Category: Auto Insurance

People sometimes do irrational things when there’s a police car behind them. They’ll slow down well below the speed limit and overthink every single move they make. There’s a reason for that fear, though. Getting pulled over is rarely a good experience. If you’ve committed a traffic violation, such as running a stop sign or […]

Mercury General has over 50 years in business, $4 billion in assets, and is one of the fastest growing automobile insurers in the U.S. Further, it’s the top independent broker and agency writer of auto insurance in California. But is it right for you? Is it available where you live and can it offer you the best […]

If you’re like many (or perhaps most) Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers, you don’t have a taxicab license and you didn’t register the car as a commercial vehicle. Instead, you probably have a personal auto insurance policy. That’s good to have. But it’s not enough if you want to give rides to other people and […]

Are you debating between gap insurance or new car replacement coverage? These are some things to consider. Suppose you buy a brand new car that becomes totaled just a few weeks or months later due to a car accident. Could you afford to pay off the balance on your car loan and buy a replacement […]

Wouldn’t it be cool if your auto insurance company “forgave you” and didn’t increase your rate if you got involved in a car accident? Well, good news – many companies do! This benefit is known as “accident forgiveness,” and some companies include it as part of their standard auto insurance policy. Others offer it as an […]

In a perfect world, no one would ever be involved in a car accident or need car insurance. But in the real world, accidents happen. If you were in an accident that left your car badly damaged, to the point that you were unable to drive it, how would you get where you needed to […]

One of the many complicated facets of auto insurance is who—or what—is covered by an auto insurance policy. Is it the car? The driver? Or both? The answer isn’t obvious, and the question leads to other questions, like: Can you drive someone else’s car if you have insurance, but the other person doesn’t? Can someone […]

If you’re planning to rent a car, you might be wondering whether you need rental car insurance. The answer is yes. “You are required to have insurance when you rent a vehicle,” says Kevin Patrick, owner and founder of Kevin Patrick Law, a law firm in Atlanta that handles car accidents and other personal injury cases. […]

Car insurance companies obviously want to be paid, which is why most make it easy for you by offering multiple payment options. Different insurers offer different options, though. Auto Insurance That Accepts PayPal For example, some auto insurers have accepted PayPal for many years. The first to do so was Esurance. They began accepting PayPal […]