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Drivers in Maryland are facing growing auto insurance premiums from State Farm

Nordstrom
auto insurance car future

State Farm is generating controversy with rate hikes affected thousands of drivers Drivers in Maryland will be facing higher auto insurance rates coming from State Farm. The insurer has had many complaints issued against it over the past year due to rising insurance premiums, with some drivers claiming that their premiums were raised for accidents that were not their fault. Maryland insurance regulators have found fault with some of the premium increases that have been issued by State Farm, with some of these rate hikes hitting drivers that have only…

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Insurance rates in Detroit head skyward with the city’s firefighting downgrade

Julie Campbell
detroit michigan insurance rates

As the struggling city’s Fire Department faces considerable problems, homeowners are forced to pay more. The Detroit Fire Department has been facing some serious struggles over the last while and this ongoing trend has now developed into an expensive one for homeowners whose insurance rates are being hiked as a result. When it comes to the homeowners rates being charged across Michigan, Detroit already has the highest. That being said, homeowners insurance rates are going to be increased yet again when an analysis conducted by an organization that examines the…

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Health insurance rates set to rise in Montana

S.Vagus
Trumpcare health insurance investigation

Insurance premiums for Montana residents expected to rise as much as 34% for 2016 coverage Montana residents can expect to see their health insurance premiums rise in 2016. Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen has announced that rates will increase between 22% and 34% in 2016, affecting as many as 41,000 people living in the state. The rate increases will not affect those that receive employer-sponsored health insurance coverage or those that receive coverage through HealthCare.gov and receive federal subsidies for these policies. Those in the private market, however, may experiencing a…

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Insurance costs force the cancellation of Battle of Britain fly-past

G. Turner
spitfire plane insurance costs

The Shoreham crash has caused the premiums for these performances to spike, making this one cost prohibitive. The prohibitive insurance costs associated with covering a fly-past of 20 spitfires for a commemorative ceremony of the Battle of Britain have cancelled this portion of the event. The reason is that the premiums have spiked dramatically following the crash at the Shoreham Airshow. That disaster occurred in August and killed 11 people. Now, it has led the insurance costs associated with air shows to increase to the point that they may no…

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Bad credit makes homeowners insurance in Washington D.C. far more expensive

Julie Campbell
Homeowners Insurance credit score

Property owners in the district pay almost 3 times more for their coverage if they don’t have good credit. When you have poor credit, it can feel as though everything in your life is more expensive, and according to a recent data analysis, when it comes to homeowners insurance policies in Washington D.C., that is absolutely the case. D.C. is one of the most expensive places in the country to have poor credit in terms of home insurance premiums. According to an InsuranceQuotes.com survey, homeowners insurance in Washington D.C. is…

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Auto insurance premiums can nearly double as a result of teen drivers

Julie Campbell
teen auto insurance

In Ohio, when young motorists are added to a parents’ policy, it can cause premiums to spike sharply. The results of a new study from InsuranceQuotes.com has revealed that when teens in Ohio are added to the auto insurance policies of their parents, they are sending premiums up by a massive 84 percent. This means that one teen driver on a policy nearly doubles the insurance premiums that are paid. The explanation that has been offered for these far higher auto insurance premiums is that, statistically speaking, teens are notably…

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Insurance rates for medical marijuana uses rise, regardless of how it is used

Julie Campbell
Medical Marijuana Auto insurance statistics

Even if this substance is used medically through vaporizers or consumption, users are still deemed “smokers”. Earlier in the summer of 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that patients in the country who have legal prescriptions for the use of medical marijuana now have the right to take it in any form, including consumption in food, teas, oils, or smoking, but those patients have been falling into an interesting category when it comes to their insurance rates, regardless of how the drug is used. Many medical marijuana users have…

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