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#204 of 213 Insurance Companies Use your Credit Score by euphonium

Jan 31, 2009 (2:04 pm)

car insurance providers can use your credit score as an underwriting factor when determining your car insurance rate. In fact, over 50% of all policy holders have lower premiums because of their credit score. Also, car insurance companies can now better accurately price their insurance. While many people view the use of credit scores as a negative factor, half of the people are saving money on their car insurance because of their credit score.
 
How Car Insurance Companies Use our Credit Scores
 
Car insurance companies are using our credit scores to assess the risk of insuring us. More and more car insurance companies are correlating our credit scores with how well we drive. Basically, the higher your credit score, the better driver you are.
 
Banks and other financial institutions had long used credit information in determining risk on business such as home loans, and the correlation between those financial records and insurance risks became clear.
 
The average cost of a claim for a person with below average credit is $918, 53% higher then the average claim. Likewise, the cost of an average claim from a person with above average credit score is $558, 23% below the average claim. Statistics sourced from the Insurance Information Institute (III.org).
 
A Good Credit Score can Save You Money on your Car Insurance
 
The better your credit, the better your car insurance rates will be.
 
That's as it should be.

#205 of 213 Re: Insurance Companies Use your Credit Score [euphonium] by tidester

Feb 01, 2009 (2:00 am)

Replying to: euphonium (Jan 31, 2009 2:04 pm)
The actuary business is a rough one. There's also a correlation between credit scores and geographic locations. People living in certain areas may therefore take a double hit on insurance premiums.
 
That reminds me of a "statistical exercise." A list showed how many years were taken off a person's life as a result of certain lifestyle choices. A smoker would lose X years, an obese person loses Y years, living in an industrial area would cost Z years and so on. When we add up the numbers for, say a 45 year old male who happens to smoke, is obese, lives in an industrial area and so forth, we find that, statistically, he had to have expired 10 to 20 years ago!
 
And now the poor fellow is subsidizing your insurance!
 
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#206 of 213 Tidester, yes, it is amazing by marsha7

Feb 03, 2009 (7:21 pm)

how those numbers are manipulated...stop this and add 5 years to your life, avoid this and add 17 months, buckle your seat belt and add 1.7 years...
 
Reminds me of the old guy, interviewed at age 95...he was asked what his secret to longevity was...he said that he drank a quart of whisky a day, smoked 3 packs a day, and chased women...when asked why that did not work for his deceased friends, who died at 70, 72 and 75 years old, he replied..."No wonder...they didn't do it long enough"...
 
I slay me...LMAO

#207 of 213 Re: Tidester, yes, it is amazing [marsha7] by euphonium

Feb 03, 2009 (9:06 pm)

Replying to: marsha7 (Feb 03, 2009 7:21 pm)
If you are a vegetarian, stay slim, abstain from alcohol, tobacco, & avoid marriage,
 
You might live 15 minutes longer.

#208 of 213 Re: Tidester, yes, it is amazing [marsha7] by tidester

Feb 03, 2009 (10:50 pm)

Replying to: marsha7 (Feb 03, 2009 7:21 pm)
they didn't do it long enough
 
<Groan!!> Very good! LoL
 
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#209 of 213 Re: Tidester, yes, it is amazing [euphonium] by tidester

Feb 03, 2009 (10:54 pm)

Replying to: euphonium (Feb 03, 2009 9:06 pm)
You might live 15 minutes longer.
 
That should cut your insurance premiums 10 or 15 cents a year.
 
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#210 of 213 euphonium by marsha7

Feb 08, 2009 (2:08 pm)

.....avoid marriage...hmmm...they say that married men live longer...but they never told us if the single men had shorter lives BUT DIED HAPPIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

#211 of 213 Re: euphonium [marsha7] by fezo

Feb 08, 2009 (4:04 pm)

Replying to: marsha7 (Feb 08, 2009 2:08 pm)
Ah! This is related to the question why do married man die earlier than married women. Because they want to....

#212 of 213 Re: Insurance Companies Use your Credit Score [euphonium] by sky23213

Feb 09, 2009 (1:11 am)

Replying to: euphonium (Jan 31, 2009 2:04 pm)
I got to feel the advantage of that recently. I knew it was coming and I knew our credit had improved, but did not expect much. I was pleasantly surprised though - 25% off!
Our monthly premium for two cars with full coverage went from 127/mo to 101/mo. Nice!

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