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Benjamin Carr was a licensed insurance agent in Georgia and has two years’ experience in life, health, property and casualty coverage. He has worked with State Farm and other risk management firms. He is also a strategic writer and editor with a background in branding, marketing, and quality assurance. He has been in military newsrooms — literally on the frontline of journalism.
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UPDATED: Mar 10, 2018
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UPDATED: Mar 10, 2018
It’s all about you. We want to help you make the right coverage choices.
Advertiser Disclosure: We strive to help you make confident car insurance decisions. Comparison shopping should be easy. We are not affiliated with any one car insurance company and cannot guarantee quotes from any single company.
Our partnerships don’t influence our content. Our opinions are our own. To compare quotes from top car companies please enter your ZIP code above to use the free quote tool. The more quotes you compare, the more chances to save.
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Looking for better insurance rates for your BMW ALPINA B7? Overpriced BMW ALPINA B7 insurance can drain your checking account and force you to tighten up your finances. Comparing rates annually is an excellent way to cut your insurance bill.
Big-name insurance companies like State Farm, Progressive and Geico increase brand awareness with fancy advertisements and it can be hard to see through the cute green geckos and mayhem and find the best price available.
If you have a current auto insurance policy or are looking for a new policy, you can follow these tips to get lower rates and still get good coverage. Finding the best rates is not rocket science. Drivers only need to know how to get comparison rates on the web.
Ways to get car insurance quotes
All major car insurance companies allow you to get coverage prices on the web. Getting online quotes doesn’t take much effort as you simply enter your personal and coverage information as detailed in the form. Behind the scenes, the quote system makes automated requests for information on your driving record and credit history and returns a price determined by many factors. Online price estimates makes it a lot easier to compare rates but having to visit a lot of sites and type in the same information is a big time waster. But it’s very important to do this if you want to get better car insurance pricing.
Rate comparisons made easy
A more efficient way to find lower prices uses one form that gets prices from several different companies. This type of form saves time, requires much less work on your part, and makes quoting online much easier to do. As soon as the form is sent, it is quoted and you can choose any or none of the quote results. If a lower price is quoted, you simply finish the application and purchase coverage. This process just takes a couple of minutes and you’ll know if lower rates are available.
To compare rates now, click here to open in new window and enter your information. If you have your current policy handy, we recommend you type in the limits and deductibles identical to your current policy. This ensures you will get rate quotes based on identical coverages.
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Is there deception in advertising?
Drivers can’t get away from ads for insurance coverage savings from the likes of Progressive, Geico, Allstate and State Farm. They all seem to say the same thing of big savings after switching your policy.
It sounds good, but how can they all sell you cheaper insurance coverage? It’s all in the words they use.
Insurance coverage companies provide the lowest rates for a prospective insured they prefer to insure. A good example of a preferred risk could be over the age of 50, has no tickets, and drives less than 10,000 miles a year. Anyone who fits that profile receive the lowest rate quotes and will also save some money.
Potential insureds who cannot meet the “perfect” profile will be quoted a more expensive rate which translates to the driver buying from a lower-cost company. The ads say “people that switch” but not “all drivers who get quotes” save that kind of money. That’s the way companies can truthfully make the claims of big savings. Because of this risk profiling, you absolutely need to compare free insurance coverage quotes often. Because without a comparison, you cannot know which insurance coverage company will provide you with the cheapest prices.
Get cheap car insurance with discounts
Companies do not list all available discounts in an easy-to-find place, so the following list contains a few of the more common in addition to some of the lesser obvious car insurance savings.
- Own a Home and Save – Owning your own home or condo can earn you a little savings because it requires personal responsibility.
- Seat Belt Discounts – Drivers who require all vehicle occupants to buckle up before driving may be able to save a few bucks off the PIP or medical payment premium.
- Buy New and Save – Buying a new car instead of a used car can be considerably cheaper due to better safety requirements for new vehicles.
- Paper-free Discount – Some car insurance companies will provide an incentive for signing up on their website.
- Telematics Data – Policyholders that allow companies to scrutinize driving manner by using a telematics device like Drivewise from Allstate or In-Drive from State Farm could possibly reduce rates if they are good drivers.
- Federal Government Employee – Having worked for a branch of the government can earn a discount up to 10% for ALPINA B7 coverage depending on your car insurance provider.
Discounts lower rates, but some credits don’t apply to the overall cost of the policy. The majority will only reduce individual premiums such as comprehensive or collision. Even though it may seem like having all the discounts means you get insurance for free, car insurance companies aren’t that generous. Any amount of discount will positively reduce your overall premium however.
If you would like to view providers that offer multiple discounts, follow this link.
Tailor your car insurance coverage to you
When it comes to choosing coverage, there really is not a “perfect” insurance plan. Your needs are not the same as everyone else’s and a cookie cutter policy won’t apply. Here are some questions about coverages that might help in determining if your insurance needs might need professional guidance.
