Thursday, April 23, 2009

Affordable Home Owners Insurance In Arizona -- How To Attract Mouth-Watering Discounts

By Chimezirim Odimba

There are a lot of ways open to everyone who plans to get low cost Arizona homeowners insurance. But while some of them may reduce your cost, they could leave you with inadequate coverage. However, in this article, I'll share a few time-tested ways of paying less and at the same time maintain adequate coverage. Here they are...

1.You'll spend more or less depending on your credit rating. People who have very good ratings spend far less than people who have poor ratings. If your credit rating is bad then you've NOT been faithful in paying up your bills. An insurer takes this to mean that you're financially irresponsible and will possibly default in paying your premiums. This makes you more risky to them and yourself, therefore, are made to spend higher than someone else with the same profile that has an excellent rating.

Therefore, it is a wise decision to pay all your bills promptly. You'll attract cheaper rates if you do.

2.Government home insurance policies could really be costing you more than what you can now get with private companies. Natural disasters in some places made it very hard for those there to obtain home insurance coverage. The only way out for such folks then was to go to a government agency that offered government homeowner's insurance. The story is quite different now as private insurers are beginning catering for such places.

Some may still have little or no other way of getting home insurance coverage apart from a government homeowner's insurance. However, this is not always the case as you may obtain better coverage at a lower price from some private insurers.

3.Smoking raises the risk of a fire in your house. According to reports, approximately 23,000 residential fires can be traced to smoking. You'll spend less on your Arizona home owner insurance policy if no member of your household smokes. If you're a smoker at the time you bought your policy, you're entitled to a review if you've stopped. If your insurance company refuses to lower your rate after you have stopped, go to another insurance company.

4.Shatter-proof windows will bring good savings. If you live in locations with high winds and hail storms get your windows upgraded to these and you'll qualify for considerable discounts. And when you do, remember to tell your agent. You can also meet with your agent first before undertaking the changes as he or she is in a better position to advise you on how to save the most.

5.Ensure that you fully understand what the exclusions are in a homeowners insurance policy. They're things that the policy doesn't provide you coverage for.

While paying cheaper rates is interesting, it is only when the cheaper rates do not have you compromised. However cheap a policy is, its main aim is defeated if it doesn't give you enough coverage. Don't wait until you make a claim to find out that you really did NOT have the coverage you needed.

6. You will save a lot if you will shop around and do thorough comparison. The range of quotes presented per query could be as wide as $1,000 for a particular person. Notwithstanding that this is a good thing, it's important that you don't get too excited yet. It's not normally that straightforward if you want the best price to value ratio. The cheapest price may not offer you the best price/value. Notwithstanding that each of the quotes presented will certainly give you the same basic coverage, there may be a lot of differences in the details of each insurer's coverage. This makes it crucial that you find out if there aren't any exclusions that won't serve your best interest. Remember to treat these no-obligation quotes just that way. Don't feel you have to pay unless you've had all your questions answered satisfactorily. You will never get rude shocks later if you do this.

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