October 5, 2006 6:55 AM
Low-Cost Auto Insurance Does Not Mean Inferior Quality
Cheaper prices on car insurance do not automatically mean lesser quality on the services purchased. But some people get hung up on the zeroes behind the dollar sign – figuring the more money they shell out, the better deal they’re getting. Some companies even take advantage of these particular consumers by actually selling inferior products for much higher prices to make it appear that their products are more valuable. Remember, name recognition does not necessarily equate the best service.
Value, however, is the key, especially in car insurance. While the consumer wants to be sufficiently covered in the event of an accident, no one wants to pay more than necessary. Customers demand lower prices and companies hear those demands. And like all companies in a free market, insurance companies have to compete in order to stay in business. Low-cost car insurance is oftentimes purely a product of marketplace competition.
Other factors play into lower pricing. Sometimes the reason cheaper car insurance is available on, well, cheaper cars is because those cars actually have a smaller risk of loss or damage by the very fact that they’re cheap. Lesser value reduces the insurance company’s overall risk. By transferring that risk to enough people paying low premiums, insurers are betting that will make up for the relatively small number of major accidents per year.
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