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How to Get the Best Deal on Car Insurance for Your Kid
2:30PM 12/16/2011

If a car tops your teen's holiday gift wish-list, give as much consideration to insurance as you do the car's make and model and the debate over whether to buy new or used. And brace yourself for insurance premium sticker shock. Here are some ways you can mitigate the cost of insuring your teen driver.

Amid all the good cheer, the holiday season hides a sobering number of financial pitfalls -- and not just ones that involve overspending. Here's a look at seven dangers you might not have considered, along with steps you can take to make sure your holidays are more happy than hazardous.
Between car payments and the price of fuel, driving is expensive enough without adding a costly insurance policy. Here are several tips on how you can save money -- by comparing plans, seeking out discounts, and even assuming a little more risk.

Most U.S. drivers think they're better drivers than most of their friends -- even if they speed, call or text when they're behind the wheel. Could you be mistaken about your driving skills?
Buying Your Teenager's First Car: What You Need to Know
6:30AM 7/20/2011

Buying your teen a first car is fraught with
emotions, and even more laden with financial implications: Used or new? Who pays for what? How much input does the new driver get in the purchase decision? How can you get the best deal on insurance? We surveyed the experts to get those answers and more.
Rental Agency Car Insurance: Is It Worth the Price?
2:00PM 6/21/2011

When vacationers rent cars this summer for their adventures, they'll have to decide: Do they want the insurance the company is offering. It might be tempting to it pass up the extra fees, but whether or not you should is a something you should figure out long before you get to the counter.

If you're looking for clues about what impacts your car insurance rates, check in the mirror -- it's mostly about you. And while there are some parts of your personal profile that you can't change, for many of the items that affect your premiums, you're in the drivers seat.
It's refreshing when a staid company like Allstate Insurance is willing to use its vast bank of statistics to amuse us. The company did so last week by issuing a press release that attempted to use zodiac signs and its claims history to determine unsafe and safe drivers, using the recently revised...
You've bargained hard to buy a new or used car at the best possible price. Is your work done? Not if you haven't checked the cost to insure that car; the difference in the make and model you choose could cost you thousands.
Of course, the car is only one part of what drives the insurance you pay;...
How to find the best deals on car insurance for your teen driver
4:30PM 3/01/2010
Since the dawn of time children have been driving their parents crazy, and once kids reach the teen years, they are driving their parents' cars as well. So naturally parents want to know, "What's going to save our sanity once junior starts to drive?" We quip: A one-seater ... but OK, we have some...
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