8/06/2007

4 Smart Ways-Buying Insurance Online

by Kaushik Adhikary
Selecting an appropriate insurance which can fulfilled your specific needs,choosing a proper insurance company,finding a trust-worthy agent,all are some sort of difficult task and steals away your valuable time.But do you know that online shopping saves you tons of time? I'll tell you why it is more advantageous with some precautions to be taken.

1.You can visit websites of different insurance companies instantly,get quotes from them, compare quoted rates with others and shop from the comfort of your home.

2.Doing comparison,quoting of rates for cheap auto insurance,health insurance,travel accident insurance,life insurance etc. and subsequent shopping are fast.

3.There is no waiting period to get the policy.Some companies issue certain policies online instantly.

4.Often,insurance companies offer special prices online(discounts in premium,freebies etc.) and you can find right policy from the wide range of products available online.

But before purchasing online,you have to check and to make sure that you are in right place:

1.You have to take precautions before shopping online as to the authenticity of the company or site of your choice before applying.

2.Contact the customer care service desk and check-in.Talk to them personally before giving out your financial data like credit card info as there are many fake companies online.

3.Always make payment preferably by check or otherwise credit card so that you'll get some records of your payment.But never make payment by cash.One important thing you should remember before shopping online is that you always check the site's security verification certificate from http://www.VeriSign.com' or at least see whether it starts with https://www.insurance company's name.com in the order form.But never ever purchase when you see http://www.--.com

4.You can check the authenticity of the online insurance company from the following site http://www.search.bbb.org

5.If you go for online shopping,its better to take the help of an experienced friend or person.Read the terms,conditions,exceptions,deductibles & everything they offer carefully

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2 comments:

Neetu said...

Very impressive post. All the four ways are absolutely the smartest one and can help a person to shop for an insurance policy within few minutes. It seems like that insurance policy is just few clicks away and one can make the deal anytime without any hassle. Yes its important to check all the points that you have listed to make sure about the right place.
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Neetu said...

Very impressive post. All the four ways are absolutely the smartest one and can help a person to shop for an insurance policy within few minutes. It seems like that insurance policy is just few clicks away and one can make the deal anytime without any hassle. Yes its important to check all the points that you have listed to make sure about the right place.
commercial insurance