Can age of the owner decide the premium price
Can
age be a deciding factor for premium cost of car insurance policy? Yes, can
increase or decrease your premium cost as per the terms of insurer. Formerly,
average premium for women drivers over 60 were comparatively higher than men.
Everything else was same. And the reason behind this peculiarity was explained
by insurers. Women at this age drive because they do not have any male who can
do the driving for them. That is the reason they are more likely to meet with
major accidents. It was the most strikingly odd explanation for this
discrimination price on the basis of age. In general, young female drivers pay
higher premiums because statistically most of the fatal accidents or rash
driving incidents reported were against people below 25. So, owners who are
below the age of 25 years are considered to pay more premium cost. It is an
obvious reason to apply such pattern. Given facts make it easier to understand
the reason.
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Around 20% of the drivers meet with accidents in their first
year of driving.
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According to a report, at least one driver below 25 was
involved in 30% of major road accidents.
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In 2015, more than 74 teenagers were killed while driving,
and approximately 950 got seriously injured.
Although
young females are considered as better and safer drivers than males but since
the gender factor is out of the equation now, so premium costs will be the same
for both of them.