Dec 25 2009

Do Insurance Companies Offer More Than Car Insurance?
Auto insurance is one of those unfortunate payments that we have to make and we have to do it because the law says so. It seems that so many people drove around without insurance, causing accidents, that our legislators decided that we all needed to be insured to protect us from the uninsured. So, now we pay insurance payments and seem to get nothing in return, unless an accident occurs. If you are looking for car insurance, but want a little extra, there are ways to get more than car insurance from your agent.
Of course, you want your car to be covered in case there is an accident or it is vandalized. But, you also want yourself to be covered if you do damage to someone else’s car or hurt someone. So, what else is there that an insurance company can offer you, something that would have more value to you?
One item that you will find incredibly useful that doesn’t involve an accident at all is coverage for your windshield. Most people think that this is somewhat frivolous and balk at the price of this coverage, but you could save an awful lot of money if your windshield is damaged. If you do get the coverage, which usually costs only pennies a day, you will be able to get your windshield repaired or replaced at no cost to you. The little chip that you see in your windshield (that may have been there forever!) can be replaced, giving your car more value should you ever decide to sell it.
There are also other items that would qualify as more than car insurance, such as rental car reimbursement, that are inexpensive, and can really pay off should you ever be in the situation where you need to use them.