Auto Insurance Rates Higher With DWI
According to the article “Data Shows Auto Insurance Rates Rise for DWI Convinctions” by Lavonne Kuykendall on CNN Money’s site, auto insurance rates in general are on the rise.
Information obtained by insurance.com shows that auto insurance rates for male drivers with a DWI or DUI convinction are rising faster. DWI rates usually stay in effect for 5 years after a DWI conviction.
In 2009, male drivers who had a DWI conviction paid auto insurance which was about 24% more per year than did men without any violations. This is up from a 22% difference in 2008. The rate of increase for someone with a DWI has remained the same for women since 2008, at about 28% higher than the rate for women without any violations.
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