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Car Insurance may not be seem to be a very exciting aspect for most of the people. But, it is invariably important for almost everyone. Most of the time, we would go around visiting the insurance agents and brokers for their advice on ‘How much Car Insurance should one buy’? But that is most likely equivalent; to asking a stock broker for advice on how much should you trade. So, if you do decide to figure out yourselves on how much you would like to pay the car insurance companies, what are the important parameters on which you would decide the quantum of your car insurance?
Well, here are a few questions that should help you get started:

- The details of that which you are protecting.
- What are the kinds of coverage that are available?
- What kind of a security are you looking at?
- Are there any minimum coverage requirements for your area?
- How deep are your pockets or how much can you afford.

The purpose for asking yourself these questions is to get you started on the path that would determine the insurance that you would end up paying. The reason is, sometimes you have to do things because the law demands it (like buying car insurance) but then, there are things that you would like to go for without any compulsion (a particular car insurance plan).
So, there may be scenarios wherein something in your car insurance policy may not be mandatory to have but it would be appealing to you nonetheless. This is what you have to look for. Factors like these help you gauge your requirements and the necessities. Understand the fact that you can be the only one who would be able to decide best the coverage that you need.

You are the judge

Why is that? Simply because, it’s your asset that is being insured and you can be the best judge about the level of insurance that is required and also, that you can afford. Apart from these, another important aspect is the different kinds of coverage that are available and how should one chose from them. The choosing part may seem to be daunting but if you get down to the nitty-gritty’s, you would be able to separate out what’s required from what’s not.

Let us have a look at some of the coverage options that you may come across:

- Comprehensive Cover: This is the kind of coverage that apart from covering your car or vehicle for the accidents that may occur, covers it for other things as well. These other things may be any of the following:

- Fire
- Flood
- Stolen
- Damaged

Essentially, it usually has all the corresponding options and hence the name, comprehensive cover. Though, you should always refer to the coverage policy to look at all the difference scenarios for which the car insurance is being offered.

- Personal Protection (Injury): With the personal protection, you would be eligible for the coverage of the medical expenses that may be incurred (including the hospitalization bills) based on the policy limits that come attached.

- Medical Coverage: This is quite similar to the personal protection and here, apart from the insured, the other passengers in the vehicle and pedestrian, if any, who has been hit by the vehicle would have their medical expenses taken care of by the policy. Again, it is the policy details which decide to what limits you would be able to avail the reimbursement for the expenses incurred by you.

As already mentioned, you should always analyze the asset that you would be protecting when going to the car insurance company for a policy. There may be circumstances where in if the car gets damaged; other personal assets of yours could also be taken away. If that is indeed the case, you should buy the comprehensive coverage as the risk equations are more complicated this time around. This may happen when you have dealings with the bank and they may liquidate assets if the damage is considerable.

Remember, it is always going to be your decision, the more effort you put in, the better the options that open up to you.