Those working in insurance broker jobs are experts on how to get the best value when buying insurance. With a few simple tips that can help you save money.
How Financially Secure Is the Insurer – most well-known insurance companies are relatively financially stable, though it’s still worth double checking. It’s always worth doing a quick search online with the company name and ‘financial news’ if there are reports they might be in financial trouble it might be worth looking elsewhere.
Use an Online Comparison Tool – there are a large number of insurance search engines available online which will compare the costs of various policies. They can be a great tool to help you find insurance but there are a few things to bear in mind, often they will only include certain suppliers and often will be earning a commission that may encourage them to push certain suppliers.
Get a Paper Copy of the Policy before Purchasing – having the policy in front of you printed out will help you understand exactly how what you are covered for and whether the deal is as good as it may initially seem.
Make Sure the Policy Covers Every Eventuality – unfortunately policies don’t always cover everything you think they might, it’s always worth double checking every possibility the last thing you want is a situation where you need to claim on your policy but you cant claim because of some small print you missed out on.
Make Sure Your Details are Correct and Accurate. There are often lots of forms which you need to fill in when organising any kind of insurance, making sure all the details on these forms are filled out properly is vitally important. If you make a mistake on the paperwork like the medical history you might find your policy invalid.
Don’t underestimate the level of cover – this is especially important for home insurance. It’s often difficult to estimate the value of all your possessions but you don’t really want to make a claim and find you can’t replace all that is damaged
Don’t get over insured – conversely you want to avoid over insurance, it will drive up the cost of the policy and you won’t be able to claim for more than you are owed.
Double Check Policy After Buying – when your policy arrives in the post after you made your purchase, make sure it matches up with the initial printout. It isn’t unusual for changes to be made that you might not expect. The sooner you know about any changes the quicker you’ll be able to deal with them, whether that involves cancelling the policy or making alternative insurance arrangements
Mark the Expiry Details in Your Diary – another pitfall of insurance is letting it expire when you think you are covered. When you start your policy pop a reminder in your diary a few weeks before it is due to expire. Most insurance companies will encourage you to renew your policy before it expires but just in case it’s worth adding the reminder.
Hugo Reyes writes for Insurance Jobs one of the UK's most popular job websites which is a leading source of high quality insurance broker jobs
