Are you overwhelmed by the dozens of auto insurance companies? You’re not the only one! People have so many options that it can easily become a lot of work to find the perfect company for you.
Auto insurance companies do not advertise every available discount very clearly, so we researched both well-publicized and also the lesser-known ways to save on car insurance.
As a disclaimer on discounts, many deductions do not apply to your bottom line cost. A few only apply to the cost of specific coverages such as physical damage coverage or medical payments. So even though they make it sound like you could get a free car insurance policy, companies don’t profit that way.
A partial list of companies who might offer these money-saving discounts include:
Check with all companies you are considering which discounts they offer. All car insurance discounts may not be available in every state.
When it comes to choosing proper insurance coverage for your personal vehicles, there really is not a single plan that fits everyone. Your needs are not the same as everyone else’s.
For example, these questions might help in determining whether you would benefit from professional advice.
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Auto insurance providers like Allstate and Progressive consistently run television and radio advertisements. They all make the same claim about savings if you change to their company. How can each company make the same claim? It’s all in the numbers.
All companies have a preferred profile for the driver that earns them a profit. For instance, a desirable insured could possibly be between the ages of 40 and 55, has no driving citations, and drives newer vehicles. A customer that hits that “sweet spot” receives the best rates and is almost guaranteed to save when they switch companies.
Potential customers who fall outside the requirements must pay higher rates which leads to business going elsewhere. The ads state “drivers who switch” not “everyone that quotes” save that much money. This is how companies can claim big savings. This illustrates why you need to get as many comparisons as possible. Because you never know which auto insurance company will provide you with the cheapest Chrysler Town and Country insurance rates.
Learning about specific coverages of a insurance policy can help you determine the right coverages and the correct deductibles and limits. The coverage terms in a policy can be ambiguous and nobody wants to actually read their policy.
Collision coverage protection
Collision insurance pays for damage to your Town and Country resulting from colliding with another car or object. You will need to pay your deductible then your collision coverage will kick in.
Collision coverage protects against things like driving through your garage door, crashing into a building, hitting a mailbox, sustaining damage from a pot hole and rolling your car. Collision is rather expensive coverage, so consider dropping it from older vehicles. Drivers also have the option to bump up the deductible to bring the cost down.
Comprehensive or Other Than Collision
Comprehensive insurance will pay to fix damage that is not covered by collision coverage. You first have to pay a deductible and then insurance will cover the rest of the damage.
Comprehensive insurance covers things such as hitting a deer, vandalism and a tree branch falling on your vehicle. The maximum payout you can receive from a comprehensive claim is the cash value of the vehicle, so if your deductible is as high as the vehicle’s value consider dropping full coverage.
Medical costs insurance
Coverage for medical payments and/or PIP provide coverage for immediate expenses like hospital visits, rehabilitation expenses, nursing services, ambulance fees and pain medications. The coverages can be utilized in addition to your health insurance policy or if you lack health insurance entirely. They cover both the driver and occupants as well as getting struck while a pedestrian. PIP is not universally available but can be used in place of medical payments coverage
UM/UIM Coverage
This gives you protection when other motorists are uninsured or don’t have enough coverage. This coverage pays for injuries sustained by your vehicle’s occupants and damage to your Chrysler Town and Country.
Because many people only purchase the least amount of liability that is required, it only takes a small accident to exceed their coverage. For this reason, having high UM/UIM coverages is a good idea.
Liability car insurance
This provides protection from damage that occurs to other people or property that is your fault. It protects YOU from claims by other people, and doesn’t cover damage sustained by your vehicle in an accident.
Coverage consists of three different limits, per person bodily injury, per accident bodily injury, and a property damage limit. You might see liability limits of 100/300/100 which means $100,000 in coverage for each person’s injuries, a limit of $300,000 in injury protection per accident, and a total limit of $100,000 for damage to vehicles and property.
Liability insurance covers things like repair bills for other people’s vehicles, medical services, medical expenses, repair costs for stationary objects and court costs. How much liability coverage do you need? That is up to you, but buy as high a limit as you can afford.
As you prepare to switch companies, never skimp on critical coverages to save a buck or two. Too many times, someone dropped comprehensive coverage or liability limits only to regret at claim time that it was a big mistake. Your focus should be to buy enough coverage at an affordable rate while not skimping on critical coverages.
We just showed you many ideas to lower your 2009 Chrysler Town and Country insurance rates. The most important thing to understand is the more rate quotes you have, the better your chances of lowering your rates. Drivers may discover the lowest priced car insurance comes from a company that doesn’t do a lot of advertising.
People change insurance companies for any number of reasons including not issuing a premium refund, lack of trust in their agent, policy cancellation and delays in responding to claim requests. It doesn’t matter why you want to switch choosing a new insurance company is pretty easy and you might even save some money in the process.