Rough roads: the 6 worst places to get into a car accident

Nobody wants to get into an accident, but over the course of a lifetime, many of us will have at least one fender bender. While an accident can be a hassle, most of us will simply call the police and a tow truck and begin the auto insurance claims process. » read on…

Don’t take insurance advice from car salespeople

When we’re shopping for a new car, most of us don’t trust that our car salesperson is giving us the best deal possible. So why would we trust them for car insurance advice? » read on…

The cheapest cars to insure

I don’t mean to toot my own horn here, but it turns out I made a pretty good choice the last time I purchased a vehicle. According to new rankings of car insurance rates from Insure.com, the Honda Odyssey EX is among the least expensive vehicles to insure. » read on…

Goodbye to the most obnoxious vehicle on the road

Farewell, Hummers! I’ll be glad to see you eventually disappear from the road! GM announced last week that the sale of its Hummer brand to a Chinese auto maker fell through after the buyer was unable to get Chinese regulators to approve the sale. » read on…

Oops, we forgot to fix your insurance records – our bad!

Imagine being in a car accident and having your insurance company wrongly find you at fault. You then get the at-fault finding overturned, and think your insurance record has been rectified.

Countless Massachusetts residents found that their auto insurance companies never bothered to clean up their insurance records, and they ended up paying premiums based on at-fault accidents in their records. » read on…

Want to predict the next car recall? Ask State Farm

State Farm Insurance holds a unique position. As the nation’s largest home & auto insurance company, its data from insurance claims can sometimes reveal product defects years ahead of a recall. » read on…

Constant “texting” defies safety and common courtesy

On Tuesday the U.S. government banned “texting” on handheld devices by drivers of large commercial trucks and buses. This extends the list of existing bans on texting — drivers of government vehicles are already banned from texting; many states ban it for drivers of all motor vehicles; and many employers ban it for employees who drive while on the job. » read on…

More murders mean more traffic accidents?

Do murders and traffic accidents have something in common? I’m racking my brain to find the correlation between the two. But states with high homicide rates also tend to have higher traffic-accident deaths, according to a study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. » read on…

Wisconsin comes in from the insurance Dark Ages

In about six months, a new law in Wisconsin will require drivers to carry auto insurance. So after June 1, the only state still holding out on enacting a compulsory auto insurance law will be New Hampshire (still wishing to “live free or die,” apparently). » read on…

Saab owners to face higher car insurance costs?

GM’s announcement that it is discontinuing the Saab brand after it was unable to find a buyer may have set the wheels in motion for higher car insurance premiums for Saab owners. » read on…