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What is New - General Insurance in India

Post de-tariffing of market in 2007 the general insurers in India have free market approach to price their products except for motor third party insurance. Sustainable growth is the life line for any business and insurance is no exception to it. Insurers must have the 360 degree view of their business .The Regulator, who watches the interest of the policyholders, however observed that despite its advisories the free market regime coupled with intense competition amongst insurers & their obsession for the top-line is resulting into deficient assessment of insurable risks, in corporate sector, and that the prices are offered to these corporate clients for property insurance and group health insurance at non-viable rates which are ultimately subsidized by the buyers of retail products. Due to aggressive competition the insurers were offering heavy discounts on portfolio basis to retain their accounts and were quoting less than 10 to 20% below the estimated outgo in group health segment to attract new corporate. 

These corporate with loss making group health covers continue to escape price hikes by shopping for new insurers. The chase to build up top line and the pressure on marketing force of the insurers for their targets resulted in health insurers willingness to accept the business even not covering expected claim cost ignoring loading for medical inflation, acquisition cost , servicing cost by third party administrators and management expenses. 

In a bid to address this issue and to bring corporate governance in the business behaviour of the insurers the Authority has prescribed its pricing prescription which is applicable with the 1st day of 2015. The Authority's prescription for pricing fire, property and group health insurance is to consider Burning Cost as starting point to price these risks. This only can move market forward towards claim plus pricing mechanism. Burning cost is the estimated cost of claims in proposed insurance period and is calculated from previous year claim experience of the insurer duly adjusted for change in number of lives and for changes in the benefit design proposed for current year of the risk. IRDA in its advisory and prescription has made it very clear that industry-wide losses should be considered for pricing the product and insurers current level experience of acquisition and management expenses should be loaded to it. 

The industry-wide burning cost is available with IIB (Insurance Information Bureau of India) for Fire and Property Insurance but such industry-wide burning cost for group health is not available. The Authority is also aware that brokers are not disclosing all details of group health experience to insurers at the time of RFQ (request for quote). In health insurance the trend & incidence rate usually does not vary from year to year. However, the average claim cost bears the impact of medical inflation to some extent. Till the IIB is ready with the industry-wide Burning cost in group health segment the authority has tightened the reporting parameters. It has prescribed that the intermediary or the client will mandatory have to sign and disclose the claim cost of last year and preceding two years in the input format designed by General Insurance Council of India (GI Council). This will surely improve the disclosure and will put insurers in a better position to assess the risk on quality data necessary to price the risk.

With uniform data now available to underwriters if any of them choose to price the group health risk lower than burning cost than it will have to have the approval of its Board of Directors. Further this will have to be filed in form of Exception Report in a format to be designed by IRDA.

The Regulator has initiated this move to see right pricing coming into the market and corporate governance in the business behaviour of the insurers. The move signals that premium for this fastest growing portfolio would be rising in last quarter of 2014-15 or else there will be reduction in the benefits including caps beings introduced for procedures or else employers will seek sharing of cost from employees for present benefit design of their health protection covers.

[Source: http://vinay-verma.blogspot.in/2015/01/burning-cost-prescription-by-indian.html]

What is the importance of general insurance cover?

Life is full of joy and happiness if you have plenty of money, good house, a luxurious car, good health and lavish lifestyle. But you many never know when you might come across an unexpected calamity or incidence that can damage your valuable belongings or endanger your life. In this era of high uncertainty spiral inflation rate, the dangers posed to our prized possession have reached new heights. The best way to protect ourselves by getting dump in the manhole of financial losses would be getting it insured at the right time. Today, insurance is becoming a necessity more than just a utility. Safeguarding your belongings accumulated through years of hard work is the right thing to do and this is where different type of insurance service provider plays a pivotal role.

The insurance that protect our belonging and covers our health is known as “general insurance”. While market are filled with variety of customized policies you can choose the best suitable for you depending upon your income sources, asset value, place of living and other factors. You can either visit the branch or call up customer service or buy from agents. But one of the best and modern day convenient ways to buy general insurance policies would be online purchase.

Today, the educated section is purchasing policies online. The purchase of non-life insurance policies in the country is on rise. More and more people from metropolitan, town cities and even rural areas prefer buying polices online.  The ease of purchase and convenience of buying it anytime and anywhere are the primary drivers for policy purchase online. Many insurers have started realizing this. They have created separate verticals to exploit this segment.

