Car insurers overcharge poor, watchdog says
A Consumer Federation of America report released Monday accuses auto insurance companies of unfairly penalizing low-income drivers. By law, insurers aren’t allowed to ask about income. The CFA report says insurers are using a number of other factors — such as ZIP code and education — as proxies for income, and charging poor drivers much [...]
Will My Auto Insurance Pay for an Item Stolen Out of My Car?
Your auto insurance company will pay for damage done to your car and will also pay if your entire car is stolen, but what if a few important items were stolen from the car while in the parking lot of the mall or another public area? This is a common concern for many drivers because [...]
Cheap Car Insurance for Student Driver
There are many factors that can affect the cost of your auto insurance so you need to become aware of it in order to avoid these factors. Although, there are lots of car insurance companies all over the internet that can offer free car insurance quotes. It does not mean that it will reflect the [...]
U.S. Supreme Court: Warrants Needed for GPS Tracking
The Supreme Court of the United States , in a historic, landmark decision ruled unanimously today that a search warrant is required before police can use GPS devices to track those under criminal investigation. All nine justices agreed that the GPS monitoring on the Antoine Jones SUV violated the Fourth Amendments protection against unreasonable search [...]
Florida Lawmakers Introduce Set of Car Insurance Reform Bills
Florida lawmakers kicked off the new legislative session by introducing a flurry of bills aimed at reining in the dishonest claims and billing they say are running the state’s no-fault auto insurance system into the ground. The four pieces of legislation introduced this week—two in the state House and two in the Senate—call for similar [...]