Tips For Lowering Your Auto Insurance Quote


Do you have many claims? If so, you should do all you can to reduce them or even endeavor to file no claims at all. Why do I bring this issue up in an article about lowering your auto insurance quote? Because the number of claims is the single factor that to the highest degree influences the cost of your insurance premium. Let me give you an example: Let's say you have 5 years of no claim. Most companies will then give you an unbelievable discount of your premium, some of them even 75%! It goes without saying that this is the most powerful way to get cheap insurance.

How can an insurance company do this? Look at an insurance company as a big box of money dropped in by people who gets security in return. What the company does is simply to reallocate the money that is left when the payments for damages are deducted.

People that have many damages and file many claims, must pay a higher premium and thus get a higher car insurance quote.But a safe driver that avoid claims, is rewarded with a lower one. Fair enough?

If you are new to insurance - or even if you have had insurrances for some years, but feel you lack knowledge about it. - I'll advice you to learn the basic auto insurance terminology, before you start to shop around. It can help you, not only to get a low cost insurance but also to make the correct coverage decisions for you. Let's do a little test: Do you need PIP coverage? What does PD coverage mean? What is BI coverage?

Do not accept the first quote you get

If you ask an insurance company for a quote, you can be almost hundred percent sure you'll get a better one from at least one other company. Comprehensive marketing research the recent years has shown that prices for a new six-month policy with comparable coverage can vary greatly between different companies. And we are talking about spreads in rates of at least $500

So, equipped with this knowledge both you and I know that it pays to do a little legwork and shop around for car insurance.

Most insurance companies have a form of questions you must provide answers to in order to get an understanding of your security situation. It is really astonshing, how much the criterias for determining the price can vary between companies. What one company may consider a high risk factor another company may view as a minor risk. So why not take a little time to compare rates for a number of different companies?

The first thing you should do before you start this comparison is to go through your insurance coverages and keep your auto insurance policy on hand. Then go online and start to shop around. The internet is probably the most comprehensive, fastest and easiest way to find a decent vehicle insurance quote.

And what's even more incredible, many insurance companies now offer some great discounts for buying the policy over the web - a discount that come in addition to the no-claim discount described above.

How is this possible? To handle an insurance sale in general cost money for the companies. However, a sale on the internet will cost less money than selling it over the counter. They do not have to involve human resources if you purchase it online. Thus the companies save money on your internet purchase, and a part of this saving is passed on to you as a discount, a significant discount if you buy from the right company.

Terje Brooks Ellingsen is a writer and internet publisher. He runs the website cheap-used-cars.w-eland.com Terje gives advice and helps people with automotive issues like how to get cheap car insurance and auto owners insurance in general.







Related News



Time for a financial check: Got a will? Is your insurance up to date? - Kansas City Star

Time for a financial check: Got a will? Is your insurance up to date?
Kansas City Star, MO -12 hours ago
The beneficiary form makes clear where you want your retirement account, 401(k) and life insurance to go, regardless of what your will says. ...
New Experience Retirement WebsitePR.com (press release)
all 2 news articles

TPAs eye tier-2 cities to catch with insurance market growth - Economic Times

TPAs eye tier-2 cities to catch with insurance market growth
Economic Times, India -7 hours ago
7 Sep, 2008, 1408 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI : Seeking to catch up with the accelerating growth in number of lives being covered by health insurance policies, ...

Be aware of the limits to FDIC insurance - Palm Beach Daily News

Be aware of the limits to FDIC insurance
Palm Beach Daily News, FL -16 hours ago
By GAIL LIBERMAN Amid a rising number of bank failures, experts want you to fully understand the FDIC's convoluted rules about exactly what its insurance...
How to determine your bank's financial healthLos Angeles Times
FDIC’s Sheila Bair says tough times still aheadBizjournals.com
UPDATE 1-US credit problems far from over - FDIC's BairReuters
Housing Wire - Los Angeles Times
all 42 news articles

Businesses can take heart that insurance premium increases will be ... - Bizjournals.com

Businesses can take heart that insurance premium increases will be ...
Bizjournals.com, NC -21 hours ago
Area businesses are bracing for another increase in health insurance premiums as budget season approaches. The average increase will be in the neighborhood ...
Harry and Louise are back, still worried about health careBizjournals.com
Businesses keep an eye on the workers’ comp legal landscapeBizjournals.com
Rockets retire ‘It’s Time’ to run with ‘Get Red’Bizjournals.com
all 157 news articles

Gustav victims face insurance worries - USA Today

Gustav victims face insurance worries
USA Today -15 hours ago
As victims of Hurricane Gustav's fury turn to their insurance companies for help in recovering from the wind and water inflicted damage to their property, ...
How to file a State Farm insurance claimDaily Comet
STORM UPDATE: Insurance info; now with State Farm claims office ...The Daily Advertiser
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner to Visit Farmers Insurance Mobile ...MarketWatch
WBXH - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
all 34 news articles

Failed Silver State branches in Ariz. to reopen Monday - Arizona Republic

Emirates Business 24/7

Failed Silver State branches in Ariz. to reopen Monday
Arizona Republic, AZ -9 hours ago
... regulators Friday, held $183 million, or about 10 percent of the bank's $1.7 billion in deposits, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ...
Silver State Bank in Nevada is shutThe Associated Press
Weekend Seize Watch: FDIC Shuts 11th Bank of 2008BankInnovation.net
Regulators Shutter Silver State BankWall Street Journal
BloggingStocks - Reuters
all 339 news articles

RVL's big spend on insurance - Melbourne Herald Sun

RVL's big spend on insurance
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -51 minutes ago
RACING Victoria Ltd has taken out a $100 million-plus insurance cover against the outbreak of any equine disease during the spring carnival. ...


US insurance giant AIG fights for local recognition - The Australian

US insurance giant AIG fights for local recognition
The Australian, Australia -1 hour ago
After taking over as head of the local American Insurance Group life insurance operations two years ago, Stuart Harrison has resolved to bolster the brand ...

Airnetz to launch pre-paid cards with insurance cover - Economic Times

Airnetz to launch pre-paid cards with insurance cover
Economic Times, India -7 hours ago
"An insurance cover ranging from Rs 7 lakh to 50 lakh will be an added feature," Khekade said. Airnetz also plans to open a hotline service which would ...

Hurricane season, insurance writing don't mix - Press-Register - al.com

InjuryBoard.com

Hurricane season, insurance writing don't mix
Press-Register - al.com, AL -6 hours ago
One sale was canceled because of storm damage, and the other three closings were delayed up to five months to settle insurance claims. ...
Construction insurance must for firmsGulfNews
Katrina Citizens Losing Insurance Cases On AppealInjuryBoard.com
The Hartford, Travelers Dodged Major Losses From GustavHartford Business
Xinhua - Forbes
all 674 news articles