Auto Insurance Policy Seattle Washington WA
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Reader’s Question:
Here in Seattle, WA, I noticed that most car insurance companies only write six month policies. Why is that? Is that regular practice? Is this the same in other states, as well?
Kurt
Seattle, WA
A six month insurance policy is a regular practice among car insurance companies. Car insurance companies change their rates according to their appraisal of your risk factor. Insurance is about the company having your back when something happens to you, your car, the other car or the driver of the other car. Now, before they gave you a car insurance quote when you first applied for coverage there in Seattle, WA, they checked out your risk factor. They presented a quotation after checking several things out. A six month insurance policy allows insurance companies to recheck or revisit the status of your risk factor and make changes accordingly. They would check if your lifestyle has changed: has it mellowed down or have you taken up drag racing as a hobby. Knowing this, your premium may increase or decrease depending on the outcome of their appraisal. So basically, this can be beneficial for the policy holder, too.
Although, this gives the insurance company a chance to raise premium, this is also an opportunity for the policy holder to lower it. Long term policies are not welcomed by insurance companies as this can effectively immobilize them when the risk factor of a policy holder has increased in the middle of the policy term. If the lifestyle of a policy holder has not or does not change dramatically, then there is no cause for alarm over this six month insurance policy.
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