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Insurance.com Releases Comprehensive Guide for First-Time Home Insurance Buyers

Survey identifies top pain-points when purchasing a first home coverage policy.

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83% Report Distracted Driving Worse Now than Two Years Ago: Insurance.com Survey

Auto insurance rates rise an average of 23% ($346) when caught texting while driving.

 

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Insurance.com Releases Guide on Car Insurance Settlements for Taxpayers

What’s taxable isn’t always black and white. Find out what from an auto insurance settlement can be taxed.

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Insurance.com Guide Explains More than 25 Top Homeowners Insurance Discounts

Knowing what discounts are available enables home, condo owners and renters to access big savings on property insurance.

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Resources for Homeowners Struggling With Water Damage and Power Outages

Extreme winter weather can have catastrophic consequences for homeowners.

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Valentine’s Day Break Ups—Insurance After Divorce

Insurance.com's survey shows percentage of those suffering Valentine let-downs, finds women caught cheating more often than men, and more plus how changes in your relationship status can affect your insurance.

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Insurance.com Offers New Health Insurance Finder Tool

Finding and choosing health insurance can be daunting; this new tool by Insurance.com eases the pain.

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Tricked on Halloween? Here’s what’s covered by insurance

Insurance.com shows how various insurance policies can help with costs from Halloween mishaps.

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Insurance.com Offers Resources in the Eye of a Hurricane

As Hurricane Laura plows in, the leading insurance comparison site provides assistance and answers a host of questions about “disaster-related” insurance.

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Highest and Lowest-Cost States for Condo Insurance

Insurance.com Research finds Florida residents pay 312% more for coverage than those in North Dakota for condo insurance.

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Insurance.com Survey: 48% with Pet Insurance Say They’ve Saved Money

Insurance.com's pet insurance survey reveals 65% of respondents pay $300 or less per year for coverage.

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Bohemian Rhapsody voted “best driving song” in Insurance.com survey

Poll reveals best and worst music for road trip, guilty listening pleasures and more.

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87% Say Distracted Driving Worse Today than Two Years Ago: Insurance.com Study

A recent survey of 1,000 motorists shows that distracted driving and other bad behavior are serious problems.

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Mortgage Insurance for Job Loss? It Does Exist Explains Insurance.com

Nearly eight out of 10 Americans were living paycheck to paycheck before the pandemic. Now, millions are without a job and a paycheck. Everyone knows how dire it is to keep food on the table and a roof over his or her head. 

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New Report from Insurance.com Names the Most and Least Costly ZIP Codes for Home Insurance

The highest homeowners’ insurance rates in the nation belong to ZIP code 33070, home to Islamorada Village of Islands, on Plantation Key in Florida, according to Insurance.com's analysis of average rates for nearly every ZIP code in the country.

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Press Release: What Tickets Cause Points on a Driver’s License?

Drivers that know how their state’s point system works, and their insurer’s, have a better chance at holding on to their licenses and keeping their rates low. Excessive points and violations put that at risk, so Insurance.com created a list of things every driver should know. Here are 10 pointers from the one-stop destination for unbiased, expert advice on auto insurance.

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Insurance.com Clarifies Which Healthcare Costs are Tax-Deductible

This timely report explains eligibility rules around who qualifies for medical-expense tax deductions. Most people don’t have enough health care costs to make them eligible -- more than 7.5% of their adjusted gross income (for 2019 returns).

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Insurance.com Study Finds 10% of Drivers Disable Auto Safety Features Today

 Insurance.com, a one-stop destination for unbiased, expert advice on auto, life, health and home insurance, just published survey results on driver acceptance of auto safety features.

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Insurance.com Experts Make Case for Buying Life Insurance When Young

Acquiring life insurance before age 40 can save consumers 55% or more on annual premiums, buying life insurance in your 20s and 30s should be part of a sound financial plan.

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Insurance.com Finds Consumers with Bad Credit Pay 122% More for Home Insurance

Insurance.com’s team of data analysts and editors reviewed home insurance rates for nearly every ZIP code in the nation to see how they’re affected by bad credit. Understanding the premium difference between good and poor credit by state helps consumers know the potential for savings when they shop for coverage.

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Insurance.com Survey Says - 20 Percent of Drivers Won’t Drive in up to Three Inches of Snow

Insurance.com, a one-stop destination for unbiased, expert advice on health, home, auto and life insurance, commissioned a survey to ask 500 drivers about various driving conditions. Not surprisingly, nearly 75% of respondents, across all geographic regions, say winter is their least favorite season to drive. 

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Insurance.com Explains How to Compare Short-Term Health Plans with Affordable Care Act Options

Insurance.com, a one-stop destination for unbiased, expert advice on health, home, auto and life insurance, just released new insights into when a short-term health plan should be considered, and when they should be avoided.

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Insurance.com Explains How Consumers with Disabilities can Access the Best Auto Insurance

Insurance analysts identify 11 factors that are typically used to set auto insurance rates—none of which include physical abilities

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Invite Your Homeowners Insurance to Thanksgiving: Insurance.com Report

Insurance.com, the leading online resource for health, auto, home and life insurance for 20 years, reports on common mishaps that happen during the holiday season and explains how consumers can tap into their homeowners policy for relief

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Insurance.com Survey Shows Medicare Preferred Over Other Health Plans

According to the Google survey of about 1,000 people, those with original Medicare coverage report the highest satisfaction versus those with Medicare Advantage (offered by private insurers), employer-based plans, Medicaid and individual insurance/Affordable Care Act plans.

