Smart Auto Insurance Blog

According to Marc Lifsher at the Los Angeles Times, State Farm plans to lower auto insurance rates in California for 3.3 million drivers.  Customers can expect to see an 8% drop for a total savings of $219 million beginning July 6 as policies are renewed or bought new. 

This couldn’t come at a better time with the way the economy is going.  America is going through one of the toughest economic times in history and every bit of money saved helps.  There’s never been a better time to shop around for auto insurance to ensure you are getting the best deal.

Insurance.com recently announced, via press release, the addition of Infinity Insurance Company to their stable of auto insurers on their platform.

Infinity Insurance will offer comparison car insurance quotes in California both online and by phone, and joins Insurance.com’s impressive group of insurance companies, which now numbers 15.

Other top companies that participate in Insurance.com’s comparison quoting engine include: Hartford, Liberty Mutual, Progressive, Safeco, Travelers and many other leading car insurance companies.

According to insurancejournal.com, the Automobile Club of Southern California has anounced a $101 Million rate reduction for their members in California, which represents a 5.4% decrease on average for all auto insurance policy holders.

The new California auto insurance rates will go into effect on April 1 2009 for policy renewals and new members.

The auto insurance rate decrease was the 2nd major decrease offered by the Automobile Club of Southern California in the last three years.