Managing Risk and Purchasing Insurance

For many individuals, after buying a house or car, renting an apartment, or changing jobs, insurance is the first thing most consumers think about. To avoid risk, getting insurance quotes from insurance agents to immediately implement full coverage to a homeowners, auto, renters or health insurance policy, is a must. You need insurance just in case something ‘bad’ happens. But paying too much for insurance can be quite costly.

With good reason consumers pay close attention to their insurance coverage, although over-insuring becomes the problem because they are not thinking about the risks of going overboard on coverage. Evaluating individual insurance needs is all about making smart decisions that are not related to the benefits of purchasing high risk insurance. In the long run, consumers end up paying too much for insurance when they do not have to.

The two mistakes many consumers make:

• Trying to insure everything instead of finding an alternate solution for coverage.
• Believing that full coverage applies to every little detail relating to a property, car and so on.

As an example, if a homeowner owns a number of valuables such as jewelry, collectibles, etc., instead of purchasing more insurance to cover the valuables in case of a burglary, perhaps purchasing a safe would be the better decision.

Also keep in mind, consumers are not able to cover every minor mishap because the chance of it happening is slim and insurance rates would be sky-high. For instance, on many consumers’ auto insurance policies they will not find coverage for protection against a lawsuit from a passenger that was injured while riding in their car.

Scurich Insurance can help you Manage Risk and get covered with Personal Insurance.