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  Best Value Vehicles for 2012

  By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 11, 2012

  USAA recently unveiled its second annual Best Value vehicles list, ranking the top 2012 cars in 16 categories based on the vehicles’ cost, safety and reliability. Click to see which cars give you the best bang for your buck—especially when it comes to insuring them.

• The Secret to Selling Multiple Lines

  By Jon Picoult  |  January 6, 2012

  For decades, diversified insurers have doggedly pursued the Holy Grail: getting customers to purchase from them multiple types of coverage.

• Eyes on the Road: NTSB Calls for Ban on Personal Electronic Devices

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 14, 2011

  After reviewing a fatal accident that occurred more than a year ago, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on the non-emergency use of personal-electronic devices while driving.

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  Will Crash-Avoidance Systems Eliminate Accidents?

  By Greg Horn  |  September 28, 2011

  Advances in crash-avoidance systems have hit a fevered pace over the last few years, including vehicle-stability controls and back-up cameras—but will the technology eliminate auto accidents?

• Study: Safety System Can Prevent Low-Speed Crashes

  By Joan Lowy, Associated Press  |  July 19, 2011

  Technology may be providing a cure for that bane of commuting drivers: the rear-end collision in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

• U.K. Poll Finds GPS Units Distract, Cause Crashes

  By Daniel Hays  |  April 23, 2010

  With concerns mounting over the dangers of driver distraction from cell phones and texting, a new British survey is highlighting perils from GPS devices.