Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Switching Car Insurance Can Equate To Extra Money In Your Pocket

By Susan Tanner

Recently I had watched a one hour segment on television and was shocked to notice how many insurance commercials appeared in that short amount of time. I have to admit that it was quite annoying. With so many choices, I also worried the process might be difficult or confusing.

While watching these commercials, I got an idea. I was curious to find out if this could actually help me save money. Although skeptical, I decided it may be worth my time to look into this in a little more depth.

First, let me explain that I reside in a small city with about 2500 people in it. There are understandably not many choices in our town available for car insurance. Actually, my spouse and I had our vehicles insured by the people that my parents and even grandparents used. But after watching these intriguing commercials, I decided I should look into changing my car insurance options.

I recorded the info I needed to contact the companies and was pleasantly surprised to see that I could get a quote online. Surprisingly, it was a very simple process. It took less than a quarter of an hour to complete the whole application. Secondly, I was informed that I could indeed cut my premiums!

As a matter of fact, I would be eligible to save $350 per year. That averages out to $29 per month! That may not sound like a great deal of money to some but that is $29 in savings or time out to dinner with my family!

I investigated further and discovered the coverage would be equal to the coverage with the alocal guy.a Cheap auto insurance did not mean cheap or minimal coverage! This is certainly a time of struggling economy and saving money on any level was certainly attractive to me.

My wife and I decided to switch and see how we liked it! We chose a company we were confident with. The new company had great customer service and the savings were legitimate! The customer service is just as wonderful as the local company. I do not regret my decision to switch whatsoever.

I am glad I watched the television program that night. I am glad I decided to investigate further. Most of all I am glad we have saved an average of $29 per month! The amount in our savings account has increased. We have also gone out to dinner a time or two. It has been a positive decision for us! - 16492

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