to determine car insurance rates. Some common factors are:
Your age
Your location
Type of vehicle you drive
Prior insurance history
Your driving record
In addition to this, car insurance companies look at your credit. If you have a high credit score, insurers consider you less of a risk than those with poor credit scores. This means you often will have better rates than someone who has a lower credit score.
Since credit isn’t the only factor that companies look at, and rates vary from person to person, you may or may not have a better rate based on your credit score alone.
If you’d like to see what your rates may be, you can always request car insurance quotes from several different companies via the
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