Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.

Yeah you are a “flight risk” customer or you have other data points that make them think you are worth offering a lower premium.

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Think my driving record might have something to to with my options?

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I know my credit score has something to do with it, for some reason. I’ve talked to an insurance actuarial and they use that in their premium formula.

e. as my credit score went +100 pts my insurance went down, co-incidentally? Liability only, so it isn’t depreciation of the asset. If anything, on average, an older car would be more dangerous, more liable to have the wheel fall off and collide with a Bentley or something.

No? There’s a minimum base price that you would be charged.

Remember, this is a profitability equation, not a risk assessment. Wearing a Pope hat doesn’t make you the Pope.

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I think it does. Seeing as my record is good, thereby making it easier for me to shop around and get a lower price. I think it’s pretty straightforward.

Someone who pays their premiums and doesn’t get in accidents is profitable.

But again, I don’t know all this to the true - I’d like to see his report vs mine.

Is your record good? I moved years ago and my rate dropped by half.

Was my record better or something? No.

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Did you move states? Even cities can matter.

I didn’t mean to suggest that ONLY driving record matters.

If you move to a place known for a lot of uninsured drivers, your rates are gonna increase, for example.

A private business is arbitrarily charging customers for a required service. Living in one postal code or another has no bearing on a driver’s actual skill. These people are predatory, pull your head out of your ass.

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As I said before, premiums aren’t just based on driver skill/record.

If you move to an area with high carjacking rates, your premiums will rise.

You sound like a kid who just started paying attention to this stuff. I thought it was common knowledge.

I’ve lived in 5 different places, over 2 countries, with the same car, under the same insurance company. Rates were always different.

So my premiums are higher in my 20000$ car because Lexus drivers get carjacked in my postal code.

It’s not new to me. It’s always been stupid and predatory.

quit making sense. 😏

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