{"id":14706,"date":"2021-05-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/05\/14\/directasia-reveals-5-factors-that-could-influence-your-car-insurance-quotes-in-singapore\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T05:00:00","slug":"directasia-reveals-5-factors-that-could-influence-your-car-insurance-quotes-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/05\/14\/directasia-reveals-5-factors-that-could-influence-your-car-insurance-quotes-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"DirectAsia Reveals 5 Factors That Could Influence Your Car Insurance Quotes in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!--<a class=\"format-txt\" href=\"{baseURL}\/View\/{release.id}?_download=1\">View this article in .txt format<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p>SINGAPORE\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\">Media OutReach<\/a> &#8211; 14 May 2021<b> &#8211; <\/b>Despite&#13;<br \/>\nglobal economic disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, car&#13;<br \/>\ninsurance premiums remain steep in Singapore. In a bid to help car owners make&#13;<br \/>\ninformed decisions about their vehicle insurance coverage and ensure&#13;<br \/>\naccessibility of car insurance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directasia.com\/\">DirectAsia<\/a>, Singapore&#8217;s leading&#13;<br \/>\nonline insurer, points out that individuals must first be educated on the&#13;<br \/>\ndeterminants of one&#8217;s policy. The organisation thus puts its support behind car&#13;<br \/>\nowners by revealing several factors that insurers weigh when pricing out a&#13;<br \/>\nquote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>&#13;<br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/150325\/car-driving.jpg#image-150325\" width=\"500\"\/><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b>1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <\/b><b>Vehicle Make and Model<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Continental cars, luxury cars and SUVs&#13;<br \/>\nare typically tied to higher insurance rates. These can be attributed to the&#13;<br \/>\nimporting fees and expensive parts. On the contrary, vehicle owners can&#13;<br \/>\nanticipate lower insurance rates when owning a car from Japanese or Korean&#13;<br \/>\nbrands.  <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> \u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b>2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <\/b><b> Age of Car <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> \u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> New vehicles are obligated to higher&#13;<br \/>\ninsurance rates as the potential costs of repairing or replacing the car parts&#13;<br \/>\nare being considered. The rates dip as the car ages and stay at a minimum when&#13;<br \/>\nthe vehicle reaches ten years or more.  <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> \u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b>3. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <\/b><b> Experience &amp; Age of Insured  <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nGiven that younger drivers have a higher propensity to take risks while driving&#13;<br \/>\nand pose a greater likelihood of being involved in car accidents, insurers tend&#13;<br \/>\nto charge higher rates for this age group. This also applies to novice drivers&#13;<br \/>\nwith less than two years of experience behind the wheels. Following that are&#13;<br \/>\nsenior drivers above the age of 65, who may have higher risk of accidents on&#13;<br \/>\nthe roads.<b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> \u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b>4. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <\/b><b> Vehicle Modifications <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCar modification is one of the lesser-known factors that could raise your&#13;<br \/>\ninsurance premium. Despite that, DirectAsia emphasises the importance of&#13;<br \/>\ndeclaring any modifications to the insurer or prospective insurer, as&#13;<br \/>\nnon-disclosure may result in future claims being repudiated. <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b>5. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <\/b><b>Claim History<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Lastly, claim history is also added to&#13;<br \/>\nthe equation. If a single claim above $10,000 or two or more claims were made&#13;<br \/>\nin the past three years, insurers might add on loading fees, which results in a&#13;<br \/>\nhigher base premium. <\/p>\n<p>Conversely, individuals with good driving records and no past claims within one&#13;<br \/>\nyear or more are entitled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directasia.com\/car-insurance\/ncd\/\"> no claim discount<\/a>(NCD). This&#13;<br \/>\ncan go up to 60% at DirectAsia.  <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Revolutionising&#13;<br \/>\nCar Insurance in Singapore and Beyond <\/b><i\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBesides understanding the rating factors, DirectAsia highlights that finding&#13;<br \/>\nthe right insurer to meet an individual&#8217;s unique lifestyles, preferences and&#13;<br \/>\nneeds is equally critical. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Reflecting DirectAsia&#8217;s relentless&#13;<br \/>\ncommitment to delivering unrivalled value are its tailored and transparent&#13;<br \/>\npolicies, complemented with  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directasia.com\/car-insurance\/promotions\/\"> exclusive promotions<\/a>\u00a0and  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directasia.com\/car-insurance\/optional-benefits\/\"> optional benefits<\/a>\u00a0like NCD Protector&#13;<br \/>\nPlus, Compensation for Loss of Use and more. Both experienced and inexperienced&#13;<br \/>\ndrivers can expect highly customisable motor insurance policies from the&#13;<br \/>\naward-winning insurer.  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n Interested individuals can&#13;<br \/>\nreach out to DirectAsia for a no-commitment quote  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directasia.com\/car-insurance\/\"> here<\/a>.\u00a0                            <\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/2021-05-14\/77987\/directasia-reveals-5-factors-that-could-influence-your-car-insurance-quotes-in-singapore\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE\u00a0&#8211; Media OutReach &#8211; 14 May 2021 &#8211; Despite&#13; global economic disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, car&#13; insurance premiums remain steep in Singapore. In a bid to help car owners make&#13; informed decisions about their vehicle insurance coverage and ensure&#13; accessibility of car insurance, DirectAsia, Singapore&#8217;s leading&#13; online insurer, points out that individuals &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}