State Farm Cuts Tennessee Auto Rates 9.5%

Nashville, TN – Driving behaviors across the country continue to evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on current trends, State Farm® is working to reduce auto insurance rates in Tennessee by an average of 9.5%.

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Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Offers Tips on Auto Insurance, Car Buying for New Grads

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance

Nashville, TN – With graduation season in full swing, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) offers insurance and safety tips to new graduates who plan on buying a new car before departing for college or entering the workforce.

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Consumer Reports digs into Car Insurance Quote Secrecy, Prices Are Rife With Inequities and Unfair Practices

Poor Credit May Raise Premiums Higher Than a Drunk Driving Conviction

Yonkers, NY – The 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 two-year, in-depth car insurance investigation. The report analyzed more than 2 billion price quotes for sample drivers that were obtained in August and November 2014 from more than 700 companies across all 33,419 general U.S. ZIP codes. [Read more]

ShopSmart Magazine discovers Tricky Ads Claims Companies Use to Hook You In

Yonkers, NY – Whether it’s a newspaper ad for a giant blowout sale or a TV pitch promising to save you hundreds on car insurance, some advertisers have a way of stretching the truth to get you to open your wallet.

The July 2012 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, highlights tricky ad claims that companies frequently make and offers advice on how to avoid getting suckered in. [Read more]