General insurance segment of India comprises of a wide array of insurance such as health insurance, motor insurance, home insurance, travel, fire and business insurance, lifestyle insurance and other forms. Experts say the thrust of this insurance segment is inclined toward business verticals and cater to giant corporate clients as well.

There are around 20+ general insurance players in markets and some more large international ones are expected to enter shortly. These companies have come up with innovative ideas and customized ways of policies for offering the existing and prospective customers, new technology platforms that would keep their business update to date and organized and would also be beneficial to them.

While purchasing policies it is important to follow some guidelines:

Also, take policies depending upon your income sources. Never exceed premium costs more than income sources else if you cannot pay certain premium it might lapse.

Make a note of each and every valuable possession in your house, about family health issues and pre-existing diseases,  your car inclusions and exclusions, property value etc. depending upon the type of policy you wish to purchase.

Always keep all the policy documents and other necessary documents handy with scanned copy on your email account so that you can easily produce them at the time of insurance claim.

Ensure that you keep on regularly updating your possession in house, business expansion updates, property purchase updates and health updates time-to-time with the insurance company. Make sure you incorporate these things in the insurance policy.

Produce the requisite FIR (incase of valuables being stolen) or other reports as required at the time of claims. Good and reputed general insurance companies will let you compare quotes with their top competitors before signing up for polices. Using a couple of insurance calculators is an excellent method to make sure you get precise quotes as per your requirements. 

7 Travel Insurance Tips for Your Next Vacation

The news of the cruise ship disaster off the coast of Italy was particularly noteworthy for my family. On April 1, we set sail on a seven-day Caribbean cruise. My daughter is already freaking out, and my son is not helping matters. He’s plastered pictures of the Costa Concordia all over the house.

One issue the tragedy has brought into focus for us is travel insurance. My travel agent and I discussed travel insurance when I booked our cruise. Frankly, after spending thousands of dollars on airfare and a cruise, spending even more money on insurance is not my idea of a good time. But because of the cost of our trip, it’s an issue we can’t afford to avoid.

While I’m not an expert in travel insurance, my research has been quite revealing.

1. Only insure what you can’t afford to lose. Not every trip needs travel insurance companies. If your potential loss is a few hundred dollars in airfare, travel insurance is probably not worth the cost or aggravation. On the other hand, a once-in-a-lifetime $20,000 vacation is worth protecting. In this way, travel insurance is no different than most other types of insurance.

2. There are many options. Before my research, I assumed there was just one type of travel insurance. In turns out that there are many types, including travel insurance for trip cancellation, trip interruption, medical, lost baggage, evacuation, and flight insurance. My primary concern is trip cancellation insurance, but there are many options to consider. Many travel insurance companies offer bundled insurance packages that combine two or more types of travel insurance.

3. Age matters. Whether it’s medical insurance or trip cancellation insurance, your physical health is an important factor in determining a premium. While you won’t have to get a physical like you would with life insurance, your age will affect the cost of the insurance.

4.  Health insurance may not cover you. I was also surprised to learn that not all health insurance policies, including Medicare, cover you overseas or on a cruise flying under a foreign flag. The key is to contact your health insurance provider to find out what coverage you do have when you’re traveling. Only then can you make an informed decision about this type of travel insurance.

5. Timing issues. I was surprised to learn from my travel agent that we didn’t have to decide on travel insurance when we booked our cruise. In fact, you can buy travel insurance just days before your departure. This are risks, however, in waiting. Some types of travel insurance may require you to purchase the insurance within a set time period after you’ve booked your travel. And for trip cancellation insurance, you won’t be covered if you buy the insurance after you’ve become ill or the hurricane has wiped out your vacation destination.

6. Costs vary. It’s wise to compare costs before making a decision. While your travel agent will have options for you, they may not be the best or the least expensive. Some of the more well-known travel insurance companies include Access America, Travel Guard, and Travel Insured. And you can use sites like insuremytrip.com to compare travel insurance options.

7. Travel rewards cards won't help. At first I assumed that a top-notch travel rewards credit card would have some travel insurance. But apart from limited baggage insurance, accident insurance, and rental car insurance with some cards, however, travel insurance is not part of the benefits. If you want trip cancellation or interruption insurance, you'll have to buy it.

[Sourse: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2012/01/19/7-travel-insurance-tips]

Insurance – An Introduction

The Insurance business is broadly divided into two major categories first is Life Insurance and other one is General Insurance. The Life Insurance covers the loss to Human Life whereas the General Insurance is primarily a Non-Life Insurance, which covers risk associated with various things/affairs one found precious enough to be covered under an Insurance.

