A guide to car insurance discounts

With so many insurance companies to choose from, policyholders stand to benefit from the fierce competition between insurers over attracting and retaining new clients. Aside from the millions of dollars companies spend on advertising each year, insurers offer a range of different discounts to appeal to prospective customers. Knowing which discounts to look for when shopping for a policy can help narrow a customer's search, and most importantly, save money. With so many carrier options, all with their own varying structures of pricing auto premiums, it's important to shop around before choosing a carrier and compare the existing policy rate every year to ensure its the lowest possible price available. Before policy shopping, take note of some major cost-cutting auto policy discounts listed in the slideshow above. See also: 

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