Are you tired of scraping the payment together to pay your car insurance bill each month? You are no different than most other car owners. With so many choices of insurance companies, it can be impossible to locate the best car insurance company.
All the larger car insurance companies like Allstate and Progressive give prices on the web. This process doesn’t take much effort as you simply enter your personal and coverage information into the quote form. Behind the scenes, their rating system requests information on your driving record and credit history and generates a price. This helps simplify price comparisons, but the time it takes to visit different websites and complete many quote forms can be a bit repetitive. Unfortunately, it is important to have as many quotes as possible in order to find a better rate.
The quickest way to find cheaper rates makes use of a single form to obtain quotes from multiple companies. It saves time, eliminates repetitive work, and makes quoting online much more enjoyable. After your information is entered, it is quoted with multiple companies and you can pick your choice of the quotes that you receive. If a lower price is quoted, you can click and sign and purchase coverage. The entire process takes 15 minutes at the most and may save quite a bit of money.
If you want to find out what other companies charge, click here to open in a new tab and submit the form. To compare your current rates, we recommend you enter the coverages as shown on your current policy. This ensures you will have a fair comparison based on identical coverages.
When it comes to choosing proper insurance coverage, there is no “perfect” insurance plan. Coverage needs to be tailored to your specific needs so your insurance needs to address that. For instance, these questions may help highlight if your situation might need professional guidance.
If you can’t answer these questions then you might want to talk to a licensed agent. To find an agent in your area, take a second and complete this form or you can also visit this page to select a carrier It’s fast, doesn’t cost anything and may give you better protection.
Having a good grasp of your auto insurance policy can help you determine which coverages you need and the correct deductibles and limits. Policy terminology can be impossible to understand and coverage can change by endorsement. Below you’ll find typical coverage types found on the average auto insurance policy.
Comprehensive or Other Than Collision
This covers damage caused by mother nature, theft, vandalism and other events. You first have to pay a deductible and the remainder of the damage will be paid by comprehensive coverage.
Comprehensive can pay for things like fire damage, hail damage, falling objects, rock chips in glass and damage from a tornado or hurricane. The highest amount a auto insurance company will pay at claim time is the actual cash value, so if it’s not worth much more than your deductible it’s not worth carrying full coverage.
Collision protection
Collision insurance pays to fix your vehicle from damage caused by collision with a stationary object or other vehicle. A deductible applies and the rest of the damage will be paid by collision coverage.
Collision can pay for things such as colliding with another moving vehicle, crashing into a ditch, hitting a parking meter and crashing into a building. This coverage can be expensive, so consider dropping it from older vehicles. It’s also possible to increase the deductible to bring the cost down.
UM/UIM Coverage
This protects you and your vehicle when the “other guys” are uninsured or don’t have enough coverage. It can pay for hospital bills for your injuries and damage to your 2006 Porsche Cayenne.
Since a lot of drivers have only the minimum liability required by law, it doesn’t take a major accident to exceed their coverage limits. This is the reason having UM/UIM coverage is very important.
Auto liability insurance
Liability insurance will cover damage or injury you incur to people or other property. This coverage protects you against claims from other people, and doesn’t cover damage sustained by your vehicle in an accident.
Liability coverage has three limits: per person bodily injury, per accident bodily injury, and a property damage limit. You might see limits of 50/100/50 that translate to $50,000 in coverage for each person’s injuries, a total of $100,000 of bodily injury coverage per accident, and property damage coverage for $50,000.
Liability insurance covers claims like bail bonds, medical expenses, court costs, repair bills for other people’s vehicles and medical services. How much liability should you purchase? That is up to you, but buy as high a limit as you can afford.
Medical costs insurance
Medical payments and Personal Injury Protection insurance reimburse you for expenses like ambulance fees, doctor visits, hospital visits and chiropractic care. They are often used in conjunction with a health insurance plan or if you do not have health coverage. They cover you and your occupants and also covers any family member struck as a pedestrian. Personal injury protection coverage is not an option in every state and gives slightly broader coverage than med pay