Your New Auto Insurance

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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Incidents of car theft have dropped to their lowest levels in over four decades, according to new research from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).

Car theft rates dropped 7.2 percent between 2009 and 2010. Experts believe built-in anti-theft technology and aggressive action by law enforcement may account for the decrease.

The NICB also released a list of the top 10 cities for car theft:

1. Fresno, Calif.

2. Modesto, Calif.

3. Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.

4. Spokane, Wash.

5. Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.

6. Sacramento, Calif.

7.Stockton, Calif.

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Mitt Romney has been attacked by many for his record on healthcare while he was governor of Massachusetts. But with three governors in the Republican race, it is useful to compare the track records of all three as they relate to health spending. No matter how the figures are sliced and diced, it is clear that health spending, relative to the national average, rose more quickly during the Romney administration than during either the administrations of Governor Rick Perry or Governor Jon Huntsman.

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Condominium insurance claims in Portland and other places are a little different from other types of insurance claims. Since a homeowner does not own the entire complex, the responsibility for any kind of property damage must be determined by the condominium association and the unit owner. Unlike normal residential or business claims, every condominium insurance claim is different.

In the event of a fire, hurricane, or any other disaster causing property damage, claims may be filed by both individual unit owners and the condominium association. By law, the insurance company in Portland works with the condominium association to ensure that all property damages are covered by the policy. Read full article…

Generation Yers, young adults in the 18 to 27 age range, represent the newest, and some think most important, demographic of car buyers in the market. A study from TrueCar.com found this generation prefers Asian brand automobiles over those made in the U.S. and Europe.What are they buying?The study reviewed the purchases of more than four million people buying a new car from 2009 to 2010.

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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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