There’s no denying that we’re in a deep economic slump. Unemployment rates have passed the 8.5% mark for the first time since the early Eighties. The financial institutions – banks and insurance companies – hog the bail-out trough. And second to them are the automakers. All of this complicates the issues that must be taken into account when making tough economic decisions for your business, including tasks like shopping for business auto insurance.

A business that uses a fleet of vehicles generally has an ongoing relationship with a car company and insurance company. And this spring and summer of 2009, those relationships will be in a greater state of flux than at any time before in history.

Car insurance can be expensive at any age. One group of drivers where the rates tend to be the highest is teenagers. If you have a teenager who is about to start driving, it is important to explain why their car insurance premium is so high.

Statistics show that teenage drivers are higher risk drivers therefore they are a higher risk to insure. Statistical research has shown that drivers under the age of 20 are three times more likely to be involved in an accident. According to the CDC, “in 2005, over 4,500 teen deaths were a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident, and 400,000 suffered nonfatal injuries. As well, teens in 2005 accounted for only 10% of the population but were victims of 12% of fatalities caused by motor vehicle accidents.”

Commercial vehicle insurance is the only viable means to guard your commercial vehicles from uncertainties such as auto accidents, loss by theft or fire damage and against liability that could be incurred in an accident. Having this insurance in place is prudent in order to protect a real business asset.

Notwithstanding the unique realities underlying the insurance of commercial vehicles, there are still a number of choices for insuring commercial vehicles. In some of areas, there is more risk involved in the commercial vehicle business, but this needs to be factored into any proposal for insurance.