March 17, 2010
How a Waiver of Excess Works
Most car insurance policies have certain aspects of it that you will have to pay for if you have an accident or if your car gets vandalized. This part of the policy is commonly referred to a waiver of excess in many countries such as the UK. In the United States the waiver of excess is more commonly referred to as a deductible. If you’re in the UK and decide to rent a car then you’ll encounter a waiver of excess.
When the insurance coverage exceeds the deductable amount the waiver of excess will be paid in full. SO if you accumulate $5,000 in an accident then you will have to pay the excess waiver that was on the insurance policy. This fee is not included with your insurance premium and you’ll have to pay it when you report an accident that you want your policy to cover.
In the example above you’d be better off paying the $2,000 rather than having the insurance company pay the difference and then raise the premium of your car insurance because you made a claim. If you’re a young driver you should be cautious before reporting an insurance claim as most insurance companies will increase the premium by a good amount.
Your excess waiver amount will vary depending on what insurance plan you decide to go with. The higher the deductible that you choose the lower insurance premium will be. If you are a safe driver and have very few claims then you will benefit more from having a higher deductible. However this can cause problems if you are in an accident and end up not being able to pay the excess waiver at the time.
If you have an insurance policy and find the waiver of excess to be a percent rather than a figure you should consider asking if they can get a regular figure for it. This is because the percent can hurt you if you are involved in an expensive accident and have to pay thousands of dollars rather than a set price.
A waiver of excess is usually used to pay off damage that has occurred to your car due to an accident, theft, or harsh weather. Liability only will never have a waiver of excess since it only covers damages done to other vehicles. It’s possible to have better coverage for your waiver of access as well as a lower amount that you have to pay. However this will also increase the cost of your monthly payments.
You might have been led to believe that the waiver of excess is only for auto insurance. However there are many types of insurance that have a waiver of excess on them. Some other types of insurance that you’re likely to see a waiver of excess is health, travel, and home insurance. If you do rent a car in the UK it’s important that you understand that your credit card can and may be charged for damage before it’s reimbursed by the insurance company.
Graham McKenzie is the content syndication coordinator for Carinsurancesa.co.za. South Arica?s leading car insurance portal, which helps people save on their car insurance.
Filed under finance by Graham McKenzie
March 16, 2010
Look Very Carefully At Cheap Insurance Quotes
One of the most standard phrases in business these days is “Let the buyer beware” and this is exactly what you need with cheap insurance quotes. It used to be that you would have to physically go to each insurance company and sit down with an agent to get an insurance quote, but today you can do it online or over the phone and you need to use caution when looking at cheap insurance quotes. Don’t get caught up with a quote for a low monthly payment because, unless you are careful, it can end up costing you big time down the road.
As with most businesses these days, competition in the insurance business is tough and you need to be on the lookout for companies and agents that are using dishonest tactics to get your money. You need to know that the company providing you coverage and the company selling you a policy may not be one and the same. This is not a ‘buy here , pay here’ business, so the people you have to deal with once you sign a policy may be completely different than the agent who sold it to you. It is always a good idea to investigate all the companies who service your potential insurance policy with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for complaints.
Now, don’t get me wrong here. There are a lot of insurance companies and insurance agents who do provide good, honest service and have you, the customer in mind, but there are also people who are driven by greed and will use shady, dishonest and unethical techniques just to take your money. One of the ways these people will draw you in is with a dramatically low insurance quote, which they get by applying every available discount, even the ones you don’t qualify for. When the policy is written, the discounts that you are not eligible for are not applied and your payment is significantly higher than the quote. Your old insurance is canceled, the policy is written and they are counting on you just paying and staying. Usually, they will blame you for not qualifying for the discounts, which many will just accept.
You are taken in by the low quote and the plan is that once your old policy is canceled, your old insurance company will not want to take you back, so in order to keep your coverage you are stuck paying them a whole lot more money than you had originally thought. When the technique is analyzed, it is a completely dishonest way of doing business, but it works or they wouldn’t do it. You have become their customer by default.
The old phrase about if it looks too good, it probably is, goes right along with the old Latin phrase Caveat Emptor or ‘buyer beware. Look for things like an unrealistically high deductible and discounts or exceptions that don’t apply to you. Some examples are a multiple discount in a quote for a single policy, or a good driver discount and you still haven’t paid off that speeding ticket from last month. These are warning signs and if you see them you should run, not walk, but run somewhere else to get insurance because dealing with someone like that will cost you plenty. Knowing what to look for is the first step to avoiding losing your money, so be sure to look very carefully at cheap insurance quotes.
Susan Reynolds is the webmaster for a leading South African Insurance Portal that provides consumers with the best Online Insurance Quote Options.
Filed under finance by Susan Reynolds
March 15, 2010
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Filed under money by Stephanie Powers
