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Buying auto insurance
Don't drive your car unless you have auto liability insurance. If you drive another person's car, you are covered by that person's insurance unless you live at the same address as the owner of… -
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The Insurance Maze
Without proper insurance - health, auto, homeowners, life, disability, or long-term care - an unexpected event can quickly derail your financial plans and put your life savings at risk. Insurance is an essential part of… -
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Consumer Action insurance poll highlights downsides to filing a claim
More than two-thirds of respondents had their homeowner’s insurance premiums increased after they filed a claim, according to an online insurance poll released today. One in five respondents said that the insurance company did not… -
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Insurance Issue [Fall 2008]
Table of Contents Insurance poll highlights downsides to filing a claim The right rental car… -
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Auto Insurance: The Basics
It’s every driver’s responsibility to have adequate auto insurance. This guide will help you determine how much—and what kinds of—coverage you need, and how to get protection at the best price. -
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Consumer victory: National wreck registry is a reality
Consumer Action is celebrating a joint victory with Public Citizen and Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) to give used car consumers vital… -
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Protections for victims of auto bankruptcies
Consumer groups petitioned the Federal Trade Commission today, seeking warnings on approximately 30 million Chrysler vehicles produced prior to May 30, when the “New Chrysler” emerged from bankruptcy court. Under the court-approved Sale Order for… -
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Damaged When Delivered: Inexperienced car haulers threaten safety
Auto giants Chrysler and GM are changing their practices so that new cars will be delivered by inexperienced drivers using inappropriate equipment and methods that endanger the vehicles they are delivering to unsuspecting drivers. Consumers… -
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How much can your car insurance rates go up after one accident?
From Insure.com: It's an oft-overlooked policy that most auto insurance companies apply predetermined premium increases if you cause a car accident. -
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California drivers don’t need to go without auto insurance
With more than 2 million Southern Californians expected to hit the freeways this holiday weekend, it’s a good time to note that there are believed to be millions of uninsured drivers statewide, and officials say… -
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Quick steps to cut your car insurance bill
If you’ve ever watched someone park a car in Boston, you may have a hard time believing this, but Massachusetts has the most affordable auto insurance in the country. Louisiana has the least affordable car… -
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Don’t automatically refuse extra rental car insurance coverage
For years, travel and financial experts have been urging us to avoid it, calling it a rip-off, a scam, a way for car rental companies to prop up their profits by preying on our fears.… -
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The secret world of disastrous cars
Sometimes cars damaged by floods or accidents end up back on a dealer's lot. How can you avoid buying a used car with serious—even life-threatening—hidden damage? -
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How am I driving? Insurers may know
After more than a decade of experimentation, auto insurer Progressive Corp. is on the verge of a nationwide unveiling of a new type of insurance that charges customers based, in part, on real-time information about… -
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Monitored drivers may see lower insurance premiums
Progressive, one of the nation’s largest auto insurers, today launches a nationwide ad campaign for its “Snapshot” program, in which drivers can elect to install a small data recorder in their cars that tracks how… -
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Eight spring insurance hazards: Are you covered?
Check that your standard insurance policies cover these eight spring-time hazards. -
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Five biggest auto insurance myths
No one likes to buy auto insurance. It’s complicated. It’s expensive. And who understands how the premiums are determined? Maybe that’s why there is so much misinformation about insurance coverage and pricing. The non-profit Insurance… -
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GM offers free auto insurance to new-car buyers
Out in states like California, uninsured motorists remain a serious problem. So General Motors is involved in an experiment in two states that could help insure more drivers. The test is taking place in Oregon… -
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Rental car liability
Use of a credit card does not protect you from personal liability when you rent a car. If you are involved in an accident that injures other people or damages another vehicle, your primary insurance… -
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‘Facebook score’ to screen applicants
You already have an “insurance score.” You have an “Employment Credit Score.” There’s even a “MedFICO,” which attempts to predict whether you’ll actually pay your doctor’s bills. Now that a “Facebook score” has been invented, … -
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Car-rental firms, insurers vary on loss-of-use policies
Ernie Tamminga was in Tucson recently for a family reunion. While there, he rented a car. And, like all rental-car customers, he was offered insurance by the company, Dollar Rent a Car, in case of… -
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Credit card perks could cut vacation costs
There are lots of ways to save money on your summer vacation. Go for one week instead of two. Drive instead of fly. Stay in a hotel with free breakfast and eat enough to last…
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