Here's a great thing about teenagers: Clients need you to insure them when they get their driver's license and first cars. And the summer months are when the most newly minted drivers get on the road.

However, according to WalletHub, this teenage rite of passage is becoming a death sentence for thousands of teens each year, with car accidents being the leading cause of death among people aged 16 to 19. On average, 250 teens are killed in car accidents each month of the summer season.

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