Very Cheap Auto Insurance - Tips That Guarantee Affordable Car Insurance Rates

Monday, April 6, 2009

Choosing your Car Insurance Quotes Carefully

By Steward Sierra

Below we are going to provide some useful tips that you can use to get a car insurance quote that is more affordable to ease your through these terrible recessionary times.

The most important tip that we can give, which is especially true in this economic climate is to be willing to shop around and to spend time looking for car insurance quotes that are suitable to your needs and also your price. Car insurance quotes are one of those products where the price can vary substantially between one insurer to the next, sometimes as much as 50%. In this business climate the variation are even greater as car insurance companies try even harder to get customers.

One thing though, many people mistake the cheapest quote to be the best. This is wrong as the cheapest could also provide the worst coverage. You have to be sure of the coverage that you are receiving then judge the product as a whole in terms of value. You also have to be sure that the insurance company that you are thinking of signing up with will actually pay-out should you request a claim. Do some research on the insurer before signing up.

It is also vital that you understand that car insurance quotes that you receive. Although all companies have products that have similar names, it doesnt mean that they are the same thing. Terms like comprehensive or first party are simply names and could have coverage that varies widely. As a customer you need to know the exact coverage and values that each insurer provides with a certain insurance package. It is only when you know the exact coverage that you can determine the value of each package from the different insurers.

One smart way to lower your yearly car insurance payments is to increase you excess amount. What this means is that you will have to pay more should you decide to make a claim in the future. This is perfectly fine if you are generally a very cautious person and dont see yourself likely to make a claim. The only problem is that you will have to be sure that you always have enough cash in your bank account to cover the excess should bad luck befall you and you need to make a claim against your insurance company.

Sometimes it also helps if you divide your yearly car insurance premium payments into a monthly charge. This way you wont be overburdened by the one lump sum insurance payment that you have to pay. It makes budgeting sense to split up the payment if you find it hard to swallow. It however is normal that insurance companies will charge you slightly more for monthly subscriptions as it requires more administration time.

It also helps if you organize your other insurance products and have their insurance premiums spread across the year. Say your car insurance is due in April, you then have to make sure that your insurance for other products like home or life is due many months away and isnt grouped together in one month. This is budgeting suicide.

Another thing that we find to be extremely important in getting the right car insurance quotes for your needs are to be extremely picky and be very specific with what you tell your insurance providers for a quote. You should be very specific with what separate coverage plans that you want and which items you dont need. Most people simply pick a package and stick with it even if they have coverage for items they dont need. On the other hand if you are very detailed in your approach then you can save as much as 50% o your policy by removing items you dont need.

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