National Drivers Test

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 26, 2011. It has 0 comments.

Each year, millions of Americans fail the GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test. Looking back, what are the most common mistakes folks make? To a great number of drivers, it seems that yellow lights, yellow lines and knowing the safe following distance when driving behind another vehicle are the topics in the most difficult questions on the National Drivers Test. Below are the three questions most often answered incorrectly each year. Take this mini-test and see how you’d do…

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Statistics for Parents with Teenage Drivers

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 25, 2011. It has 0 comments.

• Sixty-four percent of parents are imposing the “no mobile devices while driving” rule.
• About 50 percent of parents implement a driving curfew.

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Off to College: Driving Safety Tips

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 24, 2011. It has 0 comments.

It’s time to go back to college! Share these valuable driving safety tips with your college students as they load up their cars and head back to college.

1. Avoid Cramming, Pack Right. Even though your son or daughter will try to fit every last piece of dorm room equipment into the car, make sure whoever is driving is able to see out of the rearview mirror despite a fully packed car. Nothing should be packed above seat level in order to avoid projectile movement of objects if the need to stop short arises. Pack right by making two trips or shipping what will not fit safely in the car.

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Charlotte Insurance Agency Named One of the City’s Top Small Businesses

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 23, 2011. It has 0 comments.

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) August 21, 2011

The locally based North Carolina insurance agency Charlotte Insurance is proud to announce their agency’s recent achievement, of being named to Business Leader’s Top 300 Small Business of the South. The agency received a number six ranking out of 300 for the Charlotte-area.

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Who is most Likely to use their Phone while Driving?

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 20, 2011. It has 0 comments.

The GMAC Insurance Distracted Driving Study, part of the 7th Annual National Drivers Test, asked drivers about their driving habits to determine just how focused people are when they’re behind the wheel. Fifty-six percent of the national driving public said they have completely eliminated making calls, texting and sending emails while they’re behind the wheel. And, another 32 percent said they’re using their phones less while driving.

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Five Back-to-School Carpooling Safety Tips

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 17, 2011. It has 0 comments.

It’s time to go back to school! Consider these valuable back-to-school carpooling tips as you pile the kids in the car and take them to school.

1)  Meet with your fellow carpoolers. Get to know your fellow carpoolers to gauge how responsible of a driver they are. Use that time to establish some ground rules in terms of pick-up and drop-off times so everyone is on the same page.

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The Hartford’s Guide to Worker’s Comp

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 12, 2011. It has 0 comments.

WHAT IS IT – It’s “on-the-job” insurance for injured workers.

Workers’ comp provides benefits to your employees for work-related injuries or illnesses. This includes reasonable expenses for necessary medical care, wages from lost work time, disability benefits and survivor or death benefits.

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Our Partners Page

Written By Charlotte Insurance on August 1, 2011. It has 0 comments.

Click Here to listen to our radio interview about our Partners Page

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Car Insurance 101

Written By Charlotte Insurance on July 21, 2011. It has 0 comments.

Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage:
With Uninsured Motorist coverage, we pay medical expenses and lost wages when you’re in an accident caused by a driver who has no insurance to cover these expenses. We pay up to the limits you chose when you bought the policy.

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