Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Home Insurance -- Massive Savings For These Hard Times

By Chimezirim Odimba

Are you sure you seriously want cheaper rates? If answered "Yes" you must do everything within your ability to find out as many ideas as as you can find for cheaper rates. Following are great tips that will help you cut down your rate by up to 50% if you use them right...

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 house is being monitored by competent people. Depending on the insurer, this kind of systems can help you shave off between 25% and 30%.

Smoke and fire dectectors will will go a long way in reducing your home's fire risk. You will get cheaper rates especially if you have fixed the right numbers for your size and type of house. If you have them, don't forget to replace their batteries twice yearly.

The reason for this reduction in your rates is that such detectors make it much easier for fires to be stopped before they can cause any damage. This gets you a lower rate because it implies that the risk of a fire damage is lower.

Do your best to have fire extinguishers at important points in your home. For instance, your kitchen must have a standard and working fire extinguisher. It's crucial that the fire extinguisher be good enough for the point it covers.

Make sure they are within easy reach and ensure they are in good working condition. This will help lower your home insurance rates.

It pays to buy more than one policy from the same insurance company as this will bring huge savings. Insurers offer discounts (multi-policy discounts) for insureds who buy more one policy from them. Nevertheless, you might save more by obtaining your policies from different insurers.

A group policy will cost you less. You can confirm from associations you are part of because they may have group discounts for home insurance.

But before you buy see if you can get a cheaper home insurance rate with another insurer than that given by your association. This is because you might end up finding an insurance company that is ready to take less than you'll even receive with an group discount. There's stiff competition in the home insurance industry and you can take advantage of this to get more affordable rates if you spend some time to do extensive shopping and comparisons.

If you are retired, you can pay more affordable rates with a retiree discount. Since not every insurer gives this discount, find out from your agent before you put pen to paper.

The reason for this discount is that people who are more often at home are less likely to be burglarized. Folks who're often around are also in a better position to notice and put off fires before they can cause any damage.

Have you stayed with your home insurer for up to three years? Then ask for a loyalty discount. Nevertheless, do NOT stay put with an insurance provider only for this reason. Make sure you are getting a good price to value.

If it is about paying less, you'll likely still be able to pay lower than you are paying at any time. Do extensive shopping and you'll be pleasantly surprised. Make a list of insurance carriers that you've never obtained quotes from and obtain and compare quotes from them.

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