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Farmers Insurance: More Than Half of Drivers Admit Using Cell Phones While Driving
Nearly 90% of drivers believe that people who use a cell phone behind the wheel pose a danger to others, yet 53% admitted doing so and 45% admitted to sending, reading or receiving a text message, according to survey results released Thursday by Farmers Insurance.
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Car Insurance Discrimination
The I-Team investigates the state’s effort to protect drivers from being subjects of discriminatory car insurance premiums. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2021.
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Consumers Getting Break With Car Insurance Companies Lowering Rates Again
This is great news for consumers. Randy Mac reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
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Could Car Insurance Rate Increases Be on the Way?
A potential rate increase is the last thing anyone wants to hear about right now. Randy Mac reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2020.
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Watchdog Says Car Insurance Companies Should Reduce Premiums
On Monday Allstate insurance announced it’s issuing partial refunds to its car insurance customers due to “stay at home” orders. But consumer advocates say the entire industry needs to step up. The once clogged freeways in the LA region are mostly empty. Statewide “stay at home” orders have brought traffic to a halt, but not car insurance bills. “We should...
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Some Think Car Insurance Rates Should Drop With Fewer People Driving
Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. April 7, 2020.
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California May Limit Using Jobs, School to Determine Insurance Rates
California is proposing to restrict auto insurance practices that regulators say benefit those who have more money, more education and are white. The state Department of Insurance proposed regulations Monday that would prohibit insurance companies from using so-called “affinity groups” to discriminate based on educational attainment or income level, among other factors. The bulk of drivers in the groups already…
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Tesla Begins Selling Insurance to Owners of Its Vehicles
Tesla owners in California can now buy insurance from the electric car company in what may be the first step toward the unconventional automaker providing coverage for a fleet of driverless taxis. The expansion announced Wednesday comes four months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk told analysts the company would branch into insuring its own cars for people who buy or...
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Gecko Butt-Dials ‘Bazillion' Times From Hawaii Seal Hospital
If you got incessant phone calls last week from a hospital that cares for Hawaiian monk seals, you were butt-dialed.
Or, more specifically, foot-dialed.
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Underground Bunker Sales Soar In Uncertain Times: Manufacturer
Texan man who makes underground bunkers said since the inauguration of President Trump, he has seen a large increase in business and interest.
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Why More Texans Are Buying Bunkers
A Texas man who makes underground bunkers said that, since the inauguration of President Trump, he has seen a large increase in business and interest.
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Warning Issued About Popular Holiday Decoration
“Star Shower” is a plug-in laser light projector that promises to make your home sparkle when the sun goes down, a “better way” to ring in the winter holidays.
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Are Your Car Insurance Rates Too High?
December is peak car shopping season in Southern California. While you may be able to negotiate a great “end-of-the-year” price on a new ride, you may be losing out to when it comes to car insurance costs.
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Why You're Paying Too Much for Car Insurance
December is peak car shopping season in Southern California. While you may be able to negotiate a great “end-of-the-year” price on a new ride, you may be losing out to when it comes to car insurance costs. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.