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Know Your PolicyBefore You Need It

See what each part of an auto policy does before you pay for it.

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What Goes Into Your Policy

Six parts worth choosing on purpose

Liability Limits

The part that pays for damage you cause to other drivers and their cars. Low limits leave the rest of that bill to you.

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Collision Damage

Repairs to your own car after a crash, no matter who caused it. You choose the deductible that comes off the top first.

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Theft, Hail and Fire

Damage with no crash involved: a stolen truck, a cracked windshield, a hailstorm, or a fire that starts in your garage.

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Uninsured Drivers

When the driver who hit you carries no policy, or a thin one, this is the part that steps in and pays out on your side.

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Deductible Choices

The amount you pay before your policy pays out. Raising it lowers your premium, and the gap is worth seeing in numbers.

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Renewal Check

A policy built around the car you used to drive may not fit the one you own now. Each renewal is a chance to adjust it.

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Who You Are Dealing With

One person, from the first quote to a claim

AutoClara is just me. When you send over a policy or a quote, I go through it myself, call you back and stay on the file if a claim ever comes up. There is no hand-off to a call center and nobody working from a script.

Most of the work happens before you buy. You tell me how the car is used, who drives it and what you could afford to pay after a crash. From there, the limits, deductibles and extras are yours to pick, with the trade-offs written out beside each one.

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Bring the Policy You Already Have

The quickest way to find out what fits

Send over what you carry now, or a quote you are weighing up, and I will mark it up for you: the parts worth keeping, the parts worth changing, and the numbers behind each one.

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Not Decided Yet? Ask First

The questions that come up before signing

The legal minimum keeps you on the road, but one serious crash can cost far more than it pays. Most drivers do better with higher limits, and the jump in premium is usually smaller than they expect. Send me your current numbers and the difference is easy to show.

Only if you could pay that amount tomorrow without stress. A higher deductible trims the premium, but the saving means little if a fender bender turns into a bill you cannot cover.

That depends on what the car would pay out and what a replacement would cost you. Once repair cover costs close to what the car is worth, carrying liability alone can be the better choice.

The first time my deductible made sense to me was on a call with AutoClara. I came away with higher liability limits and a lower premium than before.

Joyce NorrisLeased hatchback

My old policy had been renewing on autopilot. One quick review turned up a gap on the uninsured driver side that I had no idea had been hiding there.

Ralph IngramPaid-off pickup

I sent over three quotes I could not tell apart. They came back marked up line by line, with the trade-offs beside each one, and the choice was easy.

Sharon FenwickUsed SUV