pricing for used cars, has added a “Very Good” rating in order to better reflect the evolving used car market. Additionally, KBB has expanded its weekly ratings to 51 regional markets nationwide [...]
With winter fast approaching, you may be considering taking your summer vehicle off the road and into your garage. If so, there are a few things you should be aware of regarding your auto insurance. Let’s start off saying that [...]
AAA has released a report that shows that vehicle crashes are three times costlier to American cities than traffic congestion. Based on crash and congestion data from 2009, AAA found that the economic impact of car accidents in the urban [...]
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit funded by the insurance industry, has released its list of the top 10 cars stolen in 2010, with two Hondas from a decade and a half ago topping the list. For the [...]
A recent report by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), shows that Volvo’s low-speed but high-tech crash avoidance system on the Volvo XC60 SUV model has dramatically cut down on auto insurance claims filed. The system, called City Safety, has [...]
A new safety report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) – the first such report since 2007 – says that SUVs are some of the safest cars on the road. This change is “dramatic” according to the IIHS, [...]
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