Yuba City Car Insurance done right! We are the area’s highest-rated insurance broker serving Yuba City and the States of CA, ID, OR, WA and NV.
Oakview Insurance, will not only make sure you’re properly covered, but we’ll walk you through the entire process. We do NOT charge broker fees, and we only represent “A” rated insurance carriers. In fact, we represent over 30 of them! Our insurance advisors will always offer honest advice (even if that’s a recommendation to stay with your current carrier). It’s who we are, and what we do. It’s also why in just a short amount of time we’ve become the “go-to” insurance agent, for Yuba City car insurance.
So whether you live in Yuba City, or any other part of California, when most people think about car insurance, they think about damage to their car. The truth is, car insurance covers much more than just your vehicle.
Given the sheer amount of cars on the road, and the distractions drivers deal with every day, the chances of being involved in a car accident are plentiful.
You’re at risk literally every single day you get in your car.
It’s important to understand what your coverage options are, not just for your car, but for you, and people who may be injured as a result of your negligence.
Having adequate car insurance limits is serious business.
If you were ever involved in an accident and found to be at fault for someone else’s bodily injuries, you could literally lose everything if you’re not properly insured.
What a lot of people don’t realize is, having great coverage doesn’t necessarily mean having higher insurance premiums.
Because Oakview Insurance Services, Inc. is 100% independent, we can take your current coverages and compare them with a wide range of insurance providers to see who offers you the best deal possible.
The best part? It doesn’t cost you a penny more to use us. We get no override or fee. We are compensated by the insurance carriers directly, and work on your behalf to properly cover your needs and exposures, and make sure that there are no hidden gaps in your policy.
No two insurance contracts are the same, and while two policies side-by-side might look the same, the fine print behind the cover page can vary from company to company. Therefore, you need someone who understands policy contracts like us to sort through the exclusions and conditions for you. That way you can rest easy knowing that you have the best possible coverage at the best price.
Important Auto Insurance Coverages
When you browse through your policy, you may see certain coverages and wonder exactly what they are, and why they’re on your policy.
Let us clarify a few of the more important ones for you:
Collision Coverage — This is the part of your policy that covers your car in the event you damage the car itself somehow, as a result of an accident with a fixed or moving object like another car, a curb, a house, a guard rail, etc…
Comprehensive Coverage — This coverage also protects your car, but in the event that something else damages your car, that is not a fixed, or moving object. For example, theft, a rock that cracks your windshield while you’re driving on the highway, an animal you might hit, and so on.
Property Damage — Suppose you damage someone’s car in an accident, or a guard rail, house, or some other property that belongs to someone else. This is the part of your policy that compensates the other person for that damage
Bodily Injury Liability — This coverage protects your financial interest in the event you injure another party in an accident. This is the part of your policy that pays that other party for their medical bills and related expenses. Due to the high cost of medical care, it’s dangerous to carry liability limits that are too low. This is something we can help you decide on.
Un-insured & Under-insured Liability — This coverage pays you, in the event that you are injured by another party, and that other party was either unidentified, or they weren’t carrying a high enough limit of Bodily Injury Liability to cover your expenses. This is also a very important part of your auto policy because you have zero control over how much insurance other people are driving around with.
5 Common Auto Insurance Rating Variables
Age — Insurance companies use your age in their overall rating algorithms. Drivers who are under 25, and over 65 typically don’t get preferred rates because statistics show that those two age demographics have the most loss frequency. Therefore, they present more of a risk for financial loss due to an auto accident.
Mileage — How far you drive each day and each year has become a major rating factor for insurance companies in California. The more you are on the road, the more likely you are to be involved in an auto accident.
Car — The type of car, engine size, safety features, etc.. are all part of the rate of course.
Driving History — Your driving record and loss history plays a substantial role in the price. If you have a spotty driving history, or multiple moving violations or accidents, chances are, you won’t get a preferred rate. At least until those occurrences are at least 3 years old.
Household — Insurance companies underwrite at the household level. This means they try to judge based on the entire household, what the probability of a loss will be. If there are multiple drivers in the house who are under the age of 25, that will impact everyone’s pricing in the household.
We provide free Yuba City car insurance quotes?
If you’d like to receive a complimentary insurance comparison, call us today at (530) 674-5054. Oakview makes the process of finding the best company and price easy. We do all the heavy lifting for you!
So to get started, call our office directly, or click over to our Quotes page to provide us some basic information about your needs, and we will get started on your policy review and comparison today!