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Pay Only As You Drive Auto Insurance Coming in 2009 2009 will bring pay-only-as-you-drive (PAYD) auto insurance policies to the marketplace. It is reported that 14 insurers are already committed to launching such products in the coming year. Many more will, no doubt, jump on board quickly to prevent losing policyholders to competing companies. Not everyone agrees this insurance is worthwhile for consumers. In this article, we'll recap the pros and cons of PAYD products.
Dec 12, 2008 - 1:36:02 PM Minor Impacts to Toyota Prius Cause Expensive Repair Bills A recent series of low-speed crash tests were performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) on twenty small cars. The tests shockingly revealed that it cost almost as much to repair a Toyota Prius as it does to repair a luxury car after a minor bump. IIHS senior vice president, Joe Nolen condemned carmaker's efforts to merge repairability with stylish designs by saying, "bumpers on most cars aren't worthy of the term...Small cars are supposed to be economical, but there's nothing economical about three or four thousand dollars in repairs after a low-speed collision." IIHS believes impacts such as these, which are typical of minor parking lot bumps, should not cause damage to cars. IIHS then worked with Tech-Cor, the research arm for Allstate Insurance to prove costs could be reduced without sacrificing style and minimal effort from auto manufacturers.
Sep 6, 2008 - 4:14:32 PM Auto Repair Consumers Find Airbags Missing with Greater Frequency
Auto repair shops are not always on the up and up. With greater frequency auto inspectors are finding cars once thought to be repaired correctly void of one or more airbags. Airbag fraud is a growing problem all across the country. The California Highway Alliance reports there are as many as one repaired car in twenty-five sporting non-functional airbags. Sometimes greedy repair shop managers or technicians steal the airbags from cars they are supposed to be repairing. But in a growing number of cases shops are not replacing airbags that detonated in an accident, even when they are paid to do so. While this is primarily the work of auto rebuilders in back-yard garages as opposed to mainstream body and mechanical shops, consumers are rarely knowledgeable that their vehicles are missing these life saving devices. Read this enlightening article and learn what you can do to prevent being a victim of airbag fraud.
Jul 20, 2007 - 7:21:42 PM Money Magazine's Tips to Make the Most of Car Insurance Claims
Marshall Loeb’s Daily Money Tip, September 29, 2006, on thewww.marketwatch.com website had to cause heartburn in the belly of the insurance beast. Loeb, the former editor of outstanding publications such as Fortune, Money, and Columbia Journalism Review offers a few suggestions to help consumers make the most of car insurance claims after an accident. Some of the advice Loeb gave that would likely offend insurers are these tips:
Oct 4, 2006 - 11:10:00 AM Beware of Salvage Parts From Hurricane Katrina Flood Cars
As clean up and disposal efforts continue in Gulf states hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, record numbers of flood-damaged cars and trucks will be sold to salvage and recycling yards across the nation. Insurers and their partnering shops may want to use salvage parts from these bacteria-ridden flood cars to repair accident damage to your car. Should you allow them to do that? Of course not. Know your rights so you can protect yourself. ...
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