Reduce Risk of Accident by buying Auto Insurance

By: Ricky Hussey

Auto insurance is also known as vehicle, car or motor insurance. Auto insurance is purchased to get protection against loss. Cars, trucks, two wheelers and other vehicles can be insured under this insurance policy. They provide some or full amount of our loss that occurred during accident or any damage that come under rules of insurance. It is compulsory according to public policy that you need to have an auto insurance policy form any certified dealer if you own a car, auto or other vehicle. In some countries, you need drivers insurance too. In 1994, J. Jackson and R. Blackman showed that insured vehicles have fewer chances of accidents than other vehicles.

When any damaged is caused to your vehicle, you need to pay a fixed contribution under insurance policy. When you repair your vehicle, you need to pay bill to the garage. Then insurance company will pay you back by showing them bills under the policy conditions like if part damaged in accident is plastic then insurance company will pay you half amount and rest you have to pay. Sometimes repair cost increases more than the actual cost of the vehicle then that vehicle is declared as write off. In write off situation, insurance company will pay you maximum agreed amount mentioned in insurance policy.

You have to pay a fixed amount every month or in four month or in year to insurance provider. Insurance premium depends on dealer, your personal details, car details, your previous record of insurance claims etc. It is called as compulsory excess. If you pay a large amount of insurance premium then, insurance company reduces your insurance premium. This is called as voluntary excess amount.

Insurance premium amount is based on various factors. This premium amount can be as mentioned by government or can be regulated under government by third party insurance providers. If insurance company can regulate their insurance premium prices under the government rules, then they have great freedom to select their prices and customer has freedom to select a good insurance plan for vehicle. When insurance premium is under the framework of then government then insurance premium depend on various data and calculations. Those factors are like driver’s age, gender, car details, car usage, coverage selection type etc. Mainly insurance policy is based on what type of car you have like high range or lower range in prices, their spare parts cost, type of insurance you wants. Your previous claims also matters in deciding insurance premium cost. If you want to choose a good and cheaper auto insurance plan then you can search over internet and contact with dealers.