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Auto insurance
quotes are a free service offered by insurance agencies to
consumers who are in the market for new insurance. When you call
an agency to obtain an auto insurance quote, you will be asked
the driving record of the primary driver, the age of the
vehicle, how many miles the vehicle is driven to and from work,
and the amount of coverage you would like on the vehicle. An
auto insurance quote only takes a few moments. There are some
interesting facts about the pricing of auto insurance quotes. If
you would like an auto insurance quote, and your current
insurance carrier has dropped you, the amount of your quote will
be dramatically increased. If you want to insure an underage
driver, your auto insurance quote will increase.
Obviously, the amount of coverage of the vehicle impacts the
price of auto insurance quotes. Collision is almost always the
most costly part of insurance, but in most cases it is a
requirement, and even if it is not required, it is a wise
investment. The price of auto insurance quotes change from state
to state, as there are different coverage requirements in each
state. There is also an increased likelihood of accidents in
certain parts of the country, so if you are trying to get an
auto insurance quote for vehicles registered in one of these
high-risk parts of the country, the price of your quote will be
high.
Auto insurance quotes can be accessed for free not only from an
insurance agent over the phone, but also online. There is no
obligation to purchase insurance if you get a free auto
insurance quote online, so this service may be more
convenient for you than calling an agent. You can use the online
auto insurance quote two ways: you can check the rates of your
current insurance against other insurers rates, or you can
change the amount of your coverage and see how that changes the
cost of your insurance. Auto insurance quotes can be found on
the websites of insurers or on the websites of underwriters
where one company is allowed to provide auto insurance quotes
for more than one insurer. Research is always good, so if you
are looking for an auto insurance quote, check out the free auto
insurance quotes online before calling a local agent. This way
you can be more informed of all the options when you speak to
him. “And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom
concerning all things that are done under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes
1:13)
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Christian
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I want to obtain a license to sell auto insurance in California but am confused about what courses I have to take.I know I have to take a 12 hour code and ethics class but I am uncertain if I have to take a 40 hour fire & casualty class or 20 hour auto limited lines.Thanks to anyone who can help!
Do you want to be able to sell insurance BESIDES auto? If so, you need the 40 hour class. For auto only, the 20 hour class.
The auto insurance policy that you have purchased is useful only if you are familiar with the auto insurance claims. Filing an auto insurance claim is essential to cover the financial loses caused by accident, theft, vandalism, etc. People who are completely familiar with the auto insurance claims can deal with such situations in a better way. Here are some points that are essential to be considered while filing an auto insurance claim:
Find out the level of damage or injuries and call the police: Determine the extent of damage done to your car and see if anyone needs medical attention. It is recommended to call the police directly even if it is a minor accident as you would need a police report while filing the auto insurance claim.
Get information of the other driver involved in the accident: It is very important to get license plate number, contact information, vehicle identification number, and auto insurance information of the other person involved in the accident. Also give the same information of yours to the other driver. You can obtain the information like vehicle identification number, insurers’ telephone numbers, etc. from your insurance identification card.
Look for witnesses and get their contact information: If there are any witnesses to the accident, try to obtain the names and phone numbers of those who are interested in telling what they saw. Your insurance company may ask for witness statements and they can prove to be very helpful to your auto insurance claim.
Inform your insurance agent about the accident: Inform your insurance agent about the accident as soon as possible. If possible, call your agent when you are with police as the police officer can provide more accurate information to your insurance company. This step can help you in saving additional time and hassles when you file your auto insurance claim later on.
File under another party’s insurance provider: If the accident did not happen because of your mistake, you can ask either your insurance company or other driver’s insurance company to recover the damage done to your car.
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Tom Evens
http://www.articlesbase.com/insurance-articles/filing-auto-insurance-claims-727920.html
Hi, Michel here
I can’t give much time to car insurance companies so better looking for instant car insurance, where to go? please make it sure that car insurance company must be reliable and low cost offers.
There are any number of companies that can get you insurance quickly on line, and print an ID card for you right away. How economical and reliable they are you’ll have to find out for yourself; I myself wouldn’t try them, since they tend toward the non-standard market (high risk–watch their TV ads) and price accordingly.
You can check out any company by using Google or Yahoo search, typing in "complaint name of company" and seeing what comes up. There’s also J D Power:
www.jdpower.com/insurance/ratings/auto-insurance-provider-ratings
only cover catastrophic loss.
Can you imagine what your auto insurance would cost if you made a claim every time you got a flat or a tune up ?
