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10 Easiest Ways to Lower Your Car Insurance Bill in 2007
Happy New Year! As you begin 2007 with a renewed determination to improve your finances, take 10 minutes to analyze your auto insurance bill. Even if last year seemed uneventful, the chances are good that your individual circumstances have changed enough to qualify you for lower car insurance rates. And even if nothing changed on your end, many large...
Underinsured Motorists With Changing Driving Patterns And Insurance Needs
More than 4 of 10 families survey by Trusted Choice® who said they had a young driver move away from the home hadn't updated their family's auto insurance coverage to reflect that change. Of those who are frequent carpool drivers to a job, school or activities with children, an alarming 85% hadn't changed their liability insurance coverage to reflect the...
Anti-Rollover Technology for All Vehicles by 2012
Considered the greatest life saving improvement since the safety belt, the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) announced a new proposal to require auto manufacturers to install electronic stability control (ESC) as a standard feature on all new passenger vehicles by 2012. ESC systems use automatic computer-controlled braking of individual wheels to help the driver maintain control in situations where...
Homeowner Commonsense: Obvious Ways to Protect Against Theft
I am shocked and amazed when I walk around my suburban neighborhood. Garage doors left wide open without a homeowner in sight. Bikes are left in yards unattended too. I wonder, "Why would someone invite one to steal?" Maybe it's naiveté. Maybe they are among the many people who subscribe to "it won't happen to me." Or, maybe it's just...
Homeowner Commonsense: Obvious Ways to Protect Against Theft
I am shocked and amazed when I walk around my suburban neighborhood. Garage doors left wide open without a homeowner in sight. Bikes are left in yards unattended too. I wonder, "Why would someone invite one to steal?" Maybe it's naiveté. Maybe they are among the many people who subscribe to "it won't happen to me." Or, maybe it's just...
Rise in U.S. Traffic Deaths Explained by Motorcycle and Pedestrian Fatalities
The Insurance Journal recently reported somber news in regards to a rise in U.S. traffic deaths. Specifically, the announcement stated that traffic deaths in the U.S. reached their highest levels since 1990. Interestingly, the increase in fatalities is attributed to an increase in motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities....
Protecting Possessions in College
As a follow-up to our recent discussion of students heading off to college and taking their valuable possessions with them, here are six time-tested tips that should be practiced by the young adults:...
One Year After Hurricane Katrina
I was just reading a special report conducted by the Red Cross to commemorate the one year "anniversary" (for lack of a better term, as anniversary usually has positive connotations) of Hurricane Katrina. Everywhere in the news today you will find then and now pictures, and it's amazing how much the City of New Orleans and other areas devastated by...
Better News For Atlantic Hurricane Region Homeowners: Forecasters Downgrade Hurricane Season Threats
Good news for homeowners that live in the Atlantic hurricane region: As a follow-up to our May InsWeb Blog post "2006 Hurricane Season Alert: 4 to 6 Major Hurricanes Predicted," the same government agency that issued the alert at the end of May recently downgraded the threat, as this year's hurricane season won't be as bad as predicted.
Home Energy Costs On The Rise
After struggling to come to terms with my astronomically high energy bill last month, I knew I had to look into finding ways to cut my usage. I came across an article on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) website that may help people in my situation. Here are some of the tips they provided:...
Good (And Bad) News: Your Teenager Is Now A Teen Driver
Imagine this: Not only is it back-to-school time, but your teenager has just passed their driving test and they're ready to start driving around. This is great news, right? It means they can drive themselves to school, you don't have to fit in driving them to their endless activities around your already busy schedule, maybe they can even help with...
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