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Premium Changes You Could See in 2012

Written by Michele Wilmonen. Posted in Research Last Updated: 01/18/2012

The initial 2012 forecast for premium changes in the insurance industry is for premium increases and changes to discounts.

Premium Changes You Could See in 2012

Depending on your state and insurance company your new premium changes may leave you happy or sad.

The world may or may not end this year (I personally am leaning to the may not). Which will really be funny because then the next generation of humans that are still babies right now, are going to have a lot of questions about the movie 2012. One thing that you can be sure about in 2012 though, is that a lot of people are going to be seeing premium changes to their car insurance policies.

These premium changes are going to come in the form the insurance companies increasing premiums for coverage. There are also going to be changes to the discounts that are given on some insurance policies.

Premium Changes from Premium Increases

Oklahoma Car Insurance

Written by Michele Wilmonen. Posted in Research Last Updated: 12/02/2017

Oklahoma is the state of tornadoes, its own musical and license suspensions for no Oklahoma car insurance.

State Regulator Information 800-522-0071 www.ok.gov/oid
Insurance Premium Avg. Annual Premium: $ 1,476 National Average: $1,318
Mandatory Car Insurance Coverage Bodily Injury Liability:$25k/50k
Property Damage Liability: $25k
Oklahoma Car Insurance

Welcome to Oklahoma! Now, where’s your proof of car insurance?

While researching the information for this article the words from the musical Oklahoma kept running through my head over and over. Sadly, I only know parts of the first sentence of the main theme song by memory, so it got a little annoying after a bit.

I am sure that the residents of Oklahoma have a love/hate relationship with that musical just like they have with their required Oklahoma car insurance. They hate the fact that it is there and are tired of hearing about it, but understand that it ultimately is a good thing.

Comparative Oklahoma Car Insurance

Around the nation, the different states have chosen how they determine who is at fault for an accident. Some states have determined that the driver carrying the majority of the fault for the accident happening is the one that is to pay for the damages.

New 2012 Driving Laws that Can Affect Your Insurance Rates

Written by Michele Wilmonen. Posted in Research Last Updated: 01/18/2012

Even the states get into the New Year’s resolution mood with new 2012 driving laws for you to obey.

2012 driving laws

Keep on top of your state's new 2012 driving laws.

Across the nation new driving laws are put into place every New Year’s Day that can end up affecting your insurance if you don’t abide by them. Just like insurance though, driving laws vary from one state to another. To find out what new 2012 driving laws you may have in your state, contact your local Department of Motor Vehicles.

Here is just a very small sample of some of the laws put in place on January 1st of this year. You may have similar laws already in your state or you may be seeing them soon; depending on how well they work in the states that are putting them into place this year.

New 2012 Laws for Seat Belts

Montana Car Insurance

Written by Todd Clay. Posted in Research Last Updated: 12/02/2017

Montana car insurance requirements may not provide you with enough coverage for a car accident in the Big Sky state.

State Regulator Information 800-332-6148 www.sao.mt.gov
Insurance Premium Avg. Annual Premium: $ 1,217 National Average: $1,318
Mandatory Car Insurance Coverage Bodily Injury Liability:$25k/50k
Property Damage Liability: $10k
Montana Car Insurance

The Big Sky state of Montana opted to not be different when it came to car insurance requirements.

Montana likes to be different, so while doing the research for this post I was half expecting to find that there was no required Montana car insurance. While Montana car insurance is not required to register your vehicle like it is in most other states, it is still required to drive. The only problem is that part of the required liability coverage for Montana car insurance is a little low.

Required Property Damage Liability for Montana Car Insurance

Like a lot of states, Montana requires a decent amount of medical liability coverage and not a whole lot of liability coverage for property damage. The property damage liability requirements only sit at $10,000. We have talked about how ineffective this minimum limit is before, but it never hurts to go over it again.

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Car Insurance Guidebook Unravels the Car Insurance Mystery

Unless you work in the car insurance industry, the topic is probably a mystery to you. The words deductible, comprehensive, collision, liability, premium, loss of use and bodily injury are all gibberish when they reach your ears.

Unfortunately, insurance is something that you are required to have by law if you want to drive. Because of how confusing it is many people go around in almost an insurance daze while they get car insurance quotes from the auto insurance companies that they have heard of. In reality, they are completely lost as to what they are actually buying.

Instead of looking at what each insurance company offers in the terms of protection for both themselves and their car, they are instead looking for cheap car insurance. Finding the cheapest car insurance coverage makes having to buy the required product all that much less painful, but misses the whole point of having insurance.

Learning about insurance through your insurance agent or websites like Car Insurance Guidebook will give you the upper hand when you looking for car insurance. You can take your knowledge and not only find the best price for insurance, you can use it to find really great insurance to protect you and your assets. Then you aren’t stuck settling for just average car insurance that can hurt you financially if you ever need it because there isn’t enough protection.

For example, when looking for insurance the car insurance rates are just the first of many factors that need to be taken into account when you are shopping around for car insurance. You also need to take into account the type of vehicle that you are driving. Many people don’t know this.

Are you driving around a vehicle that is a new sedan and can be protected under any blanket insurance policy? Or do you have an old car that you fixed up that needs special protection and could be better covered under classic car insurance?

Don’t just assume that when you compare car insurance that it will be a one-size-fits-all policy. This is where the insurance knowledge will come in handy; you will know what you need to protect yourself and your vehicle.

You will understand what your insurance agent is talking about when they use insurance terms and you will actually be able to make an informed decision. This is much better for you instead of the “nod and smile” approach people take in their insurance agent’s office.

Also just like your life changes your insurance needs will change. This year you may just need to learn about the best deductible to have. Next year you may need to educate yourself on car insurance for young drivers. As the years pass, motorcycle insurance may be something you will need to know.

Many wise people say that you never stop learning, so take their advice and educate yourself on the insurance that you spend a lot of money on and can’t get away with not having.