I went on, plugged in my info, driving over 25 years, no infractions, drive less than 7, 500 miles per year, 2 year old sedan, standard coverage and low and behold, my rates went up.
From 2000 through 2006, the number of property damage claim per 100 insured vehicles decreased 11 percent; bodily injury claim frequency decreased 19 percent; and personal injury protection claim frequency fell 14 percent.
The bills sponsor, Republican Mike Hubbard says, "right now the way it works is the person just signs an affidavit and says yes I have insurance, but this way its Youll be able to look and see online and see if a person has insurance or not and also if therea routine traffic stop or theres an accident, law enforcement will be able to look at their laptops in their squad cars and be able to tell whether the person is insured or Hubbard says to get around the current law, some people buy a policy, get their proof of insurance card but then cancel their policies.
Progressive Insurance of Ohio, the third-largest domestic auto insurer, has already announced plans to sell policies in Massachusetts, starting in May.
