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Monday, November 9, 2009

Discover Features And Benefits And Features Of Insurance Quotes Online

By Lewis Culbreath

You can get auto insurance quotes online in two ways. One is to go directly to the website of your preferred insurance company. The other is to use sites that offer quotes from different underwriters. These sites allow you to immediately compare multiple quotes from several companies. All you need to do is enter some basic information such as your name, zip code, make and model of the car and the like.

One big benefit of online insurance quotes is that you save precious time and money. In a matter of minutes, you may have already compared a multiple of quotes from different companies; whereas you could still be on your way driving to where you were supposed to meet an agent. Also, the rates you will be given are the same rates you will get if you were sitting down with an agent. Even payments can be made online.

Different companies use different factors to that affect the rates they will charge. Although a state may not have a specific list of what factors can be used, it does have a list of those that cannot be used. Religion and race, for example, cannot be used as basis for auto insurance premiums.

Insurance companies more commonly use gender, age, marital status and similar information to gauge which risk level a prospective client belongs to. The weight each factor is given may differ from one company to another. As such, premiums differ although the quotations are based on the same information.

Insurance companies also check on claims that were made in the past. A history of multiple accidents, or severe ones, may be cause for a premium to be higher than normal. Where the no fault clause is followed, underwriters consider the claims either party has made.

If you think that you will be considered a high-risk driver, then it will be best to get quotations from underwriters that specialize in this market segment. For instance, students, based on data, have been classified as high-risk drivers. The same goes for drivers with a list of previous accidents. Any violation or pending ticket should also be reported, as a ticket unaccounted for can be enough reason for a policy to be cancelled.

Because you will not want to be paying very low premiums only to find out years later that your insurance company has declared bankrupt, check their ratings. There are companies that give ratings to insurance underwriters based on their capacity to pay out claims or financial stability. Never make an uneducated purchase. It may cost you your financial stability too.

What you can do is to get multiple quotations from the websites that offer auto insurance quotes only from companies with a B rating or better. Choose a couple of good deals, and then go the individual websites of those companies. You can either set up appointments with their agents or choose to pay online if your chosen underwriter has a secured payment option on its site. Remember that a low premium is not always a good deal. Check the coverage carefully. Ensure that benefits match those required by the state law. In case you travel often, being covered when you are out of state should be non negotiable. - 21396

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