Friday, July 6, 2007

Car Insurance Quotes And Comparison -- The Foundation For Savings in Car Insurance

There are many things on which you spend a lot more for a lot less just because you don't have access to certain information. Car insurance is one of such things. You could be spending $1000 and more because of where you got your car insurance quote from. I know it looks as if I am laying it on a little too thick, but, please, read on to see if I am right or wrong...

Let's say there are twenty factors that are generally used by insurance companies in preparing your car insurance quote. Now, although they'll all calculate your premium based on these factors, they will not weigh each of them equally. These factors have to do with how risky or otherwise it will be to insure you. The more the risk the insurance company sees in insuring you, the higher they charge you. And this is not constant...

We all know that the highest risk age group are under-25 as far as car insurance is concerned and for good reason. However, we also know that marriage has a sobering effect on young people. The level to which we agree with this differs. So also does it differ among insurance companies.

For one company, the fact that you are married may not give you considerable savings (if any) once you are under-25. However, for another insurance company, your marital status may totally override your high risk status because they believe that you are a lot more responsible since you are married.

If you are in a situation like the above, you'll easily agree with me that your premium will be dramatically higher if you only got a quote from the insurance company that considers your age group risk factor far above your marital status. If you add to the fact that you may even get better service for your situation from a company that favors your marital status in spite of your age, you'll see you are even getting more for paying less.

If money is not one of your concerns, this shouldn't be any problem. Every top insurance company will deliver high quality car insurance. But for those of us who do mind paying more for less, you'll do well to shop around.

One thing is also important: You have to know what an insurance company stands for. There are insurance companies that are committed to a special group of persons. Their services and pricing will also be designed to favor such people groups.

And although we are talking about savings here, it is also necessary to note that we are not talking about having them slash out things that mean so much to you. If what you require most is slashed out, you've not really made any savings. Have you? Quality always counts!

On a final note...

It is important that you shop around well. The internet provides the easiest way to do that with search engines. Get as many car insurance quotes as you can. Filling out the forms should take you only a few minutes per site at most. If you factor in the amount you'll save over the years for spending those minutes, you'll discover it is a very smart move.

And did I tell you that apart from being more convenient, doing your reasearch and getting your car insurance quotes online will get your further savings?


No comments: