The Difference Between Standard and Sub-Standard Auto Insurance Companies

Have you ever wondered why some auto insurance companies will write policies for people with poor driving records or who have not been carrying insurance previously and why some will not? Well here is the answer. Auto insurance companies set their own rules and regulations about who they will and will not write an auto policy for. The companies that will not write a policy for people with poor driving records et cetera are called standard companies and those that will are sub-standard companies. A standard company such as Farm Bureau Insurance or State Farm Insurance rules include but are not limited to the following:

• One must have a very good driving record with no accidents or violations within the past three years. There must have been no tickets or other citations issued within three years also.
• One must have been carrying insurance with another company for at least one year with no lapse in coverage. These companies require a proof of that also.
• It is harder to or impossible to insure a family with a new teenage driver in the household with these companies. That is not to say the company will not insure the young driver if they already have the parent's auto insurance.
• In no way will these companies exclude a spouse from a policy. They will not even write a new policy for anyone who needs this done.
• These companies will not write an SR-22 for a person unless they are an existing customer. And even then they have the right to deny writing an SR-22.
• Farm Bureau does have a sub-standard company of its own, but they still will not write a person if their driving record is too bad. And several regulations apply.
• These companies will not write anyone under the age of 25 unless they have the parent's auto insurance or the person is married. In this case both spouses have to have an excellent driving record. Even then the companies have the right to deny a policy to those under 25 unless they also have the parents insured.

These are just a few of the rules and regulations of most standard insurance companies. These may sound a little unfair, but this is how these companies keep their premiums so low.

Then you have a lot of sub-standard companies out there. Safe Auto and Direct are two examples of these companies. Their rules and regulations are quiet different than those of the standard companies.

• These companies will write a new client an SR-22 and someone who has not been carrying insurance with another company.
• Most of these companies will exclude a spouse if necessary.
• Most of the sub-standard companies will write a young driver without having the parents insurance.
• They will usually write a new family with a new teenage driver in the household.
• And most of the time they will write a person even if they have had numerous accidents and violations.

Again, these are only a few rules and regulations of sub-standard companies. Now with these companies you can expect to pay a little more than with the standard insurance companies.

Thus, hopefully this will help you out when or if you are looking for the right auto insurance company for you.

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Personally working for a standard insurance company for seven years