There are honest drivers on the roads. In fact, a 2021 survey by ValuePenguin indicates that 78% of consumers say they’ve never lied to their auto insurers. However, 8% have “misinformed” their insurers about the drivers in their households, and…
Red cars are more expensive to insure, right? Wrong. Yet, according to a 2019 Ratehub survey, roughly 22% of respondents thought car colour had an impact on insurance rates. Several insurer and brokerage websites have blog posts titled What New…
Auto insurance is a necessary evil — drivers can’t operate a vehicle without it. And any number of factors can increase drivers’ premiums. Sometimes it’s simply the market. “The market goes up and down over time,” said Bruce Mackay, president…
A driver in B.C. is out $1,777 for incorrectly telling the public auto insurer that damage to his parked vehicle was the result of a “hit-and-run,” as opposed to collision damage. Jiameng Wang took Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)…