It is true that the Human Life is most precious asset one can protect but at the same time it is also an undisputed fact that with the passing time several other assets took place in human life which are inevitably part of our day to day life. Human beings have now become materialistic and hence the value of a Human Being also derived from the material assets he possess. This may include your house, vehicles, shops and daily used utensils and equipment etc.

All the assets you possess are open to various risks and it is always a possibility that these assets can be destroyed or may be harmed in a manner whereby its value get decreased by damage caused by any uncertain/unforeseen event. As the Human Life can be shortened by deceases or accidents, similarly or assets/property can be destroyed by natural calamities or any man-made act.

Many a times these kind of activities do not occur for longer period of time, may be for decades, but the fact always remains the same that we are exposed to the risk of happening of any uncertain/unforeseen event.

Although, its true, no one can see his/her future but at the same time it is also true that we can predict the future events in a reasonable manner and therefore we always try to avoid certain activities which may lead us to losses and wherever we are unable to avoid some kind of acts we try to protect ourselves from those events.

Like for earthquakes we build houses strong enough to be unaffected from earthquake up to a certain limit. But what if the earthquake occurs with huge intensity that a whole city get destroyed in minutes. Fortunately these events do not occur frequently but the fact again remains the same that we are unable to avoid certain kind of losses that may occur any time in future.

Simplified Concept of Insurance

To cover up the damage occurred due to any foreseen or unforeseen event and mitigate the losses the mankind evolved a wonderful concept of Insurance. Since the occurrence of loss causing events are few in numbers the mechanism of Insurance ensures that the losses to be shared by all members of a certain group which is exposed to similar risk of occurrence of such loss causing event.

This mechanism runs over a simple concept of society where we come together to form a group and this grouping make us feel protected and similarly while having the insurance all the risk bearers ensure that any loss occurring in future shall be borne by whole group despite of the fact that actual loss occurred to a very few members in that group.

So in this manner, Insurance is a mechanism which ensures that the unfortunate some, who suffered loss due to a certain event, get compensated and their loss be mitigated by large number of contributors who are exposed to similar kind of loss causing event,

[Source: https://generalinsurancesite.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/insurance-an-introduction/]

General Insurance

Today life insurance is too common for us and most of us are still not fully aware of other sort of insurances. General insurance is the oldest and productive insurance for any insurer. General insurance offers us to live free and safe, anytime and anywhere. General Insurance can be simply defined as a non life insurance. Insurance that cover anything other than your life is known as general insurance such as motor insurance, health, fire insurance and many others. General insurance is a contract between two parties, insurer and insured. Insurer is organization or a company and insured might be an individual or item or goods or organization.

Under this contract, insurer guarantees the insured to cover him against non life mis-happening in future. General insurance has been introduced many centuries back by Babylon tribes as they offer security to the merchants for safely delivery of their goods and against it they receive extra amount on the contracted amount. Since then general insurance has spread all over the world and form into a business. General insurance is not only a business rather it offer you security against your property, goods, office and health. Here are types of general insurance offered by some of the leading organizations.

Types of General Insurance –

·         Auto Insurance – Auto Insurance is the most popular and demanded insurance all over the world. Under this insurance, insurance company covers your vehicle or motor with insurance against theft, loss or accident. On such cases, insurance company will pay back the insured amount to the owner of the vehicle or motor.

·         Health Insurance – Another most demanded insurance plan now days. Health is the main concern these days and people have to spend huge part of their income on the medical and hospital expenses. Insurance companies cover an individual or a group of individual such as family against health concern. With this cover, insurer guarantees to bear total hospital and medical expenses occurred on insured person or group.

·         Liability Insurance – This insurance is specially designed for corporate organizations. Under this insurance plan, insurer covers the liability of the insured corporate and in case of bankruptcy, insurer is liable to clear all the debts and liabilities of the company or individual.

·         Home Insurance – Home insurance is for household. Under this insurance plan, insurer provide cover or protection to the insured person’s house against disaster and hazards such as fire and natural hazards. In case of destruction of house under proclaimed norms or cases of insurer, insurer is liable to pay the cost of house reestablishment.

·          Marine Insurance – Marine Insurance is generally taken by such corporate organizations who operate on seas such as cargo, logistics and many other. With this insurance cover, insurer guarantees to pay the amount of loss due to water while shipment to the insured company or individual.

