Your New Auto Insurance

Kentuckians got into more accidents in 2010 when compared with 2009, but the total economic damage caused by crashes in the state ended up falling, according to a new report from the Kentucky State Police.

The state saw 2,757 more accidents in 2010 compared with 2009an increase of nearly 2 percent.

At the same time, the total economic cost of accidents in the state dropped by about $68 millionor 3 percent.

The decline in costs despite the overall increase in crash volume can at least partly be explained by year-to-year adjustments made to the variables that are used to come up with those numbers.

But even if the same variables were carried over to the 2010 data, the overall costs still would have dropped.

Thats because another contributing factor to the cost-drop was the fact that property-damage only and possible injury crashes accounted for the majority of the increase in crash volumes.

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Fans of automobiles and animated films are in for a treat this summer, especially if they enjoyed the feature film “Cars.” Four years after the original, Lightning McQueen and his friends are returning to the silver screen as “Cars 2″ motors into theaters in June.

Lasseter: ‘I just adore cars’

John Lasseter, the film’s director, tells Cars.com the reason for the sequel is quite simple: He just can’t get enough of automobiles.

Lasseter told the website cars are a part of him.

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Along with the hot wheels, cool trim, leather interior and killer sound system, your sports car came with another line item add-on that wasn’t part of the MSRP: sports car automobile insurance. Insuring your shiny fast ride can add thousands of dollars to cost of ownership over the life of the car…unless you’re a savvy shopper. Here’s what you need to know to help you find cheap sports car insurance (or at least reasonably priced). For starters, different insurance companies have different definitions of what is and isn’t a sports car. This is typically based on a VIN (vehicle identification number) system published by the Insurance Services Office or the company’s own ranking system. Either syst

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If you’re like most of us, you’re always busy, so when it’s time to buy car insurance, it’s a relief to know you can do your car insurance shopping online. Comparing insurance quotes online is easy and efficient, so why not join the hundreds of thousands of Americans who purchase home and auto insurance online? It’s safe, it’s secure, and it allows you to review as many quotes as you like before you make your choice.

Going Online to Buy Car Insurance
When you do your car insurance shopping online, it helps to assemble some information about yourself and your car ahead of time so filling out the online forms is easy. You’ll need

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When it comes to auto insurance, there are times when one needs to insure their car for an entire year and times when a day’s worth of coverage will do nicely. In this article, we will take a look at temporary auto insurance and some situations in which you might find that a day, week or month worth of car insurance is all that you need.

First – what is temporary auto insurance? These are car insurance policies that have been put together by insurance companies to allow for very short usage needs. Perhaps you are just using the car for a single day, or know that you’ll be leaving for a long vacation at the end of the month and just want a month worth of insurance. Altho

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This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week.

OnStar tracks your car even when you cancel service Navigation-and-emergency-services company OnStar is notifying its six million account holders that it will keep a complete accounting of the speed and location of OnStar-equipped vehicles, even for drivers who discontinue monthly service.

Michigan: Many local speed limits don’t comply with state law Five years ago, lawmakers banned speed limits not set scientifically. B

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