RV Insurance Questions and Answers

For those who are buying an RV, you may be wondering about RV insurance. Is it necessary? What kinds of RVs are covered by RV insurance? Is it the same as an extended warranty? Each of these questions is important and you should know the answers before you purchase a new or used RV.

1. Can I just use an auto insurance policy? Yes, you can. But, an RV insurance policy will cover the parts of the RV that the auto policy will not such as the stairs, the slideouts, and the awnings. These are some of the most common claims made for RVs. Not only that, if you have a towable RV or truck camper your automobile insurance will not cover it at all. If you have a towable, with some insurers you can have a combined policy which will cover the RV and the tow vehicle for a discounted price.

2. Where can I find RV insurance? You can find it through a regular insurance company, but they will not have the variety of products and RV policies that a company that specializes in RV insurance will have. For one of the best and easiest ways to shop for insurance you can go online, get quick free quotes, compare different companies, and apply. Just be sure that you are comparing policies with the same level of coverage.

3. Can I get RV insurance for my tent trailer? Yes you can. You can insure any type of RV from a truck camper to a full-size, ultra-luxury, diesel pusher motor home. It can also be new or used of any age.

4. What does the RV insurance cover? Most RV policies offer full coverage. This covers your RV no matter what happens and whose fault it is. A good policy will also offer total replacement for a new RV (less than 5 years old and with the original owner) that is totaled, or for a used RV (or one that is older than 5 years) you will get the purchase price back as a settlement in the event your RV is totaled.

5. How long does it take to apply? You can get a quote and apply and be approved in as little as a day.

6. Is it different than an extended warranty? Yes, an extended warranty covers engine repairs and appliances not accidents. This is why you need both.

Eriani Doyel writes articles about recreational vehicles. For a great resource for rv insurance visit quickrvinsurancequotes.com.

Taming Car Insurance Costs: 90% Of Accidents Can Be Avoided

The most effective way of ensuring that your car insurance costs will remain low is by avoiding accidents. And contrary to what most people think, most road accidents can be avoided. Research has clearly shown that 90 per cent of the car accidents that happen can be avoided. One just needs to know where to be extra careful.

Intersection errors for instance are one of the most common causes of automobile accidents. It accounts for over 65% of urban accidents, which occur at intersections. To avoid being part of this statistic you need to look around very carefully at every intersection and proceed with lots of caution and without assuming anything.

Inattention and loss of concentration is yet another common cause of car accidents. You should maintain close concentration on your own driving, other drivers and pedestrians. Not to mention always being aware of the driving conditions.

Yet another very useful precaution when driving is to look at your speed in Kilometers and then maintain that many feet in distance between your car and the one immediately ahead of you.

Vehicle malfunction also contributes to accidents. It is prudent to have regular checkups, especially of brakes, tires and wiper fluid. Maintaining your vehicle is a very effective way of avoiding automobile accidents.

Many of these simple rules may look pretty obvious, however they are often forgotten, overlooked or just ignored with serious consequences. Just remember that no other single thing you will do will be as effective in taming your car insurance costs as avoiding accidents and having a good driving record.

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Car Insurance - For Those Who Don't Own A Car

Why should anybody who doesn't own a car even bother about owning a car insurance policy. This is such a brilliant question. Owning a car insurance policy despite not having a car would be a smart decision in a number of situations to be discussed shortly.

You may not need a personal car for your daily movements if you live in a big city with an efficient mass transit system. You can easily go to a car rental service whenever you want to go for a picnic or vacation.

Along with providing you with cars for the period you want to use a private car, these rental companies also sell car insurance policies that cover you throughout that period. This may not really amount to so much if you rent a car once in a long while. The opposite is the case if you rent a car often making it more expensive than getting a non-owner car insurance policy.

Another reason will become apparent if you intend to borrow a car. Everybody will feel more comfortable lending you their car if they know you are so thoughtful as to even get a car insurance policy. Doesn't the gesture of getting a non-owner car insurance policy tell you such a person is very thoughtful? People like dealing with people who show that they are responsible.

Before you run with the wrong impression, let me clarify something about a non-owner car insurance policy. Your non-owner's policy cannot override the car owners policy. This policy gets to work if the car owner's policy cannot cover the damages caused. As an example...

Imagine that you borrowed a car and had an accident where you caused a damage of $27,000. Your non-owner's policy will not be touched if the car owner's liability limit is $30,000. This will not be the case if his/her liability limit were to be half the amount. In such a situation your non-owner's policy will come into effect to take care of the deficit.

It is very important, if you have anything to do with car insurance, that you learn how to make huge savings because of the disparity in rates by insurance companies. It is very ethical and lawful and can save you up to $1000.

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Auto Insurance and Your Credit Report

Most of us are aware that our driving history impacts not only our ability to get auto insurance but the rates we pay as well. These days there is also another and equally critical factor insurance companies use, our credit report.

Insurance companies consider your credit report and credit score as a valuable tool to assess the risk in insuring you. A higher credit score reflects responsibility and makes it less likely you will make claims against your policy.

A poor credit score may disqualify you from getting insurance with some companies. More likely it will put you into an upper rate category with higher premiums for the duration of that policy.

A recent study by the Federal Trade Commission concluded that "Credit based insurance scores are effective predictors of risk under automobile policies. They are predictive of the number of claims consumers file and the total cost of those claims. The use of scores is therefore likely to make the price of insurance better match the risk of loss posed by the consumer. Thus, on average, higher-risk consumers will pay higher premiums and lower-risk consumers will pay lower premiums."

According to a recent industry survey over 90% of the top auto insurance companies use credit data to evaluate new and renewing clients. Almost all insurance applications now require you give permission to check your credit report. The insurance company will request a report from one or more of the credit reporting bureaus; Equifax, Experian or TransUnion.

The score used is created by a company named Fair Isaac and Company and is referred to by different names at the different credit bureaus ; InScore at Equifax, the Experian/Fair Isaac Insurance Score at Experian, and the Fair Isaac Insurance Risk Score at TransUnion.

Credit scores range from 300 to 850 with the higher score being best. If your score is below 620 to 650, you may have trouble getting insurance or may have to pay a higher premium.

You can take steps to improve your score;

• Payment history: One of the largest factors is your account payment history. Delinquent payments and collections have a very negative effect on your score. While a steady record of on-time payments, the longer the better, shows responsibility.
• Amounts owed: You will be judged on the number, type and balances of accounts you already have. Try to keep balances low on credit cards and other revolving type accounts. Do not close unused credit card accounts and do not open too many new ones.
• Length of credit history: Nothing you can do to improve this other than wait, the longer your credit history, the better.

There are also consumer benefits to insurance scoring;

• Lower premiums: A good insurance score can show you are responsible and therefore qualify you for lower rates.
• Get insured faster: Insurance scoring can be obtained almost instantly allowing policies to be approved quickly. This also helps promote internet access to insurance for the ultimate in shopping around.
• Impartial decision making: Insurance scoring is intended to take gender, race, nationality, religion and other factors out of the consideration process and focus on the facts related to your insurance risk.
• More insurance products available: Using insurance scoring has allowed more companies to offer more products to a wider audience. This has lead to more competition which lowers rates overall and gives greater choices to us all.

The practice of using your credit report and insurance scoring looks like it is here to stay and will likely be used by all companies in the near future. Some industry studies even claim that credit based insurance scores are a better predictor of future claims than driving records.

G Scott Lawrence is a 30 year licensed insurance adjuster and partner in Storm Survivor, LLC.

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