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Before the internet became mainstream, drivers relied on phone books and word of mouth to find new auto insurance. But today, websites that offer online auto insurance quotes have become popular due to their ease of use and convenient comparative shopping.
Many auto insurance websites offer a variety of informative articles on the ins and outs of car insurance. Not only do these sites provide price quotes and comparative insurance shopping, some also offer quotes for other types of insurance including health, life, and home.
Direct Auto Insurance Quote Websites
Drivers seeking new car insurance can comparison shop using a variety of websites that specialize solely in providing auto insurance quotes. For example, SmartAutoInsurance.com provides news, information, auto insurance regulations by state, car insurance company directory, quotes, and even a blog dedicated to providing helpful insurance information.
While researching new cars on the popular website Edmunds.com, drivers can click the Auto Insurance tab at the top of the site's home page to obtain quotes and compare insurance rates among a number of companies. Some of these websites are aggregate sites that provide a number of quotes, while others connect the user with auto insurance companies directly. Edmunds also offers tips, tricks, and articles on how to insure a new car.
Aggregate Insurance Quote Websites
While some auto insurance websites provide car insurance quotes directly from one source such as an insurance company, others provide a variety of insurance types from several different insurance companies at a time. These are called aggregate insurance quote websites where people can comparison shop for various types of insurance including motorcycle, auto, renters, business, home, RV, life, health, and travelers.
For example, Esurance provides drivers with auto insurance quotes, home insurance quotes, renters insurance quotes, motorcycle and recreational vehicle quotes, life insurance quotes, and health insurance quotes. Insureme is another aggregate insurance quote website that specializes in providing quotes for life insurance, car insurance, home insurance, health insurance, and long-term care insurance.
Insurance.com provides auto insurance quotes, life insurance quotes, health insurance quotes, home insurance quotes, and even pet insurance quotes. And using InsWeb, drivers can comparison shop for car insurance in addition to renters insurance, travelers insurance, business insurance, home insurance, life insurance, and health insurance.
Using the internet to find online auto insurance and to obtain comparative quotes is a relatively painless, simple process. Using sites such as SmartAutoInsurance.com, Edmunds.com, Esurance, Insureme, Insurance.com, and InsWeb, drivers can compare prices and purchase a new auto insurance policy right from the comfort of home.
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