·         Fire Insurance – Fire Insurance is one such insurance plan which one can commonly find in any organization or home. Under this insurance plan, insurer is liable to pay the compensation for losses due to fire to the insured house or organization.

·         Property Insurance – This is a new insurance plan which defines to offer protection to the insured person’s property against natural hazard, theft, mishap or accidents. This plan is for both movable and non-movable properties.

·         Pecuniary Insurance – Pecuniary Insurance plan is one of the best plans of its type. Under this plan, an individual or group get insured for his wealth or money against any inconsequence such as loss, theft, miscarriage or any other. Insurer guarantees to pay for the value of his insured wealth in such mishaps in future.

·         Aviation Insurance – Aviation insurance is a high profile plan and differs on its basis. Aviation Insurance could be for an individual or for an organization. Under this plan for an individual, one gets insured for his or her air travel and insurer pays the insured amount against the loss in case of any mishaps during the air travel. Another for an organization, aviation companies gets the insurance for their flights against any accident in air.

·         Cattle Insurance – Cattle insurance is for the agricultural or rural individuals who get this insurance for the cattle such as cow, bull, sheep and many other against their losses in future. It helps them to minimize their loss due to the loss of their productive cattle.

·         Accident Insurance – Last but not the least, accident insurance is another most popular and demanding insurance in market. Under this insurance plan, insurer guarantees to bear all the expenses occurred on medical and pathological of the insured person due to accident.

      [Source: http://blogs.rediff.com/generalinsurance/2016/02/04/general-insurance-2/]

General Insurance

If you don’t skip the commercials during daytime TV, you’ve probably seen an ad for The General insurance company, featuring The General, their pint-sized mascot. Whether posing next to a hot rod or driving a giant bus down a very narrow road, The General is on a mission to let drivers know about The General auto insurance, with the slogan: “For a great low rate you can get online, go to The General and save some time!”

While The General as a company has existed, under various names, for years, its mascot is a relatively recent invention. Adopted “a few decades” after the company was founded, The General is a decorated soldier with a gravelly voice and a very high mustache-to-height ratio.

He was designed by California-based Ken Roberts Productions, and has undergone several makeovers over the years. In his early days, he sported a cell phone – the kind you might associate with Gordon Gekko – and had a cartoony quality, but recently, both his technology and rendering have been updated. In 2007, he gained a third dimension, and in January 2013, ads began portraying him from a lower angle, so more of his face is visible, giving him a friendlier expression.

His current cell phone also fits in the palm of his hand. His spots gained the company three Telly Awards – an honor for outstanding local, regional and cable commercials and shows – in 2012, though there are reportedly thousands of Telly winners each year, so The General is in good company. 

Founded in 1963, the company currently called The General was first known as the Permanent General Agency. Subsequently, the PGA and its subsidiaries have has many other names, including the Permanent General Insurance Corporation. The organization adopted the name The General in 1997, and consolidated all of their operations under it in 2012. In January 2013, the company was purchased by American Family Insurance. The General is headquartered in Nashville, and has physical locations in Louisiana. Other customers do business over the phone or online, where The General’s auto insurance quotes are free, quick and anonymous. If you’re looking to sign up, however, be aware that coverage isn’t available in all states. 

Though less well-known than many of its competitors, The General may be your best bet if you have a spotty driving history. The company caters to those with a few tickets, a DUI or even SR-22’s. For this reason, you could likely get your best rate elsewhere if you have a clean driving record. If your lowest quote is from The General, though, know your reasonable premium could exclude a number of fees – according to former customers – and that their customer service is sometimes lacking. Those trying to process a claim with the company often report unresponsive agents and lower-than-agreed pay-outs. For others, the low prices are worth the risk. But whether you’re persuaded by their ads or not The General car insurance company and their mascot will be interrupting your talk shows for years to come. 

[Source: https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/car-insurance-basics/the-general-insurance/]

Understanding the benefits of the 7 major car insurance riders

Due to various unpredictable factors like weather, road quality and other drivers, even comprehensive car insurance plans sometimes fall short of giving you 360° protection.

Car insurance riders are essentially additional benefits you receive at an additional cost; optional add-ons to any standard plan that provide protection against situations that a regular comprehensive plan might not cover.

Related: Comparing car insurance- how to choose the right policy?

Engine Coverage Rider

For a country like India, where the arrival of Monsoon means clogged roads and smoking exhaust pipes, the Engine Coverage Rider can provide plenty of relief. Insurers provide hydrostatic cover, which covers car damages caused due to a consequential loss. The insurance company will cover engine repair in case it is damaged due to leakage of oil, water stalling etc. if you opt for this rider.

