Car Insurance Cancellation in Tennessee
Reader’s Question:
Is there a grace period in the state of Tennessee if your car insurance was canceled because of past due amount?
Harry
Murfreesboro, TN
While other types of insurance, health or life, may permit a grace period for your insurance policy, car insurance does not. In TN there are insurance laws in place that regulate how an insurance company must tell you of a cancellation because of non-payment, etc but not that there is any type of grace period that must be extended to a policyholder due to past due amount
If your car insurance policy cancelled because of non-payment you need to try to get your insurance policy reinstated or get insurance on your vehicle from a new insurance company or face penalties.
The Tennessee legislative branch has discussed getting harsher penalties in the books for operating a vehicle without insurance since there are so many uninsured motorists on the roadway. Make sure you dont get caught driving without insurance or let your insurance lapse for a very long time. If you do then you will have to face penalties and fines plus find it harder to get car insurance.
Non Owner SR22 Insurance
Q: Since I have a non owner SR22 policy, I’ve noticed that there are a bunch of car-related discounts which I can’t get. What discounts can a person who doesn’t own a car receive on their car insurance policy?
A: Naturally, the actually number and breadth of discounts you are able to receive will depend on the company you buy your non owner SR22 from, since all policies differ, but most companies have many industry standards on their lists of available discounst, so the suggestions I make will be available from most companies.
You can get many discounts on your non owner SR22 insurance which are education or employment related. Discounts like these include good student discounts, discounts for students who attend college far from home, discounts for people with math or science degrees, for people who join teacher unions or whose jobs offer group discounts.
You can also get many discounts by combining things. For example, you can get a discount on your non owner SR22 policy by purchasing it with a company you also have other types of insurance, such as health, life, or home owners insurance. By adding all the members and cars in your household on a single policy, you can also get a lower rate.
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