- Am I missing any policy discounts?
- Exactly who is provided coverage by my policy?
- When does my teenage driver need to be added to my policy?
- Is my ex-spouse still covered by my policy?
- Can I rent a car in Mexico?
- Should I bundle my homeowners policy with my auto?
- Should I buy more coverage than the required minimum liability coverage?
- Does coverage extend to Mexico or Canada?
If you can’t answer these questions but one or more may apply to you, you might consider talking to an agent. To find an agent in your area, take a second and complete this form or click here for a list of car insurance companies in your area. It is quick, free and can provide invaluable advice.
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Coverage specifics
Learning about specific coverages of a car insurance policy aids in choosing the right coverages and proper limits and deductibles. The coverage terms in a policy can be confusing and coverage can change by endorsement. Listed below are typical coverage types available from car insurance companies.
Insurance for medical payments
Med pay and PIP coverage pay for short-term medical expenses such as dental work, EMT expenses, funeral costs, pain medications and nursing services. They can be used in conjunction with a health insurance policy or if you lack health insurance entirely. Coverage applies to both the driver and occupants and also covers if you are hit as a while walking down the street. PIP coverage is only offered in select states but it provides additional coverages not offered by medical payments coverage
Auto liability insurance
Liability insurance will cover damages or injuries you inflict on people or other property that is your fault. This insurance protects YOU from claims by other people, and does not provide coverage for damage to your own property or vehicle.
It consists of three limits, per person bodily injury, per accident bodily injury, and a property damage limit. You commonly see liability limits of 50/100/50 that translate to a limit of $50,000 per injured person, a per accident bodily injury limit of $100,000, and a total limit of $50,000 for damage to vehicles and property.
Liability coverage pays for things like structural damage, medical expenses, legal defense fees and repair bills for other people’s vehicles. The amount of liability coverage you purchase is your choice, but consider buying as large an amount as possible.
Collision protection
Collision coverage pays to fix your vehicle from damage caused by collision with another vehicle or an object, but not an animal. A deductible applies then the remaining damage will be paid by your insurance company.
Collision coverage protects against things like hitting a parking meter, hitting a mailbox, sustaining damage from a pot hole, crashing into a ditch and backing into a parked car. Paying for collision coverage can be pricey, so analyze the benefit of dropping coverage from lower value vehicles. Another option is to increase the deductible to get cheaper collision coverage.
Comprehensive coverage (or Other than Collision)
Comprehensive insurance pays to fix your vehicle from damage caused by mother nature, theft, vandalism and other events. You need to pay your deductible first then your comprehensive coverage will pay.
Comprehensive can pay for things like a broken windshield, a tree branch falling on your vehicle and damage from flooding. The highest amount a car insurance company will pay at claim time is the market value of your vehicle, so if the vehicle’s value is low consider removing comprehensive coverage.
Uninsured Motorist or Underinsured Motorist insurance
Your UM/UIM coverage gives you protection when the “other guys” do not carry enough liability coverage. This coverage pays for injuries sustained by your vehicle’s occupants and damage to your BMW ALPINA B7.
Because many people carry very low liability coverage limits, their limits can quickly be used up. This is the reason having UM/UIM coverage is important protection for you and your family.
You can do this!
We’ve covered a lot of ways to shop for 2017 BMW ALPINA B7 insurance online. The key thing to remember is the more rate comparisons you have, the better your comparison will be. Drivers may discover the biggest savings come from some of the smallest insurance companies. Some small companies may have significantly lower rates on certain market segments as compared to the big name companies such as State Farm and Allstate.
When searching for cheap insurance coverage quotes, do not sacrifice coverage to reduce premiums. There have been many situations where an insured dropped collision coverage and discovered at claim time that it was a big mistake. The goal is to buy a smart amount of coverage for the lowest price while not skimping on critical coverages.
More tips and info about insurance coverage is available in these articles:
- Child Safety Seats (Insurance Information Insitute)
- State Car Insurance Guides (Geico)
- Auto Insurance Basics (Insurance Information Insitute)
- What Determines the Price of My Auto Insurance Policy? (Insurance Information Insitute)
- Collision Insurance Coverage (Nationwide)
- Distracted Driving (Insurance Information Insitute)
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Benji Carr
Former Licensed Life Insurance Agent
Benjamin Carr was a licensed insurance agent in Georgia and has two years’ experience in life, health, property and casualty coverage. He has worked with State Farm and other risk management firms. He is also a strategic writer and editor with a background in branding, marketing, and quality assurance. He has been in military newsrooms — literally on the frontline of journalism.
Former Licensed Life Insurance Agent
Editorial Guidelines: We are a free online resource for anyone interested in learning more about auto insurance. Our goal is to be an objective, third-party resource for everything auto insurance related. We update our site regularly, and all content is reviewed by auto insurance experts.