Roadside Assistance and Towing Rider

The RSA rider provides car owners a number of extremely important services that could be of great help in case you have an accident or even if your car breaks down in the middle of the road. RSA offers 24x7 varied kinds of assistance, such as fuel refilling, lost key recovery, flat tyre change, battery jumpstart, etc. To know more, read this comprehensive guide to RSA.

Related: What to do after a car accident

Zero-Depreciation Cover

When you file an insurance claim, a standard third party insurance plan will consider the depreciated value of the damaged parts rather than their present market value. The depreciation rate varies depending on factors like the make, model and age of the car. You, thus, end up paying a considerable portion of the full claim amount from your own pocket. A zero depreciation cover, however, guarantees full claim amount with zero depreciation deduction. Thus, if your car is damaged in a car accident, your insurer will cover the entire cost, rather than just a portion of it.

Personal Accident Cover

This secures your family's future in the event of a permanent disablement or in the unfortunate circumstance of your death. You can get coverage of up to 2 lakhs for any damage caused to the driver while travelling, mounting, or dismounting from the car. Some insurers also offer optional accidental covers for co-passengers. This rider applies in case of accidental death, temporary partial disability and permanent partial/total disability caused by road accidents.

Ambulance and Medical Expenses Rider

The worst case scenario with a car accident is that you or another involved party suffers grave injuries and need to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. This rider compensates you for the ambulance charges as well as medical expenses of up to approximately 10,000 INR.

Vehicle Replacement

In case your car gets damaged beyond repair in an accident, or is stolen, surviving without a car, even for a couple of days, can be extremely inconvenient. Insurance companies declare these cases as a 'total loss', which means that the claim amount received under such circumstances is less than the actual market value of the car and not nearly enough to provide sufficient cover or get a replacement. Having a vehicle replacement cover will get your car replaced with a new equivalent car.

Related: Just bought a new car? Here’s what to do next!

Rental Reimbursement

Once your car has been sent to the repair centre, managing without one can be extremely cumbersome. You would have to carpool, take public transport, or even rent a car in the absence of your own, so you can go to work or for other commitments. Having a rental reimbursement insurance plan would help you cope with these costs, by paying for your car rental bills during this time.

The next time you’re buying or renewing a car insurance policy, make sure you ask about these riders and include the ones you feel are suitable to your needs.

[Source: https://www.tomorrowmakers.com/articles/car-insurance/understanding-the-benefits-of-the-7-major-car-insurance-riders-]

Let’s go to shop your car insurance policy?

With more and more car insurance providers offering online quotes and sign-ups, switching policies is now easier than ever before. With the advent of internet people can now buy car insurance in a quick and a hassle free way from the place of their choice and at the convenience of their time. However, with multiple options available for car insurance in India, buying the right insurance policy is no less than a challenge now. Therefore, before purchasing a motor insurance, it is very important to do a significant amount of research. Nevertheless, even to carry out such a research you should know what things you need to look for. The article will guide you through some things to be considered while shopping for your car policy: 

Hidden Discounts

Often pooling your car, paying your insurance bill annually, automatic bill pay etc. can provide you with significant savings. Many companies offer substantial discounts for drivers who complete a defensive driving course, or who can show proof that they've taken a course through another provider or the workplace recently. The best ways to learn about potential discounts are to check the company's website or ask an insurance agent.

Multi-policies

Most insurance providers offer discounts to customers who buy more than one policy from them. Keeping one payment billing, a combined deductible and one person to answer all insurance questions will just seem to make your car insurance procedure simpler and sorted out.

Match Services

Before switching insurance providers, contact your current insurer for a policy review, and explain that you're considering moving elsewhere for a policy with lower premiums. Sometimes an agent offers a better rate almost immediately to retain its valued customer, especially if they know you’re about to walk. But a policy is more than just its premiums. They offer discounted rates for recurring customers or may be loyalty perks. If an agent can't match premiums, they might be able to add features to the existing policy.

When to Change

Some insurers charge a fee for breaking a policy mid-term. So, unless the savings from the new policy are significant to move on, it's best to wait until several weeks before your policy is up for review and renewal. If you decide to switch, allow enough time for the new policy to take effect, and then cancel the existing policy before its automatic renewal.

