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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Monthly Car Insurance Payments Can Be Reduced

By Andy Darwinson

Monthly car insurance payments are one of the larger items in many budgets - and often, they just keep getting bigger and bigger! You may have been eagerly anticipating your insurance rates to drop as your car reaches a certain age, only to have them keep right on climbing! It is frustrating, but fortunately there are some ways to lower your insurance costs, especially if you pay on a monthly basis.

The first step is to check on the internet to find quotes for insurance rates; you can compare rates online and doing this can in many cases save you up to 20 percent compared to your current rates. It is easy to get these quotes online, since you can enter the necessary information just once and receive quotes from a number of different insurers at once.

If you pay your car insurance premiums annually, then you will get just one chance to find a better rate each year when your policy is up for renewal. If you make monthly payments instead, it is much easier. You can usually drop your coverage within the policy year as long as you notify your insurance company in advance. Be sure to ask if you will have to pay any sort of fees or penalties, such as a short rate if you cancel before your policy is due for renewal.

When you give an insurance company advanced notice that you're dropping their policy, make certain you coordinate the date you drop it with the beginning date on your new policy. Check to see how many days notice is required, if any. Include your name, address and policy number in the letter.

Some people find that they not only can save money but improve the coverage on their policy once they start shopping for rates. While it's quite tempting to lower deductibles, it's far better to increase liability limits. If you injure someone in an accident and they sue for more than your liability coverage and win, you pay the difference. That's a life-changing bill.

You can set up your monthly car insurance payments to be taken directly out of your checking account. With monthly payments, this can actually save you a little bit of money, since many insurers charge you a fee for mailing premium notices to you.

If you already have automatic payments set up, you can still save on your monthly car insurance payments by switching to a different car insurance company. Just contact your insurer and ask them for a cancellation form, if one is needed. This form or a letter informing them of your cancellation should be sent to your insurer along with a note stating that you do not want any payments deducted automatically after your cancellation date. Make a copy of this letter and keep it for your records in case of a dispute or miscommunication. - 21392

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