Or what your home owners insurance would cost if you made a claim every time a light bulb burned out or you wanted your carpet cleaned ?
Maybe that’s the reason medical insurance premiums are so high ?
autoinsurance.bebto.com – try this one. I have their car insurance and, as I know, they can provide such a service.
I passed this course in the middle of 2007 and got this certificate, but i can’t use it as one of discount factors when i am gonna to buy an auto insurance. The licensed auto insurance agents told me that Defensive Driving Course Certificate can’t be used to get more auto insurance discounts for Texas? Why? It’s so weird. So, why Texans need to take that course besides for a court when i got a speeding ticket?
You can’t use it to get a discount if you used it to dismiss a ticket. And maybe your company just doesn’t offer that discount. Not all companies do, so shop around. Texans only need to take the class if they are ordered by a judge to not have a ticket go on their record.
I also find it strange that you are able to shop for rates online. Typically you can put in your information, but they cannot quote rates online for the state of Texas yet. It has to come from a representative of the company who is licensed.
Auto insurance is a legal requirement of driving. Every driver needs it. One of the most difficult aspects of auto insurance, however, is locating an agent with whom you are comfortable. One of the most attractive features of Safeco Auto Insurance is that the company offers the option of finding an independent insurance agent or purchasing a policy directly through their Internet website.
Consider the three types of insurance agents. First, the telephone agent sells insurance coverage only over the telephone. While this individual can cover a wider range of territory, a face-to-face meeting or conversation is impossible. Safeco offers a toll-free number through which prospective customers can consult with a representative about purchasing auto insurance.
The captive insurance agent, in comparison, sells policies offered by one insurance company. While accessible in a local office, he or she may or may not have the most economical policy available. Furthermore, he or she will not even be able to assess with certainty the competitiveness of the premium’s price.
Safeco offers insurance through independent agents. These agents have a local office in the community in which they reside. They sell insurance for multiple companies, and are able to determine which of the companies they represent offers the best deal for a premium.
Another option for purchasing Safeco Auto Insurance is through the internet. The company offers users the ability to receive a quote and purchase a premium online at their website. Policyholders can pay bills, print new insurance cards, and complete many other tasks at home.
Like other Internet insurance sites, Safeco requires very little information to process a premium quote. Have the name, address, date of birth, and social security number available for the prospective drivers. Know the make, model, and year of the vehicle that needs to be insured. With this information, you are ready to get started.
If you are considering purchasing a car, but have not yet done so, you can enter this information as well so that you can see how much the new car will cost. Another option is to call an agent on the telephone and ask for a quote on a different car. Be sure to provide the year, make, and model of the car being considered so that they can provide accurate information.
Before you purchase another type of auto insurance, compare your rates with Safeco Auto Insurance. It takes only a few minutes to obtain a quote through the internet, and the savings might be well worth the time spent!
Adam Hefner
http://www.articlesbase.com/insurance-articles/being-smart-with-safeco-auto-insurance-345077.html
Does anyone else smell a legal zoo bigger than the mythological Ark
Most health insurance companies do not pay medical bills if you are injured in an accident and there is applicable auto insurance that should cover the bills. Usually you see this with the ERISA plans (employer sponsor plans). Some private plans will step up and pay the bill….but ERISA plans usually don’t.
Even when the health insurance pays….they usually send a medical lien to the at fault drivers company. That means that the health insurance plan gets paid back for the money they paid out from the settlement proceeds.
For the at fault drivers who would not have coverage under their liability coverage…..they have to use their health insurance.
Auto insurance rates usually have to be approved by the insurance department of each state. These rates are pretty tightly regulated as it is.
I don’t see health care reform affecting auto insurance rates.
I switched auto insurance companies recently and I was just wondering if there is any reason at all I should keep my old auto insurance bills from the old company. I’m the one who HATES clutter and I want to get rid of things I don’t need anymore. Thanks.
I recently changed to AAA. If no claim pending it is not necessary to keep the old bills. But keep policy number for a couple months for refernece if need be.
I now use the plastic shoe boxes to weed out things then go through boxes and thin more later. I label each one, such as bills paid, autos, bank, charge accounts, phone, utilties, TAX reciepts, house repairs, Working well for me so far.
