Are you sick and tired of robbing Peter to pay Paul to pay auto insurance each month? You’re in the same situation as most other people.
Companies like GEICO, 21st Century and Progressive persitently shower you with ads and it is challenging if not impossible to ignore the promise of big savings and do the work needed to find the best deal.
If you currently have a car insurance policy, you stand a good chance to be able to reduce your rates substantially using these tips. Finding the best rates is quite easy. But drivers must learn the way companies sell insurance online and take advantage of how the system works.
The majority of larger companies such as 21st Century, Allstate and State Farm give prices direct online. Comparing rates online is pretty painless as all you need to do is type in the coverage amounts you desire into a form. After you submit the form the system sends out for credit information and your driving record and returns pricing information based on many factors. Quoting online makes it a lot easier to compare rates but having to visit many different websites and fill out multiple forms is a waste of time. But it’s necessary to get many rate quotes in order to find better prices.
A quicker way to lower your auto insurance bill utilizes a single form to obtain quotes from a lot of companies. This type of form saves time, eliminates repetitive work, and makes rate comparisons much more efficient. Once the form is submitted, it is rated and you can choose any one of the pricing results.
If you find a better price you simply finish the application and buy the new coverage. It takes less than 15 minutes and you will know how your current rates stack up.
To save time and use this form to compare rates, click here to open in a new tab and enter your vehicle and coverage information. If you have your current policy handy, we recommend you duplicate exactly as they are listed on your policy. This makes sure you will receive a price comparison using the exact same coverages.
When buying the right insurance coverage, there really is not a perfect coverage plan. Coverage needs to be tailored to your specific needs and a cookie cutter policy won’t apply. For instance, these questions can help discover whether your personal situation may require specific advice.
If it’s difficult to answer those questions but you think they might apply to your situation then you might want to talk to an agent. If you don’t have a local agent, simply complete this short form or click here for a list of car insurance companies in your area.
Learning about specific coverages of your insurance policy can help you determine which coverages you need and proper limits and deductibles. The coverage terms in a policy can be impossible to understand and reading a policy is terribly boring. Below you’ll find typical coverages offered by insurance companies.
Liability car insurance – This coverage protects you from damage or injury you incur to other people or property. This coverage protects you against other people’s claims. Liability doesn’t cover damage to your own property or vehicle.
Coverage consists of three different limits, bodily injury per person, bodily injury per accident and property damage. As an example, you may have values of 50/100/50 that translate to a $50,000 limit per person for injuries, $100,000 for the entire accident, and $50,000 of coverage for damaged propery. Another option is a combined limit which provides one coverage limit rather than limiting it on a per person basis.
Liability can pay for things like court costs, structural damage and repair costs for stationary objects. How much coverage you buy is a personal decision, but it’s cheap coverage so purchase as large an amount as possible.
Comprehensive protection – This pays to fix your vehicle from damage OTHER than collision with another vehicle or object. You first have to pay a deductible and then insurance will cover the rest of the damage.
Comprehensive coverage protects against claims such as fire damage, a broken windshield, damage from flooding and hail damage. The highest amount a insurance company will pay at claim time is the ACV or actual cash value, so if it’s not worth much more than your deductible it’s probably time to drop comprehensive insurance.
Collision – Collision coverage pays to fix your vehicle from damage from colliding with a stationary object or other vehicle. You first must pay a deductible then your collision coverage will kick in.
Collision can pay for claims such as scraping a guard rail, hitting a parking meter and rolling your car. Paying for collision coverage can be pricey, so consider removing coverage from older vehicles. Another option is to choose a higher deductible to get cheaper collision coverage.
Uninsured or underinsured coverage – This coverage protects you and your vehicle from other motorists when they do not carry enough liability coverage. Covered claims include injuries sustained by your vehicle’s occupants and also any damage incurred to your GMC Savana Cargo.
Due to the fact that many drivers only carry the minimum required liability limits, it doesn’t take a major accident to exceed their coverage limits. For this reason, having high UM/UIM coverages is important protection for you and your family. Frequently these coverages are similar to your liability insurance amounts.
Medical expense coverage – Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and medical payments coverage pay for bills like X-ray expenses, surgery, dental work and EMT expenses. The coverages can be used to cover expenses not covered by your health insurance program or if there is no health insurance coverage. Medical payments and PIP cover both the driver and occupants and will also cover getting struck while a pedestrian. Personal Injury Protection is not available in all states and gives slightly broader coverage than med pay