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Insurace We hate it, but we can't live without it. People have even compared insurace to the protection racket- you know.. give the company your $$$ and they take care of you when you need it. This Insurace Buyers Guide is meant to make you a smart insurace buyer.

There are two ways to buy Insurace -- see an agent you trust they sell you the Insurace that right for you. The other way is do it yourself... Research the various types of insurace policies, decide what you need and comparison shop various companies. The advantage of going to an insurace agent is an honest and competent one can save you money. The advantage of going on your own is that you may pay less for the same amount of Insurace/

Insurace Buying Process

Phase One
Decide - Do I need this type of Insurace at all? Figure out what the type of Insurace you are considering covers and decide whether you need it.

Phase Two
Decide - How much Insurace do I need? Policies vary in how much they cover. Some cover specific dollar amounts. Others cover percent of loss. Some have a deductible. Others exclude certain types of damage. Look at these differences among policies and decide which one is for you.

Phase Three
Decide - How will I buy insurace? If you are working on your own, the web has a host of insurace services to help you choose among companies. Type in "Insurace" on most search engines and you reach lots of insurace sites. If you are working with an insurace agent, you may be working with a captive insurace agent. That means the insurace agent can only sell you policies form one insurace company or an independent agent which represents several.

When selecting an insurace company, consider also whether the insurace company is both able and willing to pay on claims should you make one.. AM Best and other insurace rating services rate the financial solvency of Insurace companies. Insurace company comparison shopping websites usually post and explain the insurace ratings. You can also ask the insurace company itself or your agent.

Consider also the insurace company's record for trying to refuse to pay claims. Your state Insurace commission may have a record of complaints. When buying any insurace, you will most likely save money if you pay annually or semi-annually. Sometimes buying several types of insurace from the same insurace company will save you money. Often taking steps to make claims more unlikely, such as installing deadbolt locks or taking a safe driving course will lower your insurace premiums.