Harsh winter weather drives up auto insurance claims

Poor weather-related driving conditions are associated with 7,000 fatalities, 800,000 injuries, and more than 1.5 million vehicular crashes annually in the United States. And according to insurance agents such as Jason Beever, owner of Chalmers Insurance Group’s C.E. Carll Agency in Gorham, Maine, there are more auto insurance claims during the cold weather months than during any other time of the year.