{"id":374,"date":"2017-04-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2017-04-03T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T20:41:18","slug":"does-location-affect-your-auto-insurance-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/does-location-affect-your-auto-insurance-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Location Affect Your Auto Insurance Rates?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not your zip code directly affects your insurance premium. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;Because where you live determines the likelihood of a car accident or other reason for an auto claim&nbsp;and what that claim&nbsp;might cost. &nbsp;The higher the chance of a claim the more the insurance company needs to charge to accommodate for this future event. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For starters, urban residents typically pay higher rates than people who live in rural areas. This is because the chances of accident occurring in a densely urban population is much higher than a rural area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Insurance companies then look closely at your zip code to determine risk. &nbsp;What they look at includes:<\/p>\n<p>Weather: &nbsp;Insurance companies will take things like snow,&nbsp;hurricanes, and tornadoes into consideration. &nbsp;If you live in Florida or Oklahoma, for example, you may pay a higher premium than if you live in Arizona. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Crime: &nbsp;Is there a lot of crime in your zip code? &nbsp;If so, you could very well see higher insurance rates. &nbsp;Auto theft&nbsp;and vandalism are serious crimes that raise rates. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Local roads: How are the roads in your area? &nbsp;Are they full of pot holes or are they evenly paved? &nbsp;The road conditions in your zip code affects&nbsp;the likelihood of an accident. &nbsp;If roads are riddles with potholes, the chances of an accident increase and it is the job of the insurance company to know this. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At E.S.T.I.R. Inc. we understand how insurance works. &nbsp;Our experienced agents work with customers in the Newark, NJ area to get the most affordable auto insurance for the best coverage. &nbsp;To talk about a new auto insurance policy in Newark, NJ&nbsp;call E.S.T.I.R. Inc. today to get started. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not your zip code directly affects your insurance premium. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;Because where you live determines the likelihood of a car accident or other reason for an auto claim&nbsp;and what that claim&nbsp;might cost. &nbsp;The higher the chance of a claim the more the insurance company needs to charge to accommodate for this future [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[94,214],"class_list":["post-374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-e-s-t-i-r-inc","tag-newark-nj"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375,"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions\/375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estirinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}