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319s are responsible, insurance companies know that they are a high-risk. </span><a class="plainText" href="/blog/what-you-need-to-know-before-adding-a-teen-driver-to-your-auto-insurance-policy.aspx" style="font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:underline;">READ MORE >></a> 320 </div><hr style="clear: left;" /><div class="plainText" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;margin-bottom:10px;display:block;"> 321 <div aria-label="vehicle headlight" style="background-image:url(https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1558898268-92ae44e7670e?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3w1NjgwOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxjYXIlMjBpbnN1cmFuY2V8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzc0ODc1ODc3fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=400);background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;float:left;margin-right:10px;width:125px;height:125px;cursor:pointer;"> 322 <a href="/blog/understanding-your-cars-insurance-deductible.aspx" style="display:inline-block;height:100%;width:100%;"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" alt="Image of empty space" /></a> 323 </div><span itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2026-04-01T16:05:00Z" style="font-variant:small-caps;">Wednesday, April 1, 2026</span><h3 itemprop="headline" class="title" style="padding-bottom: 10px; margin: 0px;"><a style="font-size: 125%;" href="/blog/understanding-your-cars-insurance-deductible.aspx" class="title" itemprop="url">Understanding Your Carâs Insurance Deductible</a></h3><span itemprop="description">When you are young, you are probably on a budget. 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