Esurance Releases Android Mobile App

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, today announced the availability of a free mobile app for customers using smartphones and tablet devices that run Google’s Android™ operating system (OS).

Consumers can download Esurance Mobile for Android athttp://www.esurance.com/mobile-app.

Nearly 50 percent of consumers who access the Esurance website using a mobile device do so through an Android device. This figure exceeds the most recent market share data from comScore, which shows that Android has become the top smartphone platform in the United States, with 33 percent of the overall market.

Esurance Mobile for Android is loaded with consumer-friendly features designed to make the car insurance process easier to manage. Consumers using Android devices with OS 2.1 or 2.2 can:

- Get a car insurance quote
- Access policy ID cards
- See and make policy payments
- View policy coverages
- View claims information
- Find a car repair shop
- Submit a glass-damage claim
- Contact a dedicated claims representative
- Access the Esurance Facebook and Twitter pages

Consumers using Esurance Mobile for Android will also have access to RepairView™, Esurance’s innovative online repair monitoring feature. With RepairView they can see photos of their vehicles during the repair process, share these photos with friends and family, and contact their repair shop directly. For more information on RepairView, visithttp://www.esurance.com/repairview.

“Offering an app for Android users enables us to simplify the car insurance process for millions of consumers who use Android devices,” said Esurance Chief Information Officer Phil Swift. “We want to provide new capabilities and outstanding service for our customers wherever they are, and our easy-to-use app gives consumers more choices in how they interact with their car insurance company.”

In addition to the Android app, Esurance also offers free apps for customers using iPhone® and Windows® Phone 7 smartphones. For more information about Esurance Mobile or to access and download the apps, visit http://www.esurance.com/mobile-app.

For more information on Esurance Mobile for Android or other Esurance mobile offerings, please contact Danny Miller at 415-875-4579.

Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. and use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

About Esurance®

Esurance, a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM), provides personal car insurance direct to consumers online and through select agents, including sister company, Answer Financial. Esurance is dedicated to constantly improving the way people shop for, buy, and manage their car insurance. By combining the best of technology with industry know-how, Esurance is able to offer hassle-free coverage with 24/7 customer service and claims handling at competitive prices.

Through Esurance’s website, http://www.esurance.com, customers can get instant car insurance quotes, view comparison quotes, buy an Esurance policy, and print their insurance cards— all in minutes. Esurance also offers policyholders the ability to make policy changes and file claims instantly online, demonstrating its commitment to improving the entire insurance process from quote to claim.

Answer Financial, also a subsidiary of White Mountains, is one of the largest independent personal lines insurance agencies in the country. Answer Financial offers comparison quotes and provides auto and property insurance from more than a dozen top-rated insurance companies through its website, http://www.answerfinancial.com, and over the phone.

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DOWNLOAD THE APP HERE: http://www.esurance.com/mobile-app

Today’s Car Insurance Coverage From GEICO, Allstate And State Farm – Company Discounts And Free Online Rate Quotes In April

Americans around the country are focused on paying their taxes today. Today last day to submit taxes to the government, and many Americans are having to pay the government and are not getting anything back. Many people will have to find ways to common expenses and bills. Switching auto insurance is a fast way to save money.

Many people have good or great insurance policies from companies like Allstate or State Farm. Unfortunately, many drivers do not discounts and savings to their advantage. There are many different ways to save money on auto insurance, and Americans can save hundreds of dollars by getting a new six on policy.

There are many different auto insurance companies, and almost all of them offer a free online rate quote tool. This tool can be utilized by drivers to get multiple quotes from a bunch of different companies, and compare them. Progressive Insurance will actually provide their own quote compared with other leading auto insurance companies.

Drivers should also aware of discounts available to them. Many companies provide discounts like a good driver discount, or students grades discounts. Many rate quote tools will include these discounts, by contacting the companies and asking what is available is a good way for Americans to save money on monthly car insurance payments.

By : US LIFE DAILY

This Week’s Auto Insurance Policies For Teen Drivers – Car Coverage Plans, Rates And Quotes For Parents In May 2011

Americans searching for auto insurance in the last week of April have many options. For parents, getting good coverage for their teenage drivers is important to, but so it is saving money. Often teenage drivers are considered risky by auto insurance companies and rates can increase for parents.
All insurance companies make it easy to get information and to switch policies. States have different requirements and auto insurance can be found easily online or over the phone and sometimes in person. The best way for parents to find good insurance for their teenage drivers is by getting multiple rate quotes. They’re well known auto insurance companies Nationwide, Allstate, and GEICO but many parents are unaware of smaller companies like SafeAuto.
Getting auto insurance quotes or your teenage driver can take as little as 15 minutes, so getting three good quotes will take about 45 minutes. Average insurance costs can range anywhere from $50 a month for six month policy to $200 a month. This is what makes rate quotes so important. Being able to compare multiple quotes for similar policies from multiple car insurance companies is one of the best ways for parents to see how much they can expect to pay once they put their teenager on their insurance plan.
You should remember that can switch auto insurance companies anytime, and if they find a better deal, they should consider switching insurance. Doing so can save hundreds of dollars on their car insurance and give parents a little more peace of mind with their brand-new teenage driver.

By: US Life Daily

Drive your way to cheaper car premiums

By : Preeti Kulkarni, ET Bureau

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority's (Irda) decision to revise third-party insurance premium rates upwards is going to push up your car insurance costs. The new structure for charging third-party insurance premiums will be applicable to all new policies as well as the ones renewed on or after April 25. The move will lead to third-party insurance premium rates for private vehicles and twowheelers going up by up to 10%. What's more, the insurance regulator has also stated that henceforth, the premiums are to be reviewed and adjusted annually based on formula that has been arrived at. This formula takes into account parameters like average claims cost as well as the frequency of claims for each class of vehicle and cost inflation index for the year of review .

However, the insurers will have to honour the existing annual contracts in their current form till they expire. That is, if you have bought a new policy or renewed the existing one say in December 2010, you will not have to shell out additional premium as per the new schedule of charges. Since third-party liability cover is mandatory - even before a vehicle makes its way from the showroom to the road -you need to buy the cover and there's little you can do to reduce the premium, given the regulated charge structure. Then, if you are buying a comprehensive motor insurance policy, there are other customary parameters that come into play. These include age of the vehicle, price, engine capacity and the geographical zone, on which you have limited control. However, there are several other measures you can take to make sure that your total car insurance bill stays within manageable limits.

Original story here :The Economic Times

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Progressive to Offer Data-Driven Rates

BY ERIK HOLM

NEW YORK—Progressive Corp. last week introduced a new type of car insurance that offers a discount to policyholders based on real-time information about how and when they drive.

Such technology could herald a new era in auto insurance, and Progressive, which took more than a decade to hone the product, now has a leg up on its U.S. rivals, industry analysts said. But in the cutthroat world of auto-insurance, such competitive advantages have rarely lasted for long.

Other insurers—most notably Allstate Corp.—are working hard to catch up with their own usage-based insurance offerings. Progressive, through the courts and in discussions ...

Full Story here: Wall Street Journal

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