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California Wildfires a Sad Reminder to Purchase Home Insurance

With the state of California ablaze with wildfires, it is a sad reminder to all homeowners to update or purchase home insurance....

Auto Insurance Fraud on Rise in California

Auto insurance fraud is on the rise in California, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Commissioner said Tuesday. The reason for the uptick in auto insurance fraud in the Golden State: the down economy....

Good News for California Drivers

On July 6th 2009, State Farm's 3.3 million California auto insurance policyholders will get a break on their car insurance premiums. As reported by the Insurance Journal, the California Department of Insurance approved an 8% decrease in car insurance premiums....

Top 10 Worst Cities for Car Theft 2008

Do you live in Modesto, Calif.? Well if you do, you'd better lock you car doors, and get a car alarm, and maybe get a kill switch. For the second year in a row, the Modesto area has the highest car theft rates in the country, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)....

California Becomes 6th State to Ban Texting While Driving

Wednesday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger singed a bill banning texting while driving. The bill, SB 28, bans the use of electronic wireless communications devices to write, send, or read a text-based communication while driving a motor vehicle....

Insurance and Your Credit Report

Insurance companies use several factors to determine your premiums, including your driving record, age, the type of car you drive, marital status, and your address. But increasingly, companies are using your credit history as an indicator of how likely you are to file a claim. Called an insurance risk score, this controversial number is calculated using a special formula similar...

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