The US Insurance Institute for Highway safety chose the 2010 Kia Soul as its ‘Top Safety Pick’, according to theautochannel.com. If you shop around, a safer car can make for cheap car insurance. This is the Kia Soul’s 2nd year in a row for the award in the small car category. It has also won awards from Time Magazine, Popular Mechanics, and Auto Week Magazine since launching in March. Both consumers and the media seem to love this car for offering the entire package. While the Soul is popular with teens, consumers from many age groups are interested in its funky look, safety features, and low insurance expense.
Donegal Insurance, with headquarters in Marietta, Pennsylvania serves regional property and casualty insurance needs. When their customers drive cars like the uber-safe Kia Soul, they can be comfortable with insurance premiums to match the added safety features their customers have purchased. Donegal Insurance is made up of 7 regional insurance companies throughout the United States’ Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest. They excel in customer service and profitability. If you are looking for cheap car insurance compared to other companies, having a safe car like the Kia Soul might be the way to get that with Donegal Insurance.
According to “Drunken driving, and motorcycle deaths decline” by Gary Richards in the Daily Democrat, deaths caused from drunk driving and motorcycle crashes have declined in California. He believes that in addition to harsher laws, better enforcement, and stronger public awareness outreach, the economic downturn has also had an impact. People are staying home to drink rather than spending money at bars and having parties or tailgates. They may also be less apt to buy a motorcycle or to take weekend road trips up the coast that cost money.
The three states you are most likely to hit a deer with your car in are West Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania according to “Deer-vehicle collisions rise in Pennsylvania.” The article, by Bob Frye of the Tribune-Review, highlights an expensive issue for car insurance companies. With an average vehicle repair cost of $2,950 per incident, living in a high-risk state could effect 
