Tag: low mileage car insurance

Using a Vehicle Tracking Device to Lower Your Insurance Premiums

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Insurance premiums are rising year on year… this is down to more cars being on the road and more careless driving as people take more risks to get to work on time. This year it is predicted there could be a further rise of between 3-10% on insurance premiums due to reinsurers (the insurers for the insurance companies) increasing their own premiums because of a concern over how easy insurers are paying out. The issue is that it is generally a small proportion of drivers who actually have accidents regularly…

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Online Low Mileage Car Insurance Discount With No Deposit Or Credit Check Required

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Mileage tracking feature in the future for OnStar

PRESS RELEASE: A reputed national service online is providing assistance to secure car insurance discounts for low mileage driver, teenage drivers, student driver and young drivers as per reports appearing in a section of the Press. The company has announced a “Pay-As-You-Go program” with discounts being offered on premiums ranging from 25% to 50% on the solutions that they provide. It is being reported that some reliable and reputable services are helping people to get car insurance low mileage discount regardless of their age. Hundreds of drivers, who drive cars…

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Hartford to test a new form of car policy in 2012

Julie Campbell

Hartford Financial Services Group has announced its intentions to begin a pilot program in 2012 for an auto insurance policy based on telematics. Hartford’s president of consumer markets, Andy Napoli made the announcement during the company’s investors meeting. The new policy will be using telematics. According to Napoli, using the “devices in insured vehicles to transmit information about driving behavior, such as miles driven, speed, acceleration, deceleration, and using that information to price the risk.” This pilot program will be known as TrueLane and will begin in the first half…

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Auto insurance based on mileage, IntelliDrive, can offer greater savings to drivers

Recent data has been suggesting that a growing number of consumers are attempting to save money by reducing the amount of driving that they’re doing. Though the main reason for this is to decrease the amount of gas that is used, and lower the amount of maintenance needed on the vehicle, Travelers is now offering another incentive to customers to keep their mileage down. The new IntelliDrive insurance product rewards low-mileage drivers with discounts of up to 5 percent at the time of enrollment, and an additional discount of up…

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Progressive and Allstate come to settlement about patent use

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Allstate Corp and Progressive Corp, the auto insurers, have reached a settlement for a patent dispute that had been occurring between the two insurance giants, which was over technology that allowed the companies to alter a driver’s premiums based where, how, and how frequently he or she drives. The dispute began when Progressive filed a lawsuit against Allstate, claiming that the latter had infringed on patents and trademarks owned by the former, which are a part of “usage-based” insurance. Progressive released a statement that explained that some of its patent…

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California Car Insurance: Sequoia offering new “Pay As You Go” insurance plan

Marc

Following the latest insurance trend sweeping the nation, Sequoia Insurance Co., one of the largest insurers in California, will begin offering a pay-as-you-drive auto insurance policy. Sequoia joins State Farm and Progressive in offering this particular policy, increasing the options available to California drivers. Progressive was the first to incorporate this concept into their coverage options after finding that fewer people were taking to the road in light of rising gas prices and other costs. Drivers interested in the coverage must first have a small device installed in their vehicles.…

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Progressive offers a huge discount with new “Pay As You Drive” program

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Earlier this year, the Progressive insurance company began offering Florida residents a pay-as-you-drive insurance program. Dubbed Snapshot, the program gives consumers lower rates of approximately 30% on average, based on their driving behavior. The insurer analyses driving habits with the help of a small device that is installed in vehicles. According to the insurer, the device has tracked over two billion miles, and is now ready to be used throughout the nation. Drivers that signed up are reporting a savings on average of $150 annually. Progressive notes that the possible…

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