Thursday, May 14, 2009

Homeowners Insurance -- Huge Savings For These Tough Times

By Chimezirim Odimba

Do you want more affordable rates? If answered "Yes" you must do everything within your reach to discover as many recommendations as as you can find for cheaper rates. I've provided enough suggestions to help the greater majority save up to 50% on insurance...

Get special fire and security systems that alert fire stations, police stations or other monitoring center. You will obtain considerable discounts apart from the fact that you will feel safer that your home is being watched by trusted people. Even though the discount this will get you will differ from one insurance company to another, you can expect to lower your home insurance rate by as much as 25%.

Fix smoke and fire detectors. If you place them in all the relevant areas of your building you'll enjoy a discount.

With these fires will be spotted quickly and put out more easily before they can do any serious damage. And because the risk of fire in a house is a defining factor in calculating home insurance rates, you'll spend far less by taking this step.

Endeavour to place fire extinguishers at strategic points in your home. Your kitchen is one important place to have one or more functional fire extinguishers. And make sure it's such that is adequate for the kitchen in question.

Make sure they are within easy reach and ensure they are in good working condition. Doing this will help you lower your rates.

You'll save if you buy all your policies from the same insurer. Insurance companies give discounts (multi-policy discounts) for insureds who purchase more one policy from them. Even though You will receive discounts for buying multiple policies from the same insurer, you may make more by buying each of your policy from different insurers.

Get a group home owners insurance policy if you can because you'll get a cheaper rate with it. Many associations have also arranged discounts for their members with home insurers so find out if yours has such.

However, before you apply this option, compare the rates you'll get from such an association with what you'll spend with another insurance company. For a good number of reasons you could be better off NOT buying from a particular association's insurer. So it really does pay to shop if you are after the best rates.

You qualify for lower rates once you are retired. But bear in mind, though, that not all insurance carriers give this discount.

The rationale behind this discount is that people who are almost always at home are less likely to be burglarized. Furthermore, Fires can be easily noticed and put off if someone is always around.

You're eligible for a loyalty discount if you've stayed with an insurance provider for up to three years. But despite the fact that you'll qualify for a loyalty discount if you continue with one insurance provider for 3 years and more, don't make this decision just because of that.

If it's about paying less, you'll likely still be able to pay lower than you are paying at any time. The key is doing thorough shopping. I recommend that you obtain quotes from insurers you have never obtained quotes from time to time.

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