Adding a teenager to a family’s auto insurance policy is a sure way to raise the premiums, but it’s usually less expensive than buying a separate policy, according to new research. Continue reading
One of the main reasons for having insurance is to offset risk, especially major risks and losses. We pay many insurance premiums throughout our lives to various carriers for a multitude of different risks. When a possible claim occurs, an initial thought might be “I am finally cashing in on some of those premiums!”
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The restaurants and doughnut shops that consumers pass on their commute would love to predict when they’ll be driving by. Their auto insurer may already know, and could be looking for a way to profit from that information. Continue reading
By: Mary Thompson, Capstone Brokerage President, July 16, 2015
In Las Vegas summer is … Continue reading
As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road.
Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies Inc., founded by a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, expects to be first out of the gate with a “pot breathalyzer” – a handheld device similar to those used to detect alcohol.
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When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.
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In the midst of moving from Atlanta to St. Louis last year, Thomas Nitzsche discovered his parked rental car had been hit by another car, causing $791 in damage.
To keep costs low, he had rejected the “collision damage waiver” (CDW) insurance offered by the rental car company, which can run as much as $45 a day and can include a deductible. Continue reading
As you may have heard, the on-demand car-service juggernaut lost a case early this month before the California Labor Commissioner on whether a driver was an independent contractor or an employee, and thus eligible for expense reimbursement. Uber is appealing that ruling in court, but it already faces a class-action lawsuit over the same issue in federal court in California and similar fights in Florida and Massachusetts. Continue reading
