Showing posts with label discount car insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discount car insurance. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Discount Car Insurers - Do they save you Money on Auto Insurance

If you live in the US, you are probably required to purchase auto insurance in order to be a legal driver. The driver's license office, inspection station, etc. will keep requiring you to prove you are insured.

Insurers will always charge different premiums for different drivers. And some people will cost more to insure than other people. But even if your premium is high, you do not have to accept the first quote you hear. You should know that the discount car insurance company is not always the cheapest auto insurer for you!

I had a discount insurance company, and they tripled my premiums after I added a young driver and a used car to my coverage. The company insisted that price was the best one out there, and my own insurance agent could not do better. So should I have stopped shopping?

After a few weeks I got an offer for a quote from a top rated company that is not usually thought of as cheap at all. Because my rates were so high, I decided to take a few moments to get a quote.

I was shocked. That company could offer me discounts that the discount insurer could not. With discounts, my rate dropped two hundred dollars a month!

Think about that two hundred bucks a month. That meant I could save $2,400 a year. Within a few years, I could save enough to buy another car.

How can you find the best deal for you? You should always shop around. Online car insurance quote forms make it fairly easy. You just enter your basic details in a form that takes about 4 minutes to fill out. Then click the GO button, and sit back while top insurers compete for your business.

There is not doubt that some dirvers will have to pay more than others. But there is no reason to pay too much!

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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Discount Car Insurance -- The True Cost

The true cost of discount car insurance may not be in the premiums. I just had a minor car accident, and I'm so happy that I did not succumb to the temptation to switch to a cheaper plan a few weeks ago! I have not had an accident for a long time, but I had been judged at fault in this one. Nobody was hurt, but my car had about $1500 of damage, plus the truck I backed into had some minor damage.

I kept my comprehensive coverage, despite the fact that my car is a few years old and paid for. (Yeah for paid off cars!). I also made sure my insurance covered a rental car for the time my own vehicle spent in the body shop. I did raise my deductible to $500 - but I knew that while the expense would annoy me, it was an amount I could afford.

Anyway, I got my car fixed with very little inconvenience. The adjuster even worked with me on the car rental situation because I planned to be on vacation for a few days after my car was scheduled to be fixed.

Now I could have saved $20 a month by switching to Brand X, but if I had given up my collision insurance and only kept liability that decision would have cost me $1000! In addition, I would not have had rental car coverage, so I would have been without wheels or spent another $400 on a rental myself.

I would have to pay premiums for several months to save $1400! Think about your situation before you cut out benefits to save a few dollars every month!

If you are unhappy with your current car insurance, or if you want to find a high quality insurance plan for less, get free online car insurance quotes!