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Women Pay 9% Less than Men for Car Insurance

September 23, 2010 | By: Jonathon | Comments ( 0 ) | Posted in: Auto

According to information collected by InsWeb, the median car insurance rate for women is about 9% lower than the rate for men.

 

The national median rate for women is $698 for a six-month policy. For men, it's $765.

 

Why do women pay less on average for car insurance than men? The answer may lie in the differences between the men and women that shop online for insurance, rather than the way insurers actually view the genders.

 

To learn more, check out the complete article on InsWeb.com: Women Pay Less than Men for Car Insurance

 

To read more about this topic, check out these excellent posts from Cars.com and the San Francicso Business Times:

 

Cars.com Kicking Tires Blog

 

Steve Brown at SF Business Times

 

 

To shop online for car insurance quotes, visit InsWeb.com.

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