Car Insurance

Available in all 50 states

Bankers Insurance will quote your car insurance with many insurance companies and present your options. As an independent insurance agency we aren’t tied to a single company, but instead have many resources from which to draw.

Enjoy low rates and quality protection.

Why shop your car insurance coverage yourself when Bankers Insurance is contracted with all major insurance carriers, plus many quality regional insurers. In total, we are contracted with over three hundred companies. Take advantage of our buying power. One of our experienced agents will shop your coverage and present competitively-priced quotes. Lean on our experience to provide the highest quality insurance for the lowest price.

No two clients are the same and every insurance company offers different discounts. What is best for your neighbor may not be what is right for you. Have a child that recently started driving?  We can sympathize with your increase in premium.  Or maybe they’re away at school and took a vehicle with them.  Have you moved recently?  These are all examples of changes that can affect your insurance coverage and PREMIUM. And because insurance companies are not the same, the company that had your lowest rates before may not be the best fit for the future. Let us shop your car insurance coverage and demonstrate how we can match you to the best-suited company and save money in the process.

Car Insurance Coverages

Liability

Every driver assumes a degree of liability when they sit behind the wheel.  If responsible for an accident, liability coverage on your car insurance policy protects you for injuries to people and damage to property, including other vehicles.

• Bodily Injury Liability:  Minimum recommended coverages for bodily injury liability are at least $250,000 per person and $500,000 per accident. State required limits are usually much lower, but many times are inadequate to fully protect you. The largest auto insurance claim our agency has ever seen was for a routine accident, but the injured party requires lifetime healthcare. Costs are currently $2.5 million and climbing.
• Property Damage Liability:  Covers you for damage to physical items such as cars, buildings, or property. If you rear-end another vehicle, this coverage pays for the other vehicle. If you accidentally run into a building, your physical damage liability pays to repair the building and other damaged property. In other words, it pays to repair things you damage, but not your vehicle. Minimum recommended limits are $100,000.
• Combined Single Limit:  Instead of maintaining several different insurance limits, they can be combined into a single limit that covers bodily injury and property damage together.  When a combined single limit is selected, we recommend at least $500,000 of protection.

Comprehensive

Comprehensive insurance is an optional coverage, but is required by lending institutions if a lien is carried.  It protects your vehicle for damage caused by things other than a collision.  Despite it’s name, it does not protect against everything, but includes:

• Hail
• Fallen trees, limbs, and other falling objects
• Damage limited to glass
• Flooding
• Theft
• Vandalism
• Fire
• Natural disasters (hurricane, tornado, earthquake)
• Damage by animals

Claim examples from our clients:

• Following a dump truck, a rock dropped from the bed, bounced on the road, and cracked our client’s windshield.
• A light pole fell onto our client’s pickup, crushing the bed.
• Hail damage
• High water during a rainstorm flooded our client’s vehicle, ruining the engine.
• While at a stoplight, our client’s truck started to smoke. Within minutes, the entire vehicle was engulfed by flames.

Collision

Similar to the comprehensive insurance, collision insurance is optional, but will be required by your bank if a lien is on the vehicle.  It protects you for damage to your vehicle caused while it is in motion.  Some examples can include:

• Running into another vehicle
• Running off the road
• Colliding with a stationary object, such as a tree
• Running through a large pothole

In these instances, damage to your vehicle would be covered by collision insurance, but damage to the other vehicle (or object) would be paid from the property damage portion of your car insurance.

Other

Optional coverages for car insurance policies:

• Uninsured Motorist Coverage:  Protection if you have an accident with a negligent driver who is not insured.
• Underinsured Motorist Coverage:  Insurance for if you have an accident with a negligent driver who has insurance, but it isn’t enough to pay for damages to yourself, your passengers, or your vehicle.
• Medical and/or Personal Injury Protection:  For medical costs in the event of an accident, paid regardless of who was at fault. Some states require these coverages.
• Transportation Expense:  To help pay for a rental vehicle if you cannot drive your car after a covered loss.
• Towing Coverage:  For the cost of towing your disabled vehicle to a repair shop.
• Loan Gap:  Once you drive a new car off the lot, it decreases in value.  So, if you have an accident 1,000 miles later, standard coverage would not be enough to pay off what you owe on the vehicle.  Loan gap coverage protects against this eventuality.

How To Start

1. Complete the form above or give us a call!
2. Have the year, make, model, and VIN number of your vehicle(s) handy.
3. It is easiest if you have the license numbers of all drivers in your household.

Car Insurance Discounts and Credits

When buying car insurance, cost is certainly a factor.  In order to keep costs low, many insurance companies offer coverage options and credits.  For example, we can price different deductible options to help keep your auto insurance costs down.

Below is a list of the most popular credits:

• Good claims history
• Good payment history
• Multi-policy discounts, such as homeowner’s with Bankers Insurance
• Completed a defensive driving course
• Youthful drivers on your policy if they have completed approved driver training and have good grades
• Specifically qualifying safety or anti-theft features
• Many more discounts available.

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