Consumer Reports – Car Insurance Prices Are Unfair

CR_InsuranceThe amounts drivers pay for their car insurance premiums are based on confounding algorithms that increasingly have more to do with socioeconomic factors than driving habits, according to extensive research conducted by Consumer Reports.

The organization, w­hich believes that knowledge about the going rate of any product or service is a fundamental consumer right, has released the findings of a …

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Teen Drivers Almost Double Parents’ Car Insurance Costs

Teen_Auto_InsuranceThe average married couple pays 80% more for car insurance after adding a teen driver to their policy, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. 16-year-olds cause the highest spike in premiums (96%); the average impact decreases to 60% at age 19.

Teenage males are much more expensive to insure than teenage females (average increases of 92% and 67%, respectively). Six …

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