On Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:11:35 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 11/10/2014 1:02 PM, ChairMan wrote:
Ed wrote:
On 11/10/2014 12:25 AM, rbowman wrote:
nestork wrote:

Here in Manitoba we have a publically owned auto
insurance company
called "Autopac". I pay about $800 per year for
insurance on my
1998 Chevy Cavalier, and I'm told that's pretty good
compared to
for-profit insurance companies operating in other
provinces.

Even factoring in the exchange rate, that's pretty steep.


If that is liability insurance, it sounds about right.
Depends on
where you live, policy limits, etc. I'm paying about
$1000 for full
coverage on a two year old car.

I'm paying 950 for 2 vehicles with full coverage. Ones about
10yrs old the other about 8, I guess I've got a good deal
then

Can't compare just rates; need to know about limits of liability,
deductibles, all that other stuff that changes the rates drastically for
differing levels of the same basic coverage items.

And, liability in particular is _very_ jurisdiction dependent. In VA it
was roughly 3X the KS rate for the same vehicle/coverage and that was 40
yr ago. I'd expect it to be an even wider disparity now.
Here in Ontario, insuring with the same company, you can pay twice as
much if you drive in Toronto vs, say, Wiarton.