Cash for Clunkers Inspires an Insurance Discount

Cash for clunkers has been a sucessful program, cinsidering it has raised new car sales 40% and taken 700,000 clunkers off the road. Inspired by this consumer optomism, in the spirit of saving money, Allstate is offering a new car discount. Not only the federal government is helping auto buyers, but Allstate is hoping on the band wagon by offering a discount for new cars.



The new car discount is not the only one avaliable. View the full list of auto insurance discounts avaliable from Allstate. Many other companies also offer many similar discounts such as good student and multi-car discounts.

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Home for the Holidays

The holidays are a dangerous time on the roads - especially for teen drivers. Every December, on average, almost 500 teenage drivers are killed in car crashes.

For the second consecutive year, Allstate is launching its "Home for the Holidays" campaign, aimed at encouraging parents throughout the country to start the conversation with their teen about safe driving and help keep their teens safe this holiday season.

Remember you can link to the Teen Driving Contract through our website:http://agent.allstate.com/cborowsky/Welcome

Most/Least Expensive Cars To Insure

The current economic crisis has raised the question of which cars are cheaper to insure? In an effort to assist you with your planning I thought I' d post a link to an article that appeared on the net today. It highlights the important things to consider including size, speed, and demographics of the typical owner. It says if you want to cut your auto insurance premiums to the bone, stay away from small, fast cars.

The top five most expensive cars to insure are:

1. Cadillac Escalade EXT 4WD
2. Subaru Impreza WRX 4WD
3. Hyundai Tiburon
4. Mitsubishi Lancer
5. Scion tC
   

The top five least expensive cars to insure are:

1. Ford Five Hundred 4WD (now the Ford Taurus)
2. Buick Rendezvous 4WD
3. Buick Lucerne/Buick Rainier 4WD/Honda Odyssey
4. Ford Freestyle 4WD/Subaru Outback 4WD
5. Buick Rendezvous/Honda Pilot

Read the complete auto insurance article.

Take time to read it --it may save your insurance costs in the future!

Buy Your Teen a Safe Car

A parent's guide to protecting your precious child, a teen's guide to scoring a new car on your sweet sixteen.

I was reading an interesting article in The Family Circle Magazine today and I thought I'd share it with the parents out there who have a teen. I was reminded that teens have a high crash rate; teens crash four times more than an adult 20 or older. (See my previous post about safe teen driving.)Even with this fact, only 20 percent of parents said that safety was the most important factor in selecting a car for their new teen.

The good thing is that there is hope for teen drivers out there; a shocking statistic was found by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Between 1996 and 2005, accidents among 16-year-olds (the highest-risk drivers) fell 40 percent. This is due mainly to new safety features.

A few questions that may come up include: Big or small? Basic or loaded? New or used? Dull or dream?

Big or small? Midsize
Small cars generally have low crash scores, but big cars generally have bad handling and easily loose control. For more crash ratings go there iihs.org/ratings

Basic or loaded?
electronic stability control (ESC) is a great safety breakthrough. It can selectively add abs or reduce power to certain wheels. It is also highly effective


I'd like to encourage you to do some research before you turn over the car keys or make your next car purchase.

• Find more information about buying a safe car.
• For a list of vehicles that offer ESC(electronic stability control) as standard or optional equipment, go to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• For further information on auto safety, visit Consumer Reports.

Grand Opening

We had our Grand Opening today. We invited all the employes in our office building to say hi and grab some Cold Stone. There was a drawing to win some great great Allstate prizes.

Office is Open

Finally! the day we have all been waiting for, the opeining day, June 1st. Everything came together just as planed. The construction, paint and furniture is all amazing.


Here are some pictures of Craig and Cindy Borowsky in their Allstate agency.

Allstate Insurance Agency Coming Soon

Finally we have a location for our Allstate Agency. The building is under construction! I am so excited to see the build out of this great space.

This is the entrance of the building from the parking lot. Our Allstate insurance agency will be the first office on the left.


Here are some shots from the view off of Dequindre Rd. Including the location of our future sign and the Amber Crest Professional Center building.