2006 Dodge Caravan Insurance Quotes – 10 Ideas for Best Rates

Want better insurance coverage rates for your Dodge Caravan? Expensive insurance coverage can dwindle your family’s budget, especially in this economy. Price shopping at each renewal can lower your rates and help to lower your monthly bill.

Since vehicle owners have many insurance providers from which to choose, it is hard for the average consumer to pick a lower cost insurance coverage company.

Save money with these ten discounts

Companies that sell car insurance don’t always list the complete list of policy discounts in an easy-to-find place, so here is a list a few of the more common and the harder-to-find credits that may apply to you.

• Discount for Life Insurance – Not every insurance company offers life insurance, but if they do you may earn a break if you buy life insurance from them.
• Seat Belts Save – Requiring all passengers to wear their seat belts could save 15% on the medical payments or PIP coverage costs.
• Professional Organizations – Participating in a professional or civic organization is a good way to get lower rates when getting a insurance coverage quote.
• ABS Brakes – Anti-lock brake equipped vehicles have fewer accidents and earn discounts up to 10%.
• Telematics Discount – Insureds that choose to allow companies to scrutinize driving patterns by using a telematics device in their vehicle such as Progressive’s Snapshot might see lower rates if they are good drivers.
• Passenger Safety Discount – Vehicles equipped with air bags and/or automatic seat belt systems could see savings as much as 30%.
• Discount for Low Mileage – Low annual miles can qualify you for discounted rates on garaged vehicles.
• Good Grades Discount – Being a good student can earn a discount of 20% or more. This discount can apply up until you turn 25.
• Distant Student – Kids who live away from home at college and do not have access to a covered vehicle may qualify for this discount.
• Drivers Ed for Students – Make teen driver coverage more affordable by requiring them to successfully complete driver’s ed class in school.

Discounts lower rates, but most discounts do not apply the the whole policy. Some only apply to the price of certain insurance coverages like liability and collision coverage. Just because it seems like you can get free auto insurance, you’re out of luck. Any qualifying discounts will cut your overall premium however.

A few of the larger companies and some of the premium reductions they offer are included below.

• Farm Bureau offers discounts including youthful driver, 55 and retired, multi-policy, multi-vehicle, and renewal discount.
• MetLife offers discounts for multi-policy, good student, good driver, claim-free, and accident-free.
• Progressive may have discounts that include good student, continuous coverage, multi-vehicle, homeowner, online quote discount, and online signing.
• AAA may offer discounts for good student, AAA membership discount, multi-car, multi-policy, anti-theft, education and occupation, and pay-in-full.
• American Family policyholders can earn discounts including good driver, mySafetyValet, good student, Steer into Savings, and accident-free.
• Geico offers premium reductions for multi-vehicle, anti-lock brakes, daytime running lights, five-year accident-free, and defensive driver.
• State Farm may include discounts for student away at school, multiple autos, passive restraint, defensive driving training, safe vehicle, accident-free, and anti-theft.

When getting free insurance coverage quotes, it’s a good idea to all companies you are considering which discounts can lower your rates. Some credits may not be available in every state.

What is the best auto insurance coverage?

When it comes to buying the best auto insurance coverage for your vehicles, there isn’t really a best way to insure your cars. Your needs are not the same as everyone else’s and a cookie cutter policy won’t apply. These are some specific questions might help in determining whether or not you would benefit from professional advice.

• Is there coverage for injuries to my pets?
• Does my insurance cover a custom paint job?
• What is the minimum liability in my state?
• When can I cancel my policy?
• What are the best liability limits?
• Do I need roadside assistance coverage?
• What companies insure drivers after a DUI or DWI?

If you’re not sure about those questions, you may need to chat with an insurance agent. To find an agent in your area, fill out this quick form or go to this page to view a list of companies. It’s fast, doesn’t cost anything and you can get the answers you need.

Coverages available on your insurance policy

Learning about specific coverages of your insurance policy helps when choosing which coverages you need and the correct deductibles and limits. Insurance terms can be confusing and even agents have difficulty translating policy wording. These are the normal coverages available from insurance companies.

Comprehensive coverage (or Other than Collision)

This covers damage from a wide range of events other than collision. You first must pay your deductible and then insurance will cover the rest of the damage.

Comprehensive can pay for claims such as damage from getting keyed, vandalism, a tree branch falling on your vehicle and falling objects. The most you can receive from a comprehensive claim is the actual cash value, so if the vehicle is not worth much consider removing comprehensive coverage.

Uninsured Motorist or Underinsured Motorist insurance

Your UM/UIM coverage protects you and your vehicle’s occupants from other drivers when they are uninsured or don’t have enough coverage. Covered claims include medical payments for you and your occupants as well as damage to your 2006 Dodge Caravan.

Due to the fact that many drivers carry very low liability coverage limits, their limits can quickly be used up. So UM/UIM coverage is very important. Frequently the UM/UIM limits do not exceed the liability coverage limits.

Collision insurance

Collision coverage pays for damage to your Caravan caused by collision with another car or object. You have to pay a deductible and the rest of the damage will be paid by collision coverage.

Collision coverage pays for things such as hitting a parking meter, crashing into a ditch, backing into a parked car and colliding with another moving vehicle. This coverage can be expensive, so consider removing coverage from older vehicles. You can also raise the deductible to get cheaper collision coverage.

Insurance for medical payments

Medical payments and Personal Injury Protection insurance pay for short-term medical expenses like dental work, EMT expenses and pain medications. They are used to fill the gap from your health insurance plan or if you lack health insurance entirely. Medical payments and PIP cover not only the driver but also the vehicle occupants in addition to being hit by a car walking across the street. Personal injury protection coverage is only offered in select states but it provides additional coverages not offered by medical payments coverage

Liability car insurance

Liability coverage can cover damage or injury you incur to people or other property in an accident. It protects you against claims from other people, and does not provide coverage for damage sustained by your vehicle in an accident.

It consists of three limits, per person bodily injury, per accident bodily injury, and a property damage limit. As an example, you may have values of 25/50/25 which stand for $25,000 bodily injury coverage, a per accident bodily injury limit of $50,000, and $25,000 of coverage for damaged propery. Another option is a combined limit which provides one coverage limit without having the split limit caps.

Liability coverage pays for things like repair costs for stationary objects, medical expenses and pain and suffering. How much liability should you purchase? That is your choice, but buy higher limits if possible.

Saving money is sweet as honey

Some insurance companies do not provide online price quotes and most of the time these small insurance companies prefer to sell through independent agents. Discount 2006 Dodge Caravan insurance can be found on the web and also from your neighborhood agents, so you should compare both to have the best chance of lowering rates.

When buying insurance coverage, don’t be tempted to reduce coverage to reduce premium. Too many times, an insured dropped physical damage coverage and learned later that the small savings ended up costing them much more. Your aim should be to purchase a proper amount of coverage at the best cost.

For more information, feel free to visit these articles:

• Event Data Recorders FAQ (iihs.org)
• No-Fault Auto Insurance Statistics (Insurance Information Insitute)
• Determing Auto Insurance Rates (Geico)
• Frontal Crash Tests (iihs.org)
• How Much Auto Coverage do I Need? (Insurance Information Insitute)
• Vehicle Insurance in the U.S. (Wikipedia)