How Your Phone is Hurting the Insurance Industry
Everyone knows you shouldn’t text and drive. Nor should you play Pokemon Go (do people still do that) or check email or any other distracting activity on your phone while driving. As if endangering yourself and other people wasn’t incentive enough to keep your eyes on the road, distracted drivers also just cost 4,200 people their […]
Pedestrians Beware!
We’re taught from the time we’re little to look both ways before crossing the street. Increasingly, that’s not enough to keep pedestrians safe. Pedestrian deaths rose a whopping 11{66506b27ca8f5234034d808fc0aabc14bc16ceb45d71027974b073b60f711cfe} from 2015 to 2016 across the US, and it’s increasing at an alarming rate. The numbers are estimates, but we’ve gone from 4,100 pedestrian deaths in […]
No-cost Safe Driver Training
Nearly 3,500 people were killed in distraction-related crashes in 2015, an increase of 8.8{66506b27ca8f5234034d808fc0aabc14bc16ceb45d71027974b073b60f711cfe} from 2014. The latest data also shows 431,000 people were injured from crashes involving distracted drivers over a one year period.* April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) is offering an online distracted driver training course to […]
Hail Hurts. Hail Hurts Bad.
Uber Pays $20M for Misleading Drivers
You’ve probably heard of Uber. It’s a ride-sharing service where people use an app to announce they need a ride somewhere. A nearby driver gets an alert and shows up within a few minutes in their own car. The rider is then charged through the app and the driver gets paid. Doesn’t sound like a huge deal, […]
Tips for Driving in the Snow
A sizable swath of our state tends to get hit with a pretty big snow or ice storm every couple years or so, and it looks like one it ready to hit the Old North State this weekend. With that in mind, here are some tips on driving in wintry weather. First and foremost, if […]
The Deadliest Days of December
What are your New Year’s Eve plans? A lot of people are going to go to a party or hit the bars. Maybe you prefer to kick back on the couch, watch the ball drop and get a smooch at midnight. Or maybe you’re going to hit the hay around 8:00 like my grandparents used […]
Affordable Auto Insurance in Greensboro, NC
Are you in the market for auto insurance in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, the Triad or, really, anywhere in North Carolina? ALLCHOICE Insurance can help. We are up to date with everything going on in the world of auto insurance and can find the best insurance to suit your needs. Everyone knows you’re required to have auto […]
Parking Lot Insurance
With the holiday season and upon us, more of us are shopping and spending our time navigating our way through parking lots. With that comes the increased chances of getting into and accident, so now is probably a good time to brush up on what is covered by insurance. Most people probably know if you […]
Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers
Most parents are unaware that with Memorial Day just passing, we have reached the deadliest 100 days for teen drivers. The time between now and Labor Day has historically seen a sharp increase in the death of teens behind the wheel. It’s not hard to figure out why this is the case with teens being […]