car insurance
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The One About the Time My Parked Car Was Totaled When It Stopped a High-Speed Police Chase Through the Streets of DC
When I finished grad school and got my first job in 2003, the first thing I did was take the first two paychecks I got and put a down payment on a 2003 Honda Accord EX. It was beautiful. She had the black exterior with the caramel-colored seats and wood-grain interior. She drove like the…
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Car Insurers Charge More if You Live Near Minorities: Study
If you live around blacks or Hispanics and own an automobile, according to a new investigation from ProPublica, you’re probably not getting your car insurer’s secret white discount. For years, insurance companies have defended the fact that they charge customers in minority urban neighborhoods higher premiums than people who live in majority-white neighborhoods. Few people…