Many Americans rely on their automobiles to get to work. No automobile means no job, no rent or mortgage money, no food. A single parent, struggling to make ends meet in the suburbs with 100,000 miles on the odometer, would presumably welcome the guaranteed opportunity for low-priced insurance that would take care of every possible repair on her auto until the day that it reaches 200,000 miles or falls apart, whichever comes first. Especially if the insurance is valid regardless of whether she even changes the oil in the interim.
So why aren’t the auto insurance companies writing such coverage, either directly or through used auto dealers? And given the importance of reliable transportation, why isn’t the public demanding such coverage? The answer is that both auto insurers and the public know that such insurance can’t be written for a premium the insured can afford, while still allowing the insurers to stay solvent and make a profit. As a society, we intuitively understand that the costs associated with taking care of every mechanical need of an old automobile, particularly in the absence of regular maintenance, aren’t insurable. Yet we don’t seem to have these same intuitions with respect to health insurance.
If we pull the emotions out of health insurance, which is admittedly hard to do even for this author, and look at health insurance from the economic perspective, there are several insights from auto insurance that can illuminate the design, risk selection, and rating of health insurance.
Auto insurance comes in two forms: the traditional insurance you buy from your agent or direct from an insurance company, and warranties that are purchased from auto manufacturers and dealers. Both are risk transfer and sharing devices and I’ll generically refer to both as insurance. Because auto third-party liability insurance has no equivalent in health insurance, for traditional auto insurance, I’ll examine only collision and comprehensive insurance – insurance covering the vehicle – and not third-party liability insurance.
Bumper to Bumper
The following are some commonly accepted principles from auto insurance:
* Bad maintenance voids certain insurance. If an automobile owner never changes the oil, the auto’s power train warranty is void. In fact, not only does the oil need to be changed, the change needs to be performed by a certified mechanic and documented. Collision insurance doesn’t cover cars purposefully driven over a cliff.
* The best insurance is offered for new models. Bumper-to-bumper warranties are offered only on new cars. As they roll off the assembly line, automobiles have a low and relatively consistent risk profile, satisfying the actuarial test for insurance pricing. Furthermore, auto manufacturers usually wrap at least some coverage into the price of the new auto in order to encourage an ongoing relationship with the owner.
* Limited insurance is offered for old model autos. Increasingly limited insurance is offered for old model autos. The bumper-to-bumper warranty expires, the power train warranty eventually expires, and the amount of collision and comprehensive insurance steadily decreases based on the market value of the auto.
* Certain older autos qualify for additional insurance. Certain older autos can qualify for additional coverage, either in terms of warranties for used autos or increased collision and comprehensive insurance for vintage autos. But such insurance is offered only after a careful inspection of the automobile itself.
* No insurance is offered for normal wear and tear. Wiper blades need replacement, brake pads wear out, and bumpers get dings. These aren’t insurable events. To the extent that a new car dealer will sometimes cover some of these costs, we intuitively understand that we’re ‘paying for it’ in the cost of the automobile and that it’s ‘not really’ insurance.
* Accidents are the only insurable event for the oldest automobiles. Accidents are generally insurable events even for the oldest autos; with few exceptions service work isn’t.
* Insurance doesn’t restore all vehicles to pre-accident condition. Auto insurance is limited. If the damage to the auto at any age exceeds the value of the auto, the insurer then pays only the value of the auto. With the exception of vintage autos, the value assigned to the auto goes down over time. So whereas accidents are insurable at any vehicle age, the amount of the accident insurance is increasingly limited.
* Insurance is priced to the risk. Insurance is priced based on the risk profile of both the automobile and the driver. The auto insurer carefully examines both when setting rates.
* We pay for our own insurance. And with few exceptions, automobile insurance isn’t tax deductible. As a result, the fear of increasing insurance rates due to traffic violations and/or accidents changes our driving behavior and we sometimes select our automobiles based on their insurability.
Each of the above principles is supported by solid actuarial theory. Although most Americans can’t describe the underlying actuarial theories, most everyone understands the above principles of auto insurance at the intuitive level. For sure, as indispensable automobiles are to our lifestyles, there is no loud national movement, accompanied by moral outrage, to change these principles.
Unsustainable Market
In contrast, similar principles are routinely violated in health insurance. To demonstrate this, let’s return to the same suburban mother from the opening paragraph. She’s busy working, driving to and from work, and driving her kids to school and activities. She ends each day exhausted, sitting on the couch with fast food. She’s obese, has a sedentary life, a bad diet, and hasn’t taken the time to go to the doctor in years. After a simple injury doesn’t heal for weeks, she turns up at the emergency room and learns she has type II diabetes. Although type II diabetes is controllable, changing diet and exercise habits and properly tracking her condition takes time and effort and she’s never quite successful in implementing the necessary lifestyle changes.
