The statements below are taken from actual insurance accident claims forms. They are real, true (you can’t make up this kind of stuff). Read ‘em and laugh and be glad it wasn’t you. Each image in the left column is a small part of an actual accident photo reduced to thumbnail size. Click on one [...]
Although car accidents are more prevalent in the winter months, what you need to do after an accident never changes. Obviously it is hard to think clearly after a car accident so it is important to know before you get into an accident what to do first and what questions may need answered. This checklist [...]
These questions give companies a basic profile of your driving record, but the questionnaire will ask other things you should not ignore. Be sure to note if you have any anti-theft devices, how many, and what they are specifically. This is less a problem with modern cars, since most come with at least an alarm [...]
Tesco claims Clubcard vouchers can be used to “pay” premiums, but this is a bit of a misnomer. Premiums must be paid in full with cash but Clubcard points can be applied to the balance to be refunded after payment. For example, if you have a £200 premium you can send in £200 and 5,000 [...]
By Bob Mionske In 1898, Dr. Truman J. Martin of Buffalo, New York paid $11.25 for an insurance policy that provided him with up to $10,000 of liability coverage (about $250,000 in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to the Consumer Price Index). This was the first automobile insurance policy ever written. By then, insurance policies had already [...]