The majority, if not all, will advise that one get hold of and analyze individually and side by side, the rates from multiple auto insurers before paying for an auto insurance policy.
Why it is advisable to do this is because the more information one has the better their chances of getting the best rate.
It is also important for anybody who is looking for auto insurance to note that the quote one auto insurance company offers can vary considerably from what another auto insurer will quote.
This is, for the most part, because those seeking an insurance cover have varying levels of risk linked with insuring them and once you factor how profitable a insurer has been with policy holders of similar risk, their quotes will be adjusted according to the average risk in there group.
Luckily, today we have the Internet, the global information super highway, and to a large extent seeking information in the Internet is free once you pay the utility costs associated with using the hardware, i.
e.
internet connection and electricity costs.
Most of the auto insurance companies do not charge you to view the information they have posted or to use any of the tools that are on their websites e.
g.
deductible & rate calculators.
In fact most of them will want you to view their information and are more than happy to give quotations in expectation of obtaining a new policy holder.
The main benefit of all this is that what was once a service that one had to pay agents and brokers for has now become free and readily available on the Internet.