Outrageous HO rates

by Guest » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:08 am
Guest

I'm not happy with my current insurance company and I'm finding out I will be paying a severe increase in my ho. Talking to friends and family and asking a lot of questions. No one i know with equal to greater homes are paying what i've been quoted...my iso is clean, according to most. state farm told me i had a claim for 800 in 2010 which is False. I have excellent credit, good driving record etc.I live in a modest home, which will be paid off in 4 years or sooner. Is this normal to just outright switch...and be expected to pay 3 times what i'm paying as of now? it just doesn't make sense. Please advice! :shock:

Total Comments: 4

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 01:22 pm Post Subject:

If you think your situation is the same as other people who are paying much less, find out who they have insurance with and obtain a quote.

If your rates are 3x theirs, I'm betting your exposure is not the same.

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 06:19 pm Post Subject:

What's an iso? Most companies are basing rate on a credit score and insurance profile score(claim history)
Are the agents who are quoting making any recommendations to lower the rates?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 06:25 pm Post Subject:

What's an iso?


Probably CLUE report... or whatever indexes claims on property policies.

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 07:17 pm Post Subject:

If the 2010 claim for $800 is false, find out which insurance company reported the claim, and contact them to find out more about it. If it is not a legitimate claim, you should be able to get it fixed.

With all the recent catastrophic claims, homeowners at risk for tornadoes & hurricanes are being dropped or having their rates increased.

But having a claim on your 5 year claims history is probably adding a lot to your rate, so if it is incorrect, you definitely want to fix it.

Add your comment

Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.