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Rulings May Lower Insurance Payouts in Katrina Lawsuits

The tables have turned in favor of insurers, after a series of rulings in appeals court tackle whether provisions in homeowners’ contracts excluding flood damage are enforceable.Last year and early this year, insurers like Allstate Corp., Nationwide Mutual Insurance Cos., and State Farm Insurance Cos., were on the losing end of the lawsuits. State Farm, for one, was hit with a $1 million judgment for a single home.In January, insurers
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Weekend Insurance Tip: Learn What Cars are Best for Cheap Auto Insurance

As I was out driving today I noticed a lot of mini-vans. Not as many station wagons these days but a lot of mini-vans. Which is a good thing for an insurance budget.

What does an insurance friendly vehicle mean? Well, simply put it is a vehicle that gets you cheap auto insurance. Station wagons and vans are the best choices to get cheap auto insurance because they are not to big to cause large amounts of damage to the other car but big enough to
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Suze Says it Best! Term Life is the Way to Go.

"THE ONLY TYPE [insurance] I LIKE – FOR THE PURPOSES FOR INSURING YOUR LIFE – IS TERM INSURANCE! If you are smart with the money you have today and you get rid of your mortgages, car loans and credit card debt and put money into retirement plans you don’t need insurance 30 years from now to protect your family when you die."

Suze Orman, a well known financial specialist and the owner of those words above, puts it straight forward when dealing with
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I live in Maryland and received a ticket in Virginia for going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. This is considered reckless driving. I wasn’t able to appear in court and have been assessed a fine by Mecklenberg County, VA. Also, I discovered that a misdemeanor

The most common form of reckless driving in Virginia is speeding 20 or more miles over the speed limit. In Virginia reckless driving falls under Virginia Code Section 46.2-868. As stated here in the Code of Virginia reckless driving is a Class One Misdemeanor punishable by:

  • Up to 1 year in jail, and/or
  • Up to $2500 in fines, and/or
  • Up to 6 months loss of privilege to drive in Virginia

There are
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Does no-fault cover motorcyle accidents? Is there a New York state law that states this?

If you are asking if an auto insurance policy's no-fault (PIP) portion of a policy extends to a motorcycle accident, it usually does not. You would need motorcycle PIP insurance toВ cover you on a motorcycle.

The New York Insurance Department states that under no circumstances may a motorcycle be operated on public highways without liability coverage in effect. This also applies to motorcycles registered out-of-state.

No-Fault, also called
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My sister-in-law got into an accident in Carrollton, Georgia. She thought she had a license in Rhode Island but found out she does not. What are the laws in Georgia for this?

It is against the law to drive without a valid license in Georgia.

There isВ GA Senate Bill (SB 15) that passedВ through the GA senateВ in early 2007 and is now goes to the House which proposes stricter and harsher penalties for driving without a license in Georgia.

The bill would make the first offense of failing to obtain a license two days in jail, with the second offense ten days in jail. The third would be a felony of one to five years in prison.

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What are the laws in Illinois for driving without insurance and causing property damage and serious injury? I was involved in a traffic accident over 7 months ago and both vehicles were totaled. The teen who hit us got the ticket as it was clearly his f

Part of insurance laws in Illinois requires uninsured motorist limits of $20,000 per personВ and a total of $40,000 per accident. Since the person that hit you and caused bodily injury to your family was uninsured you should file a claim under your UM coverage.

Illinois law mandates thatВ no person should operate, nor ownerВ permit another person to operate, a motor vehicle which not covered by the minimum liability insurance. If theВ teenager
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