TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A research on auto insurance coverage charges throughout the nation discovered that in Florida, ladies pay a median greater than $300 increased than males. The research, by QuoteWizard, stated it was the second largest gender hole within the nation, when it got here to auto insurance coverage charges.
Typically, the research stated males are inclined to pay barely much less regardless of the place. Nevertheless, typically it’s a matter of age. Teenage male drivers pay greater than their feminine counterparts, however general males pay much less.
“On common, we discovered that males pay $720 per yr for auto insurance coverage, whereas ladies pay $739 per yr,” QuoteWizard reported.
Nonetheless, QuoteWizard additionally reported that girls have safer driving data than males, however their charges are increased than common by age 35.
Individually, QuoteWizard reported that whereas ladies are inclined to pay extra, their premiums improve by smaller quantities than males after an auto accident, rushing ticket, or DUI.
“Girls may additionally pay considerably greater than males relying on the place they dwell,” QuoteWizard reported. “Our analysts discovered 31 states the place ladies pay greater than males, 15 the place males pay greater than ladies and 4 the place women and men pay the identical quantity.”
Florida is already a dearer state to drive in, with the second costliest insurance coverage prices within the nation, in accordance with a separate research by ValuePenguin. QuoteWizard’s evaluation simply places the numbers between women and men into a variety, no less than for 30-year-old drivers.
Per yr in Florida, ladies pay $307 extra for his or her insurance coverage in a yr than males. Whereas a person can pay $3,236 per yr on auto insurance coverage on common, ladies can pay $3,543, in accordance with QuoteWizard.