Many Seattle-area residents will pay higher car insurance premiums once their policies renew this year, after the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner last year approved a nearly 25% average base rate change for top insurance companies in 2024.
The rate increase is a result of several factors, according to state officials and experts, including the higher cost to replace or repair cars and trucks due to inflation and new car technologies and a spike in serious accidents on Washington roads.
The Seattle Times would like to speak with Seattle-area drivers about the cost of insurance and how higher premiums are affecting their decisions on coverage.
Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.