What are the different factors to compare when opting for car insurance?

More than 1 billion of the global population has a car of its own. It is one of the major investments one does in his or her lifetime. In the world investing on having an own car, knowing how about the procedure of financing different cars, has become all the more important.

Car Insurance can cover losses due to traffic accidents or theft to owner of a vehicle, who is the policy holder.

Importance of getting a car insurance Whether two-wheeler or four-wheeler, one has to have an official legal permission to drive his or her vehicle along with a valid documentation of its insurance. Any kind of loss or damage to your car or its accessories gets covered under a comprehensive Maruti car insurance policy.

There are certain common conditions which are usually taken into consideration for a car insurance. These conditions can be broadly categorized into Natural calamities and Artificial or Man-made crisis like theft or burglary or riot or terrorist attack, damage in transit on road, rail, inland in waterway, lift, elevator or air, etc.

Under the natural calamities there are conditions like sudden outbreak of fire, explosion, selfignition or lightning, earthquake, flood, typhoon, hurricane, storm, tempest, inundation, cyclone, hailstorm, frost, landslide, rockslide.

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Ways of getting the insurance done

There are two ways in which you can get your Maruti car insurance processed. Either go through the Maruti car insurance formalities via the authorized dealership from which you have bought the car, or you may also refer to the websites of either of previously mentioned insurance companies and get your Maruti vehicle insured. Maruti Insurance is accessible via Maruti Insurance Broking Private Limited.

Get your Maruti car insurance quote by filling up the online application on the available websites of any of the above mentioned financial institutes. Analyze and finalize the coverage you want for your car. Remember that even a minor accident can evolve a lot of expenditure.

• Insured's Declared Value You’ll come across with something called Insured's Declared Value (IDV), during the application procedure (be it in any way). IDV is the value for which your Maruti vehicle is insured for and is basically a computer generated amount. You can change the computer generated IDV till more or less 5%. Any further changes may affect you during the claim process.

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Renewal of Insurance

You can get your car insurance renewed, in case it is taken from a particular dealership instead of switching for any of the insurance companies. Apart from this, after the initial time period of the car insurance with the dealership is over, you can switch to any of the insurance companies. But don’t forget to make a comparative study before finalizing anyone in particular.

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Time limitation of insurance

Car insurance comes with a time limitation, after which one needs to renew it. Speaking of the Maruti car insurance renewal, it can be done 30 days in advance of the policy expiry date.

Failing to update the Maruti car insurance renewal might put you in legal trouble, if caught driving on road. Don’t forget to carry copy of the insurance papers in your car every time you are travelling.