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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Introduction to car insurance

Car insurance is a payment policy that is a safe guard for consumers that gives a drive of a vehicle monetary cover against an accident that might occur against their car or there car against another cart. The car insurance agreement is formed between a car insurance company and an indvidual driver needed the car insurance. Car insurance is a legal requirement in most countries.

What a car insurance policy involves

A person taking out car insurance agrees to payments that are called premiums, that they will pay to protect their car. The car insurance company will then agree to give the driver benefits that cover any setbacks or problems from an accident involving a vehicle. These setbacks can include property, physical injury, medical treatments, or death as established in the car insurance policy.

The different types of car insurance

There are different standards of cover for car insurance, the level of cover you take on your car will determine what a car insurance company will pay out if you have an accident.

The most basic cover is a third Party car insurance only policy. This is a minimum requirement legally. This will give you cover for any damage or injuries that are caused by you to another person or to their property. Third Party car insurance will not cover any damage to your own car or injury to yourself.

Third Party, Fire and Theft car insurance is similar to the above and it will also cover you against theft of your car, you car being destroyed or damaged by fire.

The last type of car insurance cover is full comprehensive in theory this will cover any situation that occurs with your car. If you are going to take out fully comprehensive car insurance it is worth taking into account what your car would be worth to the car insurance company if it was stolen or written-off in an accident.

CONCLUSION

Before taking car insurance cover always read the policy, it very important that you are clear what the car insurance company will be covering your car for. Fully comprehensive is good cover, but is good to consider what your car is worth, it might be worth your while to get a more basic car insurance cover, if you car is want for a better word cheap. Also use the internet to find companies there are a lot of companies on line that can make you search for a car insurance company more pleasant.