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What Affects Car Insurance Rates?

How much you pay for your car insurance isn’t always based on the default price of a plan. Auto insurance providers balance lots of factors when deciding the cost of your deductible and premium amounts before providing you with insurance. Let’s go over the main factors that affect car insurance rates so you know what to expect the next time you negotiate for new auto coverage.

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What Is Gap Insurance?

There are lots of different types of car insurance; some are more complete and comprehensive while others are more specialized or niche. Gap insurance is the latter type. Let’s go over what exactly gap insurance is and why you may need it in your insurance policy.

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5 Top Tips To Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

Making your home energy efficient is a worthy goal that every homeowner can achieve. We have tracked down the best in class in multiple categories, bringing you a range of possibilities and price points to fit different approaches and budgets.

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Safe Driving Tips

Driving safely is the number one way to lower your insurance costs and eventually get stackable discounts for being a good driver. Let’s go over the best five tips you can utilize to improve your driving safety and minimize the chances of your insurance payout being penalized in the event of an accident.

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What Do You Do if You Have Been Denied Car Insurance?

Auto insurance is required in the US. But it's very difficult for some people to get car insurance, either because of high-risk factors or a poor driving record. So what you do if you can't get car insurance or if you're denied by your traditional carrier?

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Want low property taxes? Then head to these lower-cost cities

Properties taxes increased by 4 percent nationwide last year, but the upward trend wasn’t unilateral. In fact, according to new data, some cities saw property tax rates as low as 0.35 percent last year.

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Rents jump in most of the country’s biggest cities

It’s getting harder and harder to be a renter, it seems. According to new data, rents are now up in 92 percent of the country’s largest cities.

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Major Auto Insurance Companies – What You Need to Know

Let's take a look at the major insurance companies that provide coverage for home, auto, and more.

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QUICK TIP: Are you paying for unnecessary car insurance?

Auto insurance is mandated by most states, but how much you actually buy beyond the minimum -- that's up to you.

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How Can Violations Affect Your Auto Insurance?

Getting a huge fine with the traffic violation is financially straining enough. But your auto insurance can also become suddenly more expensive. Let’s go over how traffic violations can affect your auto insurance and what you can do in the event that this happens to you.

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