Interstate 95 moments like this are why Miami-Dade drivers pay the highest premiums in the state, according to a recent examination of car insurance rates. Natalya Neal
BUSINESS
Combine impatience, an inability to use turn signals consistently, an inability to drive in the rain at all and a rather opaque understanding of the “Stop” sign and guess which county has Florida’s highest insurance rates.
An analysis of rates by insurancequote.com tells us what we already knew: Miami-Dade pays the highest average rates in the state, $2,457, a fat 58.9 percent above the state average of $1,546 (which, by the way, is sixth nationally).
In Miami-Dade, Hialeah drivers pony up the most each year, $2,719 on average. Then comes Opa-Locka ($2,597); Miami ($2,497); Miami Gardens ($2,480) and Homestead ($2,314). Obviously, it pays — or saves — to live in areas of greater affluence.
Those who remember when our license plates bore the county of registration might remember seeing a disproportionate number of plates with “Alachua” rolling around South Florida. Insurancequote.com says Alachua drivers average the cheapest auto insurance, $1,177 per year.
David J. Neal: 305-376-3559, @DavidJNeal
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