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How To Get Affordable Automobile Insurance In Iowa

POSTED BY admin on Apr 1, 2008 under Business

You don’t need to buy automobile insurance if you live in Iowa.

If you have an excellent driving record that’s technically true. Iowa does not require its good drivers to purchase automobile insurance – as long as they can prove that they have the financial resources available to pay for any medical treatment or property damage that they might be liable for in the event of an accident.

Since most people can’t easily prove that they are financially responsible it is easier and safer for the majority of Iowans to buy automobile insurance – and those drivers whose vehicles are financed have no choice but to insurance those vehicles in any event.

The upshot of this is that most Iowans, like most other Americans, are looking to get affordable automobile insurance any way they can.

And believe it or not there are quite a few things you can do to help keep the cost of your automobile insurance in line.

How you drive is important if you want low rates on your insurance. Keep your driving record clean and you’ll be eligible for the lowest rates possible. Don’t speed. Any tickets for a moving violation and you will no longer qualify for the best rates possible.

A DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) conviction will send your automobile insurance rates sky-high and you’ll be paying extra for years to come. A second conviction is likely to send you scrambling for high-risk car insurance at prices that will truly have your head spinning.

Young drivers, those under 25, are considered an especially bad risk by insurance companies and tend to pay among the highest rates for their insurance. If you stay in school and maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average you can qualify for at least a 5% reduction in your automobile insurance premiums through a Good Student Discount.

Older drivers who take a special driver’s refresher course can qualify for as much as a 10% to even 15% savings on their auto insurance. Check with your agent to see if your insurance company offers such a program.

Do you drive only a few miles each week? If so, you may qualify for a low-mileage discount on your insurance.

Do you drive an older car, perhaps one that has little or no real value any more? If so you may be simply throwing your money away if you are paying for collision or comprehensive insurance – your insurance will not pay you more than the Kelly Blue Book value for your vehicle even if it is totaled, and if your vehicle has no Kelly Blue Book value then your insurance company will pay you zero even if you have been dutifully paying for your insurance premiums for years.

What about your deductible? Consider very carefully how much you could afford to pay out of your own pocket if you had a claim. The more you can afford to pay – in other words, the larger your deductible – then the less you will be asked to pay each month for your insurance premium.

Now it’s time for you to jump online and find at least 3 websites that let you directly compare insurance policies and prices from a variety of different insurance companies. Since no site compares all of the insurance companies in Iowa you will need to take the extra time and make your comparison on at least 3 different sites. In this way you can be certain that you are getting affordable automobile insurance in Iowa and that you have, in fact, found the best deal possible for your particular situation.

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