Illinois is a no-fault divorce state, but it is not one of the few states that has no fault auto insurance. In a no-fault system, your auto insurance policy automatically covers your injuries and damages, no matter whose fault the accident was. The idea is that no time will be wasted litigating and enable a quicker claims process. The idea is that people will be encouraged…
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Auto Insurance Review: Who Is Wawanesa?
Every year, J.D. Power & Associates conducts an extensive survey to find out which companies U.S. consumers prefer and which companies yield the highest satisfaction. If you don’t live in Oregon or California, you’ve probably never heard of Wawanesa. Yet, residents of these states say that it truly is the best auto insurance money can buy. Wawanesa History Wawanesa has been…
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Is The Cost of Auto Insurance Advertising Driving Up Your Premium?
What is it costing your auto insurance provider to advertise each year? SNL Financial set to find out. Geico Corp is the King of auto insurance advertising, data shows, with annual spending of close to $1 billion! This number is up 10 percent from spending in 2010, which shows that insurers are becoming increasingly more competitive for your dollars. What Are Other Auto…
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Same-Sex Couples Find Freedom With New Auto Insurance Rates
Esurance, the online affiliate of Allstate auto insurance, will be giving same-sex partners in civil unions or domestic partnerships in 21 states the same discount that is typically extended to legally married couples. This is good news for more than 646,464 households that can now receive an additional 10 percent or more off their auto insurance premiums compared to unmarried policy holders. What Changed? Previously,…
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New Auto Insurance Study Reveals Buyer Preferences
The Insurance Buyer Insight Study found that price is the #1 concern for buyers of auto insurance, with 65.8 percent of the 878 people polled saying that price was the main factor driving their decision-making. The Consumer Price Index found that auto insurance costs have increased 33.3 percent from 2002 to 2011. How Much Have Auto Insurance Costs Gone Up? Last year alone, insurance costs…
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