So the initial emergency room visit is only the first of a long list of health care related to non-controlled diabetes and other problems associated with obesity. Whether she has individual or group insurance, her insurance pays for each episode of care, without singling her out for a premium increase, and without charging her any more cost sharing than is charged to the healthiest and most medically diligent insureds. Her coverage continues until she voluntarily changes insurance companies and/or employers or becomes eligible for Medicare. If she’s covered under group insurance she may not even pay any premium. Her insurance continues unabated, even though the disease was caused by neglecting her body and she maintains her poor lifestyle even after the disease becomes known.
This just wouldn’t happen in auto insurance. This scenario is the auto insurance equivalent of guaranteed access to low-priced auto insurance that takes care of every possible repair, including damage already done, until the day the car falls apart so completely it’s unsalvageable (death) or reaches 200,000 miles (Medicare), regardless of whether she even changes the oil (takes care of herself) in the interim.
As a society, we don’t expect this in private-market auto insurance, but we expect it in private-market health insurance. Furthermore, there’s a chorus of national and state interests, which continuously pushes us further away from the auto insurance principles.
The current private health insurance market isn’t sustainable. Prices have been consistently increasing faster than inflation for decades. Each year, insureds use more health care than ever before and more people have no insurance at all. Most actuaries and other people in the private health insurance market don’t want national health insurance with its bureaucracy and one-size-fits-all benefits. Yet, we’re trying to sustain a private insurance system, which violates the very principles we know are necessary for private insurance markets.
Yes, health insurance involves the sacredness of human life and is therefore different from auto insurance. But if we’re to sustain a private-market solution to health insurance, actuaries need to explain to the larger society, in terms that society understands, the rationale for the following principles:
* As sacred as health care is, it’s still an economic transaction that has to be balanced by individuals and societies, against other economic choices. It can’t be unlimited. Sometimes it will be secondary to other choices. On a given day, for example, the mother in our scenario may value her car more than her health.
* Insurance premiums should be paid by the individual and tied to controllable risk factors. This will provide the best incentive for the control of risk factors.
* Although it’s hard to draw the line between abuse, neglect and ignorance, self-abuse shouldn’t be insured and we need to draw that line somewhere.
* The private market can’t provide unlimited, self-directed health insurance.
* Routine care and ongoing treatments of chronic conditions can be pre-funded, can even be subsidized, but they don’t constitute ‘insurable events.’
* Insurance can’t be expected to keep every human body in pristine condition. No amount of health care will prevent everyone’s ultimate death.
* Comprehensive, unlimited, non-subsidized private-market coverage isn’t possible for people with severely impaired health.
* The private health market can provide limited non-subsidized health insurance, such as protection from accidents, to even health-impaired individuals.
* Individuals who can afford to do so and who take good care of themselves should be able to ‘buy up’ to better coverage. People have the option of buying up for everything else in life.
Discussion of these principles is lacking from most of the current health insurance debate. If society can intuitively understand how similar principles apply to health insurance, then they should be able understand the principles in the health insurance context. We need to initiate the debate.
This commentary is solely the opinion of its author. It does not express the official policy of the American Academy of Actuaries; nor does it necessarily reflect the opinions of the Academy’s individual officers, members, or staff
Contingencies, Jan/Feb 2007
Melih Oztalay
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/auto-insurance-principles-should-apply-to-health-insurance-110015.html
Hi!
I am with auto-insurance company X right now and due to few number of insurance claims that I had made, my insurance is going up. I am wondering if I try to switch to some company Y, will X share my claims information with Y?
Thanks!
Most of the time, yes they will find those prior claims.
Many insurance companies participate in a national database that tracks claims. They will also check you MVR records of any tickets or accidents. It is very difficult to slip one past an insurance company.
Fraudulently stating fewer claims than you actually have is not a good idea. If you filed another claim and the prior ones were discovered, they could deny the new claim, back charge you a higher rate, and/or cancel the policy on the spot.
Because your rate went up due to the claims, it’s not a bad idea to shop around, just make sure they are rating you with knowledge of those prior claims.
I bought a used car a few months ago that had a near flawless finish. Over the past few months it’s been scratched several times by my nephew on his bike. We’ve talked and now I need to file a claim with my insurance. The marks are everywhere, back of the trunk, right rear quarter panel, hood, left rear quarter panel.
