Collision and Comprehensive Auto Insurance in Florida

Reader’s Question:

What should I get: a comprehensive insurance auto insurance policy or a collision auto insurance policy? Can you give me auto insurance information on both?

Belle

Miami, FL

Here is some auto insurance information that might help. Comprehensive auto insurance covers the damages to your car if it has been flooded, stolen, caught in fire or for some reason damaged by animals. It covers all sorts of damages except collisions. It isn’t a requirement by the state of Florida. Although the regulations vary, most states require liability coverage only. But getting a comprehensive auto insurance policy can save you in cases of unexpected calamities. You can choose how high your deductible is, which is basically the amount of money you will pay (from out of your own pocket) if something bad happens to your vehicle. This depends on what you’re comfortable with. Just remember the higher the deductible, the lower the premium.

Collision auto insurance, on the other hand, covers the damages to your vehicle in times of collision. I suppose your consideration should be which type of accident is more likely to happen to you. Consider where your car is parked and how dangerous the neighborhood is. How often do you use your car? Do you travel long distances? Are you a first time driver? Consider your driving record. You would know better than anybody whether you are more likely to get into a collision or whether your car is more likely to get stolen or damaged by natural causes.

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Reader’s Question:

My brother got a speeding ticket last month and when his car insurance called to talk about his premium he went ballistic for his insurers told him about the increase. He thinks that speeding in Texas is not a crime, is he right about this? If he is, then how can he make his car insurance for high risk lower?

Paige

Dallas, TX

Honestly, speeding is a crime, you may not have caused an accident yet but most likely you will, especially like Texas which is a big and crowded state too. Getting a speeding ticket usually makes people proud of themselves for being the fastest driver but when accident happens, you are called a monster if you have caused a lot of deaths. Another thing is, you are classified as a high risk driver therefore you have to get a car insurance for high risk drivers which is very different from your previous one for it is way more expensive.

If you cannot afford the car insurance for high risk premiums and you know that the reason of your high premiums is your driving record then what you should do is change your behavior on the road. If you get a speeding ticket then drive slower the next time you hit the road. If you have been convicted of DUI then make yourself sober whenever you are going to take the wheel. Doing these things does not make your premium easily go down, it takes time. And if you still cannot afford the car insurance for high risk then you can go to a more remote place, go to a quite neighborhood with few cars pass by the road every day. When you move out from the crowded city with lower risk, you will surely have a lower premium.