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

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Discount Auto Insurance is Possible

By Joseph Welusz

Discount auto insurance is relative to the amount you are willing to pay for a certain amount of coverage. Many people do not understand that by purchasing the lowest policy you aren't always protecting yourself right.

It important to look more at the coverages that are offered and the price changes between them if you truly want to get what I would consider discount auto insurance. One of the simplest ways to do this is by talking to an insurance agent. The agent will be able to see how much you would be required to pay at different levels of liability coverage.

There are two types of insurance agents. Captive insurance agents who only provide insurance for there specific company. A State Farm agent is an example of a captive agent. The other is an independent agent who can provide policies for multiple insurance companies.

If you decide to talk to an agent make sure you ask what auto insurance discounts are available. If you don't already know, most agents work off of commission. They might not always add on all the available discounts if not asked. After you ask for all the discounts ask if there are an additional discounts available just to make sure.

Another way to get low cost auto insurance is to raise your collision deductible. The general public carries a $500 deductible. If you raise this to $1000 or even $750 you will most like be able to save $100 or more. It's not advised to raise you comprehensive deductible though because it makes up only a small portion of your total premium.

Comparison shopping between companies is another great way to save money. Like the rates that vary between coverages they also vary between companies. Each company has there own rating system, some offer discount to have higher limit some for lower limit. Each company tries to market to a small niche of the insurance buying public. The rates could vary greatly between companies.

On TV you are bombarded with insurance commercials stating they will save you hundreds of dollars. This makes it confusing to try to figure which insurance organization has the best insurance rates. All the insurance corporations have good rates for the market they are trying to insure. It's your responsibility to try figure out if you fall into there preferred market so you get the best price.

It has become very simple to go online to compare insurance prices. You need to be careful though because some of the insurance corporations are having your state minimum coverage limits set as the defaults in there quote forms online. Make sure that before you purchase the policy you can speak with representative from the company providing the rates to discuss your options. Then you can use some of the tips from this article.

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