The problem is, before I knew I could claim damages, I used a touch up kit to cover the scratches and gouges so they are hard to see. But I could still take pictures of them as they stand now and probably get a letter from the salesman, proclaiming the condition that he told it to me in. What else do I need to file a claim with Auto Owners? Yes, I have full coverage, including comprehensive.
I would settle out of pocket or pay for this yourself, each one of these scratches is a separate occurrence… which means for each scratch before your insurance will pay anything you have to pay your deductible for comprehensive/other that collision coverage. Typically this is $500 or so for each scratch… in the end your only going to end up with a higher premium and nothing from your insurance company to show for it.
Auto insurance is at its heart financial protection. You purchase insurance in order to prevent paying thousands of dollars in the event of a collision or other loss. Many different types of insurance are available, covering almost every conceivable means of loss or damage to your vehicle as well as others to which you may cause damage. Very few drivers need to purchase every single type of insurance, so it is helpful to understand each type in order to decide which ones you require.
Property damage insurance is sometimes known as liability insurance. This product is designed to cover damages that you may do to someone else’s vehicle. Your state sets a minimum amount of this insurance that you must carry but the state requirement is often quite low. If the damage you cause exceeds the limits of your insurance you could be sued for the difference. It is therefore wise to purchase as much property damage insurance as you can afford.
Personal injury insurance is usually required by law, though the required amount may vary by state. This insurance pays a portion of your medical bills (generally 80 percent) and a portion of your lost wages (usually 60 percent) if you are injured in an accident. Personal injury protection often includes a small death benefit as well. This insurance may cover your relatives or household members or even everyone in the car, depending on your insurance company’s policies and state mandates.
Bodily injury insurance is extremely important even though it is not required by many jurisdictions. If you are at fault for an accident that injures someone beyond the limits of his personal injury coverage, bodily injury insurance will cover the difference. Otherwise you could be sued for medical expenses.
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
If you are injured beyond the limits of your personal injury protection in an accident caused by someone who does not carry bodily injury insurance, what are your options? You could certainly sue him and likely win your case. However lawsuits are time consuming and expensive, and if he does not have the money to pay you might be stuck with an uncollectible judgment against him. Instead, your Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage could cover your injuries. This protection is reasonably priced and will ensure that you are paid in a timely manner. Purchase this coverage if you can.
Collision insurance will reimburse you for damages to your vehicle if you are at fault. Collision coverage will pay up to the actual cash value of the vehicle less your deductible. If your car is financed you may be required to carry collision insurance. However the premiums are high and this product is not recommended for older low value vehicles.
Comprehensive insurance will pay for damage or loss to your vehicle from both theft and acts of God. Comprehensive coverage will pay up to the actual cash value of the vehicle less your deductible. This insurance is usually required if your car is financed but not recommended for older cars with a low cash value.
Many other options are also available, covering everything from medical payments beyond your personal injury coverage to a rental car while yours is being repaired. Most of these options are good to have if you can afford them but not necessary if you can’t. Always speak with your insurance agent if you have any questions or concerns regarding your coverage options.
Levi Quinn
http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/looking-at-different-types-of-auto-insurance-107988.html
My auto insurance company has been charging me fees, rate increases (originally I was told it would be a decrease!), and a whole other mess with the DMV. I have not had any tickets, accidents, or claims. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain to me why this is happening. How do I now if I have a case with the insurance commission/and or a small claims lawsuit?
My main problem is not the rate increase. The insurance company received my payment on time. But, they did not POST it until a few days later. sometime in this period of a few days, the DMV audited the insurance companies system and decided this was a lapse I guess. I had to give the DMV 500.00 or lose my registration. This was 6 months ago. It took us 4 months to get the insurance agent to tell us what really happend (they are good at the runaround game). They said that they had sent the paperwork to the DMV and that we should be getting our check in 30 days as the insurance compay was at fault. This month my insurace is 100.00 more and I called the DMV and they recieved the paperwork, but not a follow up call they were supposed to get. Since I called them, I personally was able to give the OK to send the packet to the refund department. My insurance company says that the extra 100.00 is for "reinstatement of coverage", coverage I never lost in the first place.
you can visit the company’s official website from where you can know about the insurance procedure / rates etc.
usually the vehicle is insured on the depriciated price and if the same company is continued every year, then they give the no claim bonuses.
There is a unique number called the "Cover Note" number from which you can trakc down your insurance details from the company.
Wish u luck Buddy!!!!