California May Outlaw Gender Pricing for Health Insurance

Unknown to many, women are often charged more for health insurance than men, as they generally use more health care services in a given year.
However, the gap in usage versus price seems to be a bit out of whack, with the average 30-year self-employed woman paying as much as $420 more for individual health care [...]

41 Million Licensed U.S. Drivers May Be Unfit to Drive

A whopping 41 million licensed American drivers may be “unfit” for the road, according to the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test released this week.
The survey found that 20.1 percent of licensed Americans would not pass a written drivers test if taken today, declining results from a year earlier.
Drivers in Idaho and Wisconsin performed best [...]

The Danger of the Carpool Lane

This blog is mainly about insurance, but it doesn’t hurt to throw in some safety tips here and there, especially when they can indirectly affect what you pay in auto insurance premiums.
A couple of years back, I was involved in a car accident, a rather horrific one, though luckily no one was seriously injured.
I was [...]