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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mary Mitchell

Car insurers are way off-base in charging 70-year-old drivers more just because of their age

A new study by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias found senior drivers are among the safest in Illinois. Yet another study found that the average car insurance cost for a 60-year-old driver in Illinois was $1,251 for a full coverage policy, while drivers who are 70 had to pay $1,400 for the same coverage, (AP)

Here's a riddle for you. Why do senior drivers 70 and older pay more, on average, for car insurance than drivers in their 60s?

(A.) 70-year-old drivers have more fatal accidents.

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