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Insurance.com Survey Shows Medicare Preferred Over Other Health Plans

According to the Google survey of about 1,000 people, those with original Medicare coverage report the highest satisfaction versus those with Medicare Advantage (offered by private insurers), employer-based plans, Medicaid and individual insurance/Affordable Care Act plans.

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Insurance.com Survey: Blown Budgets Account for the Biggest Oops in Home Improvement DIYs

Homeowners who spent the warmer months tackling projects around the house are 'fessing up on their renovation fails. That’s according to a new poll from Insurance.com, the leading online resource for auto, home, health and life insurance for 20 years. 

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Press Release:Insurance.com’s New Guide Helps College Students Ace Insurance Coverage

According to the survey of respondents aged 18 to 25, 19% indicate they have a poor level of knowledge about insurance, while nearly half said they have a “good” idea about how insurance works. A bit over one-third said their insurance acumen is excellent. However, when put to the test about the basics of auto, renters, life and health insurance, many flunked.

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Insurance.com Explains How Consumers with Disabilities can get Life Insurance

Insurance analysts outline options for those concerned about successfully applying for life insurance, especially if individuals have been previously denied coverage. The report reveals the broad risk levels into which people with disabilities or high-risk conditions may fall.

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Insurance.com Finds 5 Things Worse than an Accident for Car Insurance Rates

Insurance analysts were surprised to find that adding a teen driver, getting multiple speeding tickets or having a poor credit rating can have a greater impact on auto insurance rate increases than being involved in an accident.

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New Insurance.com Study Ranks the Worst States for Accident Claims

Michigan, Louisiana among worst states for car insurance claims, while across the country rates spike 31%, on average, after just one at-fault accident with more than $2,000 in damage.

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Press Release: New Insurance.com Research Reveals Top Five Home Insurance Discounts That Save the Most

The Insurance.com analysis shows that a new construction discount nets the most savings among the home insurance discounts surveyed, with an average rate decrease of 36 percent. That’s followed by buying your home coverage from your auto insurance company, called bundling, and having fire resistive house construction materials.

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Press Release: New Insurance.com Survey Highlights the Most Frequent Driver Distractions and Misdeeds

Texting, swearing, and flipping off others in front of kids found to be among the most noted bad behaviors. Drivers also recognize texting is as dangerous as DUI, but 40 percent do it anyway.

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Press Release: New Insurance.com calculator reveals how much tickets raise your auto insurance rates

Find out the average percentage increase to your auto insurance rates for 18 common traffic violations.

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Press Release: 2019 health plans survey shows big changes to health care in 2019 but many Americans are in the dark

2019 health plans survey: Nearly 40% unaware of individual mandate changes, nearly 90% support pre-existing conditions

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Press Release: Study shows half of homeowners don't understand liability insurance

Study shows that home liability insurance coverage is confusing to policyholders. Find out what it does cover and why.

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Press Release: Most and least expensive states for home insurance

Insurance.com ranks the most and least expensive states for home insurance based on average home insurance tool that shows rates for 75 coverage levels for nearly every ZIP code in the nation.

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Press Release: Most and least expensive ZIP codes for home insurance

Insurance.com offers tool with average home insurance rates for 75 coverage levels for nearly every ZIP code in the nation.

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Insurance.com Streamlines Auto Insurance Comparison for Mobile Phones

Online auto insurance marketplace enables consumers to compare and purchase policies on their phones in as little as 10 minutes

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Homeowners file fewer auto insurance claims, says Insurance.com analysis

Insurance.com analysis finds renters and those who live with parents file many more claims than homeowners do.

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Ticket magnets: The cars with the most violations

Insurance.com analysis ranks the cars that lead-footed drivers like most.

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When to drop collision? Insurance.com data reveal when drivers decide to risk it all

Insurance.com analysis details the percentage of vehicles, from new to 20 years old, whose owners forgo collision coverage to save money.  

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Anatomy of a car insurance buyer: Learn what drivers like you purchase

New Insurance.com tool allows car insurance shoppers to see what drivers the same age, with cars the same model year, choose.

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Autonomous cars: Bring ‘em on, drivers say in Insurance.com survey

Insurance.com survey finds Americans are open to, even eager for, cars that drive themselves.

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Biggest driving embarrassments: Forgetting where one parked and driving over curbs

Women admit to more driving gaffes than men, but men are more likely to drive away from a gas pump with the nozzle still in, according to an Insurance.com survey.

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Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin' voted best song for driving

A new Insurance.com survey identifies the best and worst songs for the road, plus some guilty pleasures.

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Insurance.com Finds Average American Pays More Than $84,000 for Car Insurance Over Lifetime

The amount of money the average American spends on car insurance over a lifetime adds up to a sizable chunk of change. Insurance.com explains what consumers are paying for, points out where they may be overpaying and provides advice on how to keep that lifetime average to a minimum.