Where Should You Keep Your Auto Insurance ID Card?

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Your Auto Insurance ID card should be kept in your car with your registration, not in your wallet or purse. When you buy auto insurance you are insuring your car first and yourself second. If you are stopped by a police officer, he is going to as for proof that the car you are driving…

Your Auto Insurance and the Importance of Title

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When you purchase a new car it is important to remember who is on title. Banks and lessors will never let you forget when they are on title. They will even force their own (very expensive) insurance when they do not get evidence of insurance from you, but a co-signer may not know that they…

Our Evolving Vehicle Code

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Recently on a soccer road trip to the central coast I received a speeding ticket. My first ticket in maybe 25 years. I opted to attend Traffic School to avoid the point on my record. A lot has changed since I was first licensed in 1973. I learned that you no longer hold the steering…

Parking Lots Insurance Coverage

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We all drive through parking lots daily, but how often do we stop and think about the painted lines we drive over. Parking lots are designed and painted to have a specific traffic flow. The intent is to facilitate the orderly and safe movement of cars through the parking lot. Now, how many times have…

Uber and Your Personal Auto Policy

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Many people today are looking for a way to make extra money. Uber has offered many of them a solution. This is a very attractive solution for many college students. You work your own hours and you are your own boss. Perfect. What you may not realize is that your personal auto policy specifically excludes…

What is Replacement Cost Extension?

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Before the 1994 Northridge Earthquake most insurance companies in the state of California offered Guaranteed Home Replacement Cost coverage. This meant that if certain conditions were satisfied, your home would be rebuilt (using materials that were of like kind and quality), no matter what the cost was. If your home was insured for $250,000. 00,…