Personal car-sharing takes off as states ease insurance laws

Baby, you can drive my car … for a few bucks.

Seeing a business opportunity in millions of cars that sit idle at office parking lots or on weekends, several start-up companies have introduced “peer-to-peer” car-sharing services aimed at matching urban dwellers without cars and car owners looking to make some extra cash.

There are about 250 million personal cars in the USA, and they’re idle an average of 22 hours a day, according to Getaround, the largest of the start-ups with about 1,500 cars, mostly in San Francisco and parts of San Diego. Its competitors include Spride Share, RelayRides and JustShareIt.

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Tips To Prevent Your Van Insurance Premiums From Increasing

Do you know what you need to do in order to prevent your van insurance premiums from increasing? What most people don’t realize is that van insurance is one of those things that will always increase as long as you let it. What most people don’t understand is that if you know how to prevent your insurance from increasing then you can do what most insurance companies hate, not being able to keep up with inflation.

The first tip that I have for you is to do whatever you can to not get into an accident. The worth thing you can do when it comes to insurance is get into an accident and have to use your insurance to pay for the costs. If Read more…

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Missouri Regulators Release New Company-Complaint Rankings

The latest complaint report released Thursday by Missouri auto insurance regulators indicates that, between 2009 and 2010, the total number of coverage-related complaints filed with the department fell by 16 percent and that the total number of auto-coverage-related complaints fell by 14 percent.

Annual complaint volumes for personal auto and all other coverage types in 2010 were at their lowest levels in at least the past five years.

Consumers file complaints with the department when they cannot resolve disputes one-on-one with their coverage providers.

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Electronic verification likely to turn into reality very soon

As the electronic verification may turn into reality very soon, uninsured drivers may be in for a rude shock in West Virginia. Many have gotten away for years now, by just taking temporary insurance. These are also dubbed as the 90-day wonders by some people.

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11 Statistics and Facts That’ll Stop You From Driving Uninsured

It is all too common for drivers to get behind the wheel uninsured. In fact, stats show that by April 2010, 13.5 percent of all drivers in the U.S. were without car insurance.

If you have thought about getting behind the wheel without coverage, it’s definitely an idea you should reconsider. Don’t have a good reason to do so? Well check out these stats and facts on why you shouldn’t be driving uninsured.

#1: There Were 5,811,000 Car Accidents In 2008

The latest stats from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics show there were 5,811,000 car accidents in 2008. As yo

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