$15,000 for bodily injury liability per person
$30,000 for bodily injury to cover for two or more persons
$10,000 for damage on property.

Meanwhile, since it looks like you are about to purchase auto insurance in Arizona, let me just give you helpful tips on how can you get cheap auto insurance rates here. Following are the usual discounts that auto insurance companies offered:
Good driver discount: For drivers who are not involved in any accidents
Multiple Vehicle Discounts: For insuring more than one vehicle under the same auto insurance provider
Multiple Vehicle Policies: For getting multiple auto insurance policies from the same auto insurance provider
Low Driving Miles: For drivers who drive less frequently
To know on how you can avail of these auto insurance discounts, contact your auto insurance agent as early as now.

Is there a sure-fire way to get cheaper auto insurance rates? I’d like to minimize my premiums and spend more on my folks and family here in Arizona. Every cent should count.

Billy

Scottsdale, AZ

Hey there, Billy. You want a sure-fire way to get cheaper auto insurance rates? Well, you can try walking. Just kidding. No, seriously, you should try walking. I’ll explain in a while, but there’s really a number of ways to skin the auto insurance cat.

Lowering your auto insurance premiums will depend on whether you are just starting out with a new car or you are renewing your auto insurance with the same company you currently have. If you are starting out with a new car, there is no substitute for shopping around. You can definitely hunt for lower auto insurance rates online. Let’s say you’re adding up another car, you can use that as a bargaining chip with your current auto insurance provider. Safe driving is another way to get lower rates. If you can check your records with the Department of Motor Vehicles, you can spot your driving offenses. If your record is clean, you can use that with your auto insurance company to get a discount. Of course, if your offenses are less, the more the auto insurance company can bet on you. Now, in case you are renewing already, use that to your advantage. Your auto insurance company should recognize that and reward you with a loyalty discount.

I did say walking, remember? Well, you can get a discount from the auto insurance company by agreeing to a limit on the miles you do on your car. Either you keep it low by taking public transportation more often or you can try walking more. Get it?

My younger cousin will be getting her first car and she’s asking me to help her find ways on how to get cheap teen auto insurance in Arizona. I’ve long passed the stage of being a teen driver so I forgot the things that could help her save on her insurance premiums. Can you help?

Lily

Deer Valley, AZ

It is not unusual to see high teen auto insurance rates in Arizona or anywhere in the country. Teen drivers are often involved in accidents. In fact, they are involved in accidents three times more than drivers that are 20 years old and above.

But, once your cousin reaches the age of 25, then she may see a change on her auto insurance rates. I know your cousin wouldn’t have a control over that. So aside from her age, there are other ways that your cousin could control to get cheap teen auto insurance.

For one, she could get a discount if she attended a driver’s education program. A discount for that could be around 10 % to 20%.

Moreover, a good student discount is possible if your cousin is able to get good grades like a B average or better. The discount for that could be 20%.

Also, it would be better if your cousin will make it a habit to drive less since this will significantly lower her annual driving miles. This does not only reduce her auto insurance rates but will also reduce her chance of getting into an accidents or be ticketed.

Finally, you could also help your cousin to shop for her auto insurance needs through the Internet. But I’m guessing that your cousin will be added under her parents’ insurance policy. That would be good for now since she could save more by doing that rather than buying her own insurance policy.