Bodily Injury Coverage (BI) – BI pays for injuries to other people when the insured vehicle’s driver is legally at fault. This coverage is required in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The mandatory minimum limit is $25,000 per person.

Collision Coverage – Coverage for when your car is damaged as a result of colliding with another object-a brick wall, for example, or a rollover. This insurance applies only to the car. It doesn’t cover whatever the car collided with (that’s what your property damage liability is for). This coverage is optional.

Comprehensive Coverage - Coverage for when your car is stolen or damaged in ways that don’t involve a collision. Examples include: hail damage, glass breakage, fire, vandalism, collision with an animal, flood, earthquakes, falling objects and theft. This coverage is optional.

Declarations Page – This is the report from your insurance company that includes the types, limits, and cost for each coverage as well as the vehicles covered by the policy. It also would include the types of coverage for each vehicle covered by the policy and other pertinent information.

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If you feel like you need to take a foreign language course to “speak insurance” don’t worry, you’re not alone! But, you need to at least understand the basic auto insurance terms because they spell out what you are and aren’t covered for in your policy. Here is a translation of some basic insurance lingo:

25/50/15, 100/300/100, etc. – You will see three numbers when you are buying liability coverage. They represent (in the $ thousands) your liability limits for per person bodily injury, bodily injury for all persons injured in any one accident and property damage liability. Each state requires its own mandatory minimums.

Automobile Liability Insurance – Protection in case others hold you legally responsible for bodily injury and/or damage to property losses incurred as the result of a motor vehicle accident. In other words, coverage in case you cause an accident where there is either physical or property damage to other people. This is a general term that covers bodily injury (BI) liability and property damage (PD) liability.

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As insurance companies tend to charge high premiums for car insurance, there are ways to lower it:

• Low mileages reduce significantly your premium. Thus, it is recommended to use your car only for short drives.
• Pay your insurance premiums in one installment as insurance companies charge more for monthly premiums.
• Don’t apply too much customization on your car because tweaking the stock features increases the premium.
• Don’t go beyond the speed limit. Speeding fines increase premium as insurance companies keep a record of this violation.

The Factors which Affect your Insurance Premium

Normal factors which affect insurance premium are age, location, car make, and the like. However, as there is a higher risk involved in sports cars, there is also a higher rate. Most insurance companies charge the same rate for sports car insurances even for different car makes since they have a record of the usual sports car predicaments.

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To get the best rate for car insurance, take time to do research. Surf the internet for different car insurance providers that sell insurance online, and can give you quotes directly from their websites. Generally speaking, the older your car is, the lower the rates of insurance.

Many insurance providers offer bundled deals or packages that include life or medical insurance along with your car insurance. There are bigger savings if you sign up for these packages, depending on your needs and capacity. Providers will be more than happy to explain these to you, and help you choose from many options.

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oh man… I NEED A CAR!!!… I really need a car to go from point A to point B / here to there / anywhere to everywhere… hehhe…I need a car so I won’t bug my Dad to let me borrow his to get things like my usual cravings for coffee, burgers, pizza, chicken wings, or when i need to go to Blockbuster to rent games and such… hehehhee!!

I desperately NEED a car… but I still need to a research on cars… I want a BMW M5
Can I afford it? really that’s the question I leave to the philosophers…hehhe but for my price range it’s from $10k – $30k, so BMW M5 would be out of the picture…

Using the Vehicle Selector Aid from Autotropolis, finding a car that would suit me, just made my research pretty easy…I didn’t even have to leave the house. Lucky me…being the lazy dude that I am, this is the most fun and convenient thing. No one hassling you to buy this or that… hahahaha THE CHOICE IS ALL MINE AND MINE ALONE!!!! BWAHAHAHAAHAH!!!

What if I list my far-out Specifications and standards on the type of car I would need…

it should be able to fly, and I can drive to a side of a building, that car should be able to sense what i’m feeling on that time i’m driving it, so if i’m angry… it would change into a menacing car… like what the batmobile looks like hheee… voice-activated driving (oh YEAH! the best)… so i don’t need to hold the steering wheel, when i’m driving on the freeway, i can switch the voice-activated driving on and off anytime i want… and my steering or control pad would be like my xbox 360 controller, and oooohh, ooooohhh i know….I want a soda dispenser, a microwave oven, a coffee maker, a personal fridge and a grill… so i can make burgers, sandwiches, drink coffee anytime when I’m driving… and it should fold small enough to fit in my pocket so I don’t have to worry about parking too far…

The adventures of the QuickStop Project — BackPackers Crew : Jaren’s Quest for the perfect car and the mixture fantasy and reality…

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In the United States, there are some imperatives before you can actually hit the road and drive away – and it’s different when you’re buying a car or if you’re renting one. Nevertheless, the ultimate basic is to get a car insurance. The proof of having acquired an insurance gives the go signal that the car you bought or rented can be driven. For rented cars, specifically, the insurance must cover the period of rental. Car insurance is also particular with the age of the driver. Drivers who are below twenty-five years old are charged with higher premiums because they are considered as a high-risk group.

The basic policy must include coverage expenses for damages to other vehicles and persons that are part of the accident. Protection against an uninsured or underinsured motorist who caused the accident is also required.

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Cancellation and non-renewal may seem like they have the same affect on you, but they are very different things. Cancellation is when the insurance company stops a policy before the end of its term. Non-renewal is when the company decides it will not allow you to continue your policy to a new term. The affects on your future insurance companies is not allowed to cancel a policy that has been in force for more than 60 days except:

* If you fail to pay the premium.
* You have committed fraud or made serious misrepresentations on your application.
* Your driver’s license has been revoked or suspended.

Non-renewal is a different matter. Either you or your insurance company can decide not to renew the policy when it expires. Most states require that your insurance company give you a certain number of days notice and explain the reason for non-renewal before it drops your policy. If you think the reason is unfair or want a further explanation, call the insurance company’s consumer affairs division. If you don’t get a satisfactory explanation, call your state insurance department. There are regulations restricting non-renewal reasons.

The company may have decided to drop that particular line of insurance or to write fewer policies where you live, so you shouldn’t necessarily think the non-renewal is because of something you did. On the other hand, if you did do something that raised the insurance company’s risk considerably, like driving drunk, the premium may rise and you may not have your policy renewed.

If your insurance company did not renew your policy, you will not necessarily be charged a higher premium at another insurance company. If your policy was canceled, then you may be required to pay higher premiums elsewhere, or may even have trouble finding other coverage. Find out how companies are determining your rates. This could help you save a lot of time and money.

Source: autoinsuranceadvocate.net