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By Bill King

There are so many companies offering insurance these days it can be very difficult to know where to start looking. Do you go with the supermarket, the bank, the broker, the specialist or another in a whole raft of companies? Because auto insurance is a compulsory requirement for driving, it does mean that there is a lot of money to be made from it. However, with the benefit of market forces it is still possible to get a good deal; because there are so many competitors vying for their slice of the market rates are still competitive, even though they could in theory have a captive market!

On the flip side, despite compelling all of us to drive with auto insurance, the government itself offers no relief in this area. Unlike in other countries, such as Canada, there are no subsidized government insurance programs offered by the government. Nonetheless, with the abundance of private companies offering insurance all will readily offer an auto insurance rate quote which will allow you to compare plans.

As we said, there are tons of companies offering auto insurance at a range of rates. Of course, it pays to shop around with as many as possible and to request rate quotes, ultimately allowing you to choose the best for your needs. Many of these insurers offer other types of insurance, such as homeowners insurance or health insurance, and will offer you bulk discounts for adding your policy to a package. It's equally true if you own more than one automobile. If each driver has a similar driving history it's a good idea to explore the possibility of putting both cars on one policy to keep the costs down.

Now, all that considered, if there are several different drivers on the policy, yet they have differing driving histories, it may be in your best interest to explore different policies with different companies. To shed some light on the matter, there are companies whose only target audience is bad drivers with poor driving histories. Of course, as a result, you can expect to pay a higher premium with companies such as these. It's simple economics, they take higher risks, and must be paid a higher reward. On the other hand, there are insurance carriers who target better drivers with fewer incidents in their driving past, therefore they can quote you for a better premium. This is simple economics 101, high risk and high reward, low risk and low reward. So, those of you good drivers out there, make sure not to go in on a policy with a lesser driver, it may not be worth it. Bad drivers, well, if you can find somebody charitable enough to assume your driving risks it's your lucky day!

With all this in mind, look at what you stand to lose and gain from each company. Taking the example of a multi-car policy, you may gain overall savings, but lose individual savings you would have made yourself because the other person you are insuring has a poor record. With auto insurance rate quotes it depends on the company and the individual to decide where you will get the best deal.

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