Monday, June 30, 2008

Affordable Insurance

You'll trim down your insurance costs by tackling your policies one after the other. If you can reduce each of your policies by as little 10% it will easily amount to much. Thankfully, you can save a lot more and you can also start doing that within minutes. Here are things that will help you save...

1. A normal garage has oils, gas and other liquids that are high5B4ly inflammable in nature. So your home insurance premiums will be cheaper if your garage is located at a safe distance from your residential structure.

2. The material you use in building your house has much effect on your home insurance premium. For example, brick homes are best in states with high winds while frame homes are preferred in earthquake regions. This means that people who live in the East will make huge savings if they opt for a frame house. On the other hand, those who live in the West will enjoy cheaper premiums if theirs is a frame house because of the earthquakes there. Expect to save a minimum of 5% if you opt for a house with the preferred material.

3. Upgrade your heating, electrical and plumbing systems to modern standards and you'll enjoy a discount of as high as 15%. Although you may like the old-fashioned fire place, you certainly are aware that it is definitely not as fire-safe as a current heating system. Advancement has been made in house building technology. Make good use of them as they will not only lower your home insurance spend but increase the value of your property in many cases.

4. Ensure that you fully know what the exclusions are in a home insurance policy. They are things that the policy doesn't provide you coverage for.

So before you settle for a low-priced rate make sure the policy does not exclude something that might compromise you down the line. Any home insurance poli5B0cy that places you at risk isn't really worth the paper it is written on no matter how inexpensive it is. All it takes is studying the policy to avoid rude surprises in the future.

5. Folks seem to take more precaution against fire than water damage by not checking their plumbing and fixing things as regularly as they should. Reports show that water damage is the predominant claim on a homeowner's policy. Consequently, proving to any insurer that your home has little or no risk of water damage will result in a good discount. And do not forget to inform your agent if you upgrade your plumbing.

6. You can bring down your home insurance premium by obtaining and comparing quotes from at least five good quotes sites.

Here are recommended pages for home insurance quotes...

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Chimezirim Odimba writes on insurance.

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