Policy awareness

To avoid having to switch again in six months or a year, customers should ask their new provider, either in person, via an online chat, or over the phone, to go through the policy structure step by step. Learn now the terms and conditions carefully else we are sure you don't want to learn after an accident that something you thought was covered isn't.

After accident services

It's easy to view car insurance as simply a line item on a budget until you need to collect. How quickly and how well the car is repaired, the deductibles after an accident are important factors to consider before buying any insurance policy.

Well, technically speak it’s impossible to truly gauge the value of any insurance product until making a claim on it. Only then will those discounted premiums will prove to have been either an excellent investment or just avoidable mistakes.

Source: https://insurancegeneralindia.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/lets-go-to-shop-your-car-insurance-policy/

Car insurance comparison is an effective practice

Car Insurance is a mandatory product and since it is to be renewed every year, it becomes all the more important for you to get the best insurance rates suitable for your car. When it comes to comparing car insurance quotes, shopping around is important as car insurance premiums and policies may vary significantly from one car insurance policy to another. Therefore, it is advisable that you should have fair amount of comparison on policy structure, charges incurred, discount offers, benefits etc. before coming to a consensus on buying particular car insurance. With so many companies to choose from, doing a check for all the car insurance policies can be quite a task. Nowadays with online car insurance comparison process it has become simple to get some of the good deals. All you need to do is input your car details and based on them comes an array of insurance comparison being displayed for you.

The articles will give you some tips for car insurance comparison while choosing the best deals for your car.

Premiums

Differences in premiums between various insurers offering car insurance can often vary depending on your circumstances, so taking the time to do a car insurance comparison can potentially save you money. There are a number of ways to compare quotes. Prior to the advent of the internet, it was a pain of digging out the phone directory and ringing around car insurance companies, collecting the information manually and sit down to do your own algorithms. Else you would also meet salespeople or insurance agent making it time-consuming process. You might also go and meet the insurance salespeople or brokers.

Online Comparison

Online comparison has made the process of getting insurance quotes much easier and quicker now than it used to be. These days, using online medium getting a no obligation and pressure free car insurance comparison is much simple and it’s also a very viable way of going about it.

These online tools enable motorists to compare car insurance quotes from leading insurance brands. All you have to do is fill out a simple online form including standard details such as the make and model of the car, your license details and some more as requisite like whether it is garaged and the minimum age of those likely to drive it and hit the 'submit' button to get whole lot of information on best insurance quotes within couple of minutes.

Discounts

When you compare insurance quotes, you will notice that certain risk factors may increase your rates, but other factors such as a safe car, a clean driving record, customer loyalty, lifestyle choices and payment preferences may entitle you to discounts.

Claim Settlement

This is another crucial step you need to monitor while having car insurance comparison. While checking the quotes carefully, understand the claim settlement process for various companies, in case of accidents. Go for the policies that offer online claim settlement in case of damage to the vehicle. Also check for the availability of the repairing and servicing centers made available by the insurer.

5 Steps to get a Better Car Insurance Comparison Deal

Generally, two in five of car insurance policyholders think about changing a policy or an insurance service provider when policy renewal time arrives. You can easily save some handsome amount of money only if you compare online motor insurance quotes. Below are few simple steps to get a better deal on vehicle insurance online:

·         Look for the Best Cover, Not for the Low Cost

While comparing online quotes, people should be clear in mind that you are searching for the best plan and not just looking for the least expensive policy. Online comparison is the best way to get the best rate for the right plan that meets your needs. It shows which insurance products include extras. But, opt for the policy that gives high level of protection which you actually require.

·         Never Increase the Excess

Growing your excess may make a car insurance policy affordable, but it can be risky. Hence, do not increase the excess to an amount insured would struggle to pay in the future.

·         Check Around Other Insurance Companies in India

As not all insurance companies in India list their names on quotes comparison websites, so customers won’t be able to compare their products in single go. It can be worth getting a car insurance comparison quote from their website directly.

·         Add Someone to the Plan

Including an additional driver especially a more experienced one to your vehicle insurance policy can surely bring the coverage cost down. But, do not mention him as the main driving person in a plan.

·         Stay Away From Assumptions, Be Sure!

When a person is comparing online car insurance quotes offered by different insurance companies in India, he or she will definitely make some assumptions. But, it’s totally depending on you to make sure these assumptions are right. Carefully read the policy document so that you’re very much clear on what assumptions have been made.

Source: https://insurancegeneralindia.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/5-steps-to-get-a-better-car-insurance-comparison-deal/