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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Worst suburbs for shopping centre car park collisions: Are you insured for the holiday season?
Discover the most at-risk times of day, and suburbs for shopping centre car park collisions. It is a timely reminder to take time this silly season to ensure that your car insurance policy is the best fit for you.
Car Insurance
20 Dec, 2023
3 min read
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Peter Terlato
Personal Finance Editor
Are you paying an insurance loyalty tax?
ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court last week, claiming some insurers used an algorithm to determine whether or not a customer might renew their policy at different premium levels.
Car Insurance
05 Sep, 2023
4 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Car insurance premiums soar
Car insurance premiums have increased at a rate three times higher than inflation over the past year, new research has revealed.
Car Insurance
27 May, 2013
2 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Boomers more accident prone than Gen Y
The “at-risk” generation Y group filed fewer than 10 percent of all claims in the past three years. By comparison, baby boomers accounted for almost 40 percent of all claims made in the same period.
Car Insurance
10 May, 2013
2 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Driving change in gender bias
Forget the stereotype; women are safer behind the wheel than male drivers, new British research has revealed.
Car Insurance
21 Sep, 2012
3 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Cars with the worst safety records
Porsche drivers could be three times more likely to be involved in an accident on the road than Daewoo drivers, research suggests.
Car Insurance
17 May, 2012
3 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Young drivers paying less to insure
Despite a long-held belief that young drivers make more claims on car insurance and pay the highest premiums, new research has revealed that the cost for young people to insure a vehicle is falling.
Car Insurance
23 Apr, 2012
3 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Vehicle theft more common than you think
Did you know a vehicle is stolen every eight minutes somewhere in Australia? And between January and September 2010, 33,482 cars were stolen across the country. That's the frightening statistic in a recent report from car insurer Budget Direct.
Car Insurance
14 Apr, 2011
3 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
South Australia top state for car owners
South Australia is arguably Australia's friendliest state for drivers. The Virgin Car Insurance study, which compared the costs of car insurance, petrol, parking and tolls as well as theft, revealed Adelaide as the most driver-friendly city in Australia
Car Insurance
30 Mar, 2011
3 min read
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20 Dec, 2023
Worst suburbs for shopping centre car park collisions: Are you insured for the holiday season?
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