1995 Chevrolet Chevy Van Insurance Quotes – 9 Tips for Best Rates

Are you a victim of an underperforming, overpriced car insurance policy? Believe me when I say you’re not alone.

Multiple auto insurance companies compete for your business, so it can be very hard to choose a insurer and get the best coverage at the lowest cost out there.

How much can you save with these nine discounts?

Insurance can cost an arm and a leg, but companies offer discounts that you may not even be aware of. A few discounts will automatically apply at the time of purchase, but some may not be applied and must be requested specifically prior to receiving the credit.

  • Drivers Ed for Students – Require your teen driver to take driver’s ed class if it’s offered in school.
  • Federal Employees – Employees or retirees of the government could cut as much as 10% off for Chevy van insurance with certain companies.
  • Safe Driver Discount – Insureds without accidents can get discounts for up to 45% lower rates for Chevy van insurance than their less cautious counterparts.
  • Memberships – Affiliation with a qualifying organization may earn a discount on your policy for Chevy van insurance.
  • Low Mileage – Keeping the miles down on your Chevy can qualify you for discounted rates on garaged vehicles.
  • Good Student Discount – Getting good grades can save 20 to 25%. The discount lasts up to age 25.
  • Life Insurance – Companies who offer life insurance give lower rates if you buy life insurance from them.
  • Seat Belts Save more than Lives – Using a seat belt and requiring all passengers to buckle their seat belts could cut 10% or more off the personal injury premium cost.
  • New Car Discount – Insuring a new car is cheaper due to better safety requirements for new cars.

As a disclaimer on discounts, many deductions do not apply the the whole policy. Most cut the price of certain insurance coverages like comprehensive or collision. So despite the fact that it appears having all the discounts means you get insurance for free, it just doesn’t work that way. But any discount will reduce the cost of coverage.

Insurance companies that possibly offer these money-saving discounts are:

Check with each insurance company what discounts are available to you. Some discounts might not apply in your area.

How much car insurance do I need?

When buying adequate coverage, there isn’t really a best way to insure your cars. Every situation is different and your policy should reflect that. For instance, these questions can aid in determining whether or not you could use an agent’s help.

  • Am I getting all the discounts available?
  • Should I carry comprehensive and collision coverage?
  • Will my insurance pay for OEM parts?
  • What if I don’t agree with a claim settlement offer?
  • Is my vehicle covered by my employer’s policy when using it for work?
  • How high should my medical payments coverage be?
  • Is borrowed equipment or tools covered if stolen or damaged?
  • If my pet gets injured in an accident are they covered?

If you don’t know the answers to these questions but one or more may apply to you, then you may want to think about talking to a licensed insurance agent. To find lower rates from a local agent, fill out this quick form or you can go here for a list of companies in your area.

Misconceptions in car insurance advertisements

Companies like Progressive, Geico, Allstate and State Farm constantly bombard you with ads in print and on television. All the ads make an identical promise of big savings if you switch to their company. How does each company make the same claim? It’s all in the numbers.

All companies can use profiling for the type of driver that earns them a profit. An example of a profitable customer could possibly be over the age of 40, a clean driving record, and has a high credit rating. Any driver that hits that “sweet spot” receives the best rates and as a result will probably save when switching.

Drivers who are not a match for this ideal profile must pay a higher premium and ends up with the customer not buying. The ad wording is “customers that switch” but not “drivers who get quotes” save that much. That’s the way companies can claim big savings.

This illustrates why you should get a wide range of price quotes. You cannot predict which insurance companies will give you the biggest savings on Chevy Chevy Van insurance.

Auto insurance coverages

Having a good grasp of car insurance can help you determine appropriate coverage and proper limits and deductibles. Policy terminology can be ambiguous and even agents have difficulty translating policy wording. These are typical coverage types found on most car insurance policies.

Auto liability

Liability insurance protects you from injuries or damage you cause to other’s property or people in an accident. It consists of three limits, bodily injury per person, bodily injury per accident and property damage. As an example, you may have limits of 25/50/25 that means you have a limit of $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 for the entire accident, and property damage coverage for $25,000. Some companies may use one limit called combined single limit (CSL) which combines the three limits into one amount rather than limiting it on a per person basis.

Liability coverage pays for claims such as pain and suffering, repair bills for other people’s vehicles, court costs, legal defense fees and structural damage. How much liability coverage do you need? That is a decision to put some thought into, but it’s cheap coverage so purchase as large an amount as possible.

Protection from uninsured/underinsured drivers

Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist coverage provides protection from other motorists when they are uninsured or don’t have enough coverage. This coverage pays for injuries to you and your family and damage to your Chevy Chevy Van.

Since a lot of drivers carry very low liability coverage limits, it doesn’t take a major accident to exceed their coverage limits. That’s why carrying high Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage should not be overlooked. Usually these limits are similar to your liability insurance amounts.

Collision coverage

This coverage covers damage to your Chevy Van resulting from a collision with an object or car. You have to pay a deductible and the rest of the damage will be paid by collision coverage.

Collision insurance covers claims such as rolling your car, colliding with another moving vehicle, backing into a parked car, crashing into a ditch and sustaining damage from a pot hole. Collision coverage makes up a good portion of your premium, so consider removing coverage from vehicles that are 8 years or older. You can also raise the deductible to save money on collision insurance.

Comprehensive (Other than Collision)

Comprehensive insurance coverage will pay to fix damage that is not covered by collision coverage. You first must pay your deductible and then insurance will cover the rest of the damage.

Comprehensive coverage protects against claims such as a tree branch falling on your vehicle, a broken windshield and hitting a deer. The maximum payout you’ll receive from a claim is the actual cash value, so if the vehicle is not worth much consider dropping full coverage.

Medical expense insurance

Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and medical payments coverage pay for immediate expenses such as rehabilitation expenses, funeral costs, chiropractic care and pain medications. The coverages can be used to cover expenses not covered by your health insurance policy or if you are not covered by health insurance. It covers you and your occupants in addition to being hit by a car walking across the street. Personal Injury Protection is not universally available but can be used in place of medical payments coverage

The bottom line

In this article, we presented many tips how you can lower your 1995 Chevy Chevy Van insurance rates. The most important thing to understand is the more quotes you get, the more likely it is that you will get a better rate. You may even find the most savings is with some of the smallest insurance companies. Some small companies can often insure niche markets at a lower cost than the large multi-state companies such as Allstate, Geico and Progressive.

Cost effective insurance can be sourced both online and also from your neighborhood agents, so compare prices from both to get a complete price analysis. Some insurance providers may not provide online price quotes and usually these smaller companies provide coverage only through local independent agents.

When buying insurance coverage, make sure you don’t sacrifice coverage to reduce premiums. There have been many cases where drivers have reduced liability coverage limits and discovered at claim time that the savings was not a smart move. Your goal should be to purchase a proper amount of coverage at an affordable rate, not the least amount of coverage.

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