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Car insurance premiums jump 31 percent
The cost of car insurance has risen by almost a third in the past year its biggest ever increase as insurers seek to offset a sharp rise in claims expenses driven in part by fraud AA Insurance said.
Read more...Washington auto insurance rate holds steady
The median six-month auto insurance rate in Washington has remained steady over the last six months, increasing less than 1 percent to $637 according to InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider.A Washington household that pays the six-month median rate of $637 and earns the Washington household median annual income of $45,909 pays about 2.8 percent of its gross income for car insurance. ...
Read more...FEWER JOBS: Unemployment Rate Up: Still More Opportunities in Iowa
On this Labor Day Weekend, fewer people are working than just one month ago. The national unemployment rate went up slightly to 9.6%. "It's hard. I can't pay my rent. Sometimes I'm behind. Light bills. It's pretty hard out here" Says Raymond Brooks of Des Moines. The out of work car detailer has been without a steady paycheck for two years.
Read more...Questions Of Cash: 'My memories of US road trip are soured by hire-car crash'
Q. After finishing studying in the US I treated myself to a West Coast road trip, hiring a car from Hertz at Los Angeles airport. I paid $117 (£76) for rental car protection and $168.35 (£109) as a Liability Insurance Supplement. At Huntington Beach I was hit from behind while stationary at a red light. I immediately notified the police, obtained a witness statement confirming I was not at fault ...
Read more...US Jobless Rate Rises To 9.6%
WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as weak hiring by private employers wasn't enough to keep pace with a large increase in the number of people looking for work.
Read more...Washington State Median Auto Insurance Rate Now $637 per Household
SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - The median six-month auto insurance rate in Washington has remained steady over the last six months, increasing less than one percent to reach $637 according to InsWeb ( NASDAQ : INSW ), a leading online insurance comparison provider.
Read more...Costs push P-platers into old cars
INSURANCE company policy is discouraging young drivers from driving safer cars. Despite calls from road safety experts to get P-platers behind the wheel of the latest model cars, insurance companies are charging big money to cover new drivers.
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