Consider
your voluntary excess amount, but the decision on how much this should be needs to be a personal one.
Not exact matches
Before we turn to that question, we'll look at the possibility of making
voluntary payments in
excess of the minimum
amount required.
Most insurance providers have a standard
excess (known as a compulsory deductible) as well as a
voluntary excess where drivers can choose a higher
amount as a way to lower your premium.
The
voluntary excess is the extra
amount, over and above the compulsory
excess, that is agreed to be paid in the event of a claim on the policy.
This
voluntary additional
excess is in addition to the policy
excess amounts outlined in the
excess amount section above.
Suppose that you have opted to pay a
voluntary excess of Rs. 4000 and in case of an accident the bills are within the range of the deductible
amount.
As well as this, consider what
amount you are comfortable paying as your
voluntary excess (the
amount you will need to pay towards any claim), higher
excess equals lower premium.
Increasing your
voluntary excess (the
amount you volunteer to pay to get a claim started, on top of the policy's compulsory
excess) will bring down your premiums.