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Get your car insurance quotes online

Go to an instant car insurance quotes site and enter your details into a web form. This can take you 5 to 10 minutes. In many cases, you will get instant replies. Otherwise, you will be contacted via email.

Ask for more information

If you can't find more information about a certain insurance company from the web, call up or email to ask for it. Clarify points that you are unclear about. This will help you to compare the providers. Price may be the most important factor but it is not the only factor.

Check the ratings

You can check how a provider is rated based on two factors:

1. Customer service
2. Financial strength

Customer service

The quality of customer service matters when it comes to insurance. In the event of a misfortune, you will appreciate if your claims can be processed sooner than later.

Financial strength

This of course, indicates the reliability of the company. This will at least give you a basic sense of confidence and trust toward the company that you are dealing with.

Make an appointment

When you have considerably shortlisted the providers, it is time you speak to an agent one on one for each provider. This human contact is valuable in helping you to clarify. This is also part of your comparing and shortlisting process.

After this stage, it should be clear to you which provider has your best interests. Rest assured that the money you spend for your insurance is well spent.