Are you a victim of an underperforming, overpriced insurance policy? Believe me, there are many people just like you.
Having so many insurance companies to choose from, it is hard for the average consumer to find the most affordable car insurance company.
The most recommended method to compare car insurance company rates takes advantage of the fact most of the larger companies pay for the opportunity to quote your coverage. To start a quote, the only thing you need to do is provide a little information including daily mileage, if it has an anti-theft system, if you’re married, and your job. That rating data is instantly provided to many of the top insurers and you receive quotes almost instantly.
When it comes to choosing the best insurance coverage, there really is no “best” method to buy coverage. Each situation is unique and your policy should reflect that. Here are some questions about coverages that might point out if you would benefit from professional advice.
If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you might consider talking to a licensed agent. If you don’t have a local agent, take a second and complete this form or you can also visit this page to select a carrier
Learning about specific coverages of a insurance policy can help you determine which coverages you need at the best deductibles and correct limits. The coverage terms in a policy can be ambiguous and reading a policy is terribly boring. These are the usual coverages found on the average insurance policy.
Auto liability
This coverage will cover damage or injury you incur to other’s property or people. Liability coverage has three limits: bodily injury for each person, bodily injury for the entire accident, and a limit for property damage. As an example, you may have values of 100/300/100 that means you have a limit of $100,000 per injured person, a total of $300,000 of bodily injury coverage per accident, and $100,000 of coverage for damaged propery. Some companies may use one number which is a combined single limit that pays claims from the same limit and claims can be made without the split limit restrictions.
Liability coverage protects against claims like repair costs for stationary objects, emergency aid, funeral expenses and repair bills for other people’s vehicles. How much liability coverage do you need? That is your choice, but it’s cheap coverage so purchase as large an amount as possible.
Collision coverage protection
Collision coverage will pay to fix damage to your Concorde resulting from a collision with another vehicle or an object, but not an animal. You will need to pay your deductible and the rest of the damage will be paid by collision coverage.
Collision coverage pays for claims like damaging your car on a curb, sustaining damage from a pot hole and driving through your garage door. Paying for collision coverage can be pricey, so you might think about dropping it from older vehicles. Another option is to bump up the deductible to get cheaper collision coverage.
UM/UIM Coverage
Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist coverage protects you and your vehicle’s occupants when the “other guys” either have no liability insurance or not enough. Covered losses include medical payments for you and your occupants and also any damage incurred to your 1995 Chrysler Concorde.
Since a lot of drivers only carry the minimum required liability limits, it only takes a small accident to exceed their coverage. So UM/UIM coverage is very important. Usually the UM/UIM limits do not exceed the liability coverage limits.
Medical costs insurance
Medical payments and Personal Injury Protection insurance pay for short-term medical expenses like rehabilitation expenses, ambulance fees, doctor visits, chiropractic care and X-ray expenses. They are used to fill the gap from your health insurance policy or if you lack health insurance entirely. They cover both the driver and occupants as well as any family member struck as a pedestrian. Personal Injury Protection is not available in all states but it provides additional coverages not offered by medical payments coverage
Comprehensive or Other Than Collision
This coverage covers damage that is not covered by collision coverage. You first must pay your deductible then the remaining damage will be covered by your comprehensive coverage.
Comprehensive insurance covers claims like vandalism, hitting a bird, damage from flooding, a broken windshield and theft. The most a insurance company will pay at claim time is the cash value of the vehicle, so if the vehicle’s value is low it’s probably time to drop comprehensive insurance.