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Although we may not like it, we are obligated to have auto insurance on our vehicle. There aren’t really any reasons that we wouldn’t want to have it however given that accidents, well, they do happen. On the other hand, insurance premiums can be quite high and certainly add to the overall cost of owning a car. For those on a budget, it’s not always easy.
That said, if you know the factors that will increase your insurance premium, you can certainly make every effort to lower it. As you may have expected, it all has to do with risk.
Insurance companies make money because most of their paying clients will never need to make a claim. However, they evaluate the risk posed by each driver, and if it is determined that they pose a greater risk of having to make a claim, they will get a higher insurance premium.
So what determines risk?
Age and experience
The younger you are, the more chances you are statistically of being in an accident. That said, a sales representative at Mercedes-Benz Ottawa reminds us that experience and the number of years you have been driving are the most important criteria. If you have been driving for a long time without incident, you will be rewarded with a lower premium.
Type of vehicle and use
The type of vehicle you drive will have an impact on the price of your insurance premium, but so will the amount of kilometers you drive annually, and the overall value of your car. As you may expect, driving a 100 000 $ means higher insurance costs than driving a 10 000 $ car.
Location
Unfortunately, you have little control over how where you live and drive impacts your insurance premium. As a rule of thumb, insuring a vehicle is always more expensive for city dwellers.
