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What is the Insurance Merry-Go-Round? ™

WIN Admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:31:52 +0000

Are you looking for automobile insurance in Cincinnati? You have come to the right place. Pathway Insurance is one of the most advanced independent insurance agencies in Cincinnati.

Call us at 513-662-7000, or you can request an online Cincinnati car insurance quote by clicking here.

How to Avoid Taking a Ride on The Insurance Merry-Go-Round™.

When individuals or families are looking for automobile insurance in Cincinnati they may be induced to call a certain company based on a catchy advertisement they see on television.

Insurance advertising is big business for ad firms, and insurance companies spend billions each year on their tailor made insurance advertisements to make their phones ring with potential new clients eager to save money on their insurance.

Here is a question you may want to consider when shopping for car insurance:

How long will the premiums remain this low?

The real truth about insurance is that insurance premiums never stay the same with any company.

No matter if you are shopping for insurance in Florida or you want auto insurance in Columbus Ohio you may obtain a good rate for a while, but over time that rate will increase.

The Insurance Merry-Go-Round? ™ is a pricing model used by every insurance company.

Let’s Review An Example Of The Insurance Merry-Go-Round™.

Act 1 Scene 1: Your 21 year old son causes an at fault accident and 6 months later you receive a $700 rate increase on your car insurance and you decide to call a certain insurance company after watching a television commercial.

This company happens to be, The ABC Insurance Company, and they advertise extensively on television and you decide to give them a call.

Their television advertisement proved to be true as they are able to offer you a price $200 less than your current insurance company so you decide to take advantage of that $200 car insurance savings from The ABC Insurance Company and switch your insurance.

Act 2 Scene 1: Eighteen months later you get a new insurance bill from The ABC insurance Company and you notice that your rate has increased $247, so you decide to call your former company, The XYZ Insurance Company.

The XYZ Insurance Company congratulates you because you now qualify for a new insurance program that will save you $412, so you switch back to your former company.

Act 3 Scene 1: You open your new bill after only six months of returning to The XYZ Insurance Company and you notice that they did it to you again and they raised your car insurance premiums by $217.

Because things are tight financially after your wife lost her job due to corporate downsizing, you decide to call a different company called, The Online Insurance Group.

The Online Insurance Group claims they keep prices low by only selling insurance over the Internet. The Online Insurance Group finds you an even better deal and they save you $167 compared to what The XYZ Insurance Company was about to charge you in their latest bill. You switch.

Act 4 Scene 1: 12 months later The Online Insurance Group increases your price by $419 citing increase claims for the reason for the rate increase and you decide to call a fourth company.

Round and round you go and where it stops no one knows, hence The Insurance Merry-Go-Round! ™

How Can You Keep Your Premiums Low for Life?

Purchase your insurance from an independent agency like Pathway Insurance!

We represent more than 20 different insurance carriers so when you receive a rate increase we can shop among the carriers we represent.

Call 513-662-7000 to speak with one of our licensed agents today!

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Fear Plus Loathing, The Life And Times Of An Insurance Agent In Cincinnati

WIN Admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:05:24 +0000

Are you looking for car insurance in Cincinnati? You have come to the right place. Pathway Insurance is one of the most advanced independent insurance agencies in Cincinnati. Call us at 513-662-7000, or you can request an online Cincinnati car insurance quote by clicking here.

Insurance Is About As Much Fun As Watching Paint Dry On The Ceiling.

Okay so I thought it was a catchy title but not necessarily such an interesting topic. The general opinion is that Insurance in Cincinnati is about as much fun as watching paint dry on the ceiling, and in most circumstances that consensus would probably be right.

Why Choose Pathway Insurance?

When looking for Insurance in Cincinnati you have many places to choose from, but what you don’t know about insurance can truly harm you financially.

My name is Jack Thomas and I manage an independent insurance agency in Cincinnati. I am an author, blogger and prolific writer. The honest truth is I love to write, educate, and occasionally display a bit of dry humor in reference to insurance. (Insurance is boring but it doesn’t have to be that way.) Currently I’m working on a book that will reveal some nasty little secrets that some insurance companies don’t want you to know about. I’ll share more about that in a future article.

You’re probably aware if you live in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana that you are required to maintain car insurance. Because of that fact consumers are under the general impression that insurance policies are all exactly the same. That could not be further from the truth!

How Do We Learn about Car Insurance in Cincinnati?

In reality insurance is a necessary evil but at the same time very much misunderstood. We learn about insurance by watching television commercials. Insurance companies tells us that we are paying too much for our car insurance in Cincinnati and they alone hold the key to our salvation to cheap car insurance rates. I call this the Insurance Merry-Go-Round™. I’ll explain in my next article the exact details about the Insurance Merry-Go-Round™.

When people are looking for car insurance in Cincinnati, they might notice a similar insurance advertising theme that is running in the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana area where our agency actively offers insurance.

State Farm Insurance in Cincinnati, through their television advertisements tells us that they offer 40% discounts, Geico insurance tops on another 15%, Progressive tells us that they can save you hundreds, 21st Century Insurance in Cincinnati tells us that if you’re with Geico or Progressive you’re overpaying by hundreds.If you were to add up all the discounts and the rate savings your insurance should be free right?

Why Do These Insurance Companies in Cincinnati Make These Claims?

Insurance commercial dominate the television advertising market in Ohio and they likely dominate in your area as well, because it makes their phones ring, and because the insurance companies running those ads are making money hand over fist! Insurance is big business, and it’s profitable as well. You may not be aware of this but did you know that Warren Buffett owns Geico? He owns Geico insurance in Cincinnati because it’s an awesome investment!

So we see insurance commercials on television because companies are convincing us to buy their insurance policies raking in millions, and billions of dollars in new insurance premiums.

But is that all there is to insurance? The company offering the best price on insurance wins?

Let’s explore this a little bit more in my next article called, What Is The Insurance Merry-Go-Round™.

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The Best Insurance Rates in Cincinnati Come from Independent Insurance Agents.

WIN Admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:41:23 +0000

The Best Auto and Homeowners Insurance Rates in Cincinnati Come from Independent Insurance Agents.

Call 513-662-7000 to receive a rate comparison or you can receive an online Cincinnati insurance quote by clicking here.

Why Did I Get a Rate Increase on My Insurance in Cincinnati?

There isn’t a single insurance company in Cincinnati that could ever guarantee that they would never raise your rates on car or homeowners insurance. The reason why they would never make this promise to you as their policyholder is because they know they are going to raise your premium rates at some point in the future! That is a rock solid guarantee. (If an insurance agent in Cincinnati promises you that they won’t raise your rates, they are misleading you.)

Ok, I Played This Song before I Know I’m Going to Get a Rate Increase on My Insurance in Cincinnati. What Can I Do?

The first thing that some people do when they get a rate increase on their insurance in Cincinnati is to call their agent and complain about the rate increase. If your agent is a captive insurance agent the only thing they can do in most cases is to recommend that you raise your deductible or eliminate coverage. (Such as going from full coverage to liability only on your car insurance.)

Captive Insurance Agents Cannot Shop around for New Insurance for You.

A captive insurance agent is legally handcuffed by his insurance company. Even if he wanted to try to find a lower price for you, he is forbidden by his company to shop around for new rates with other companies.* (If an insurance agent is a captive agent and it is discovered that he is selling insurance through other companies that are not authorized they can be terminated by that company.)

You Only Have One Choice If You Get a Rate Increase on Your Insurance in Cincinnati and Your Agent Can’t Shop the Market for You.

Even if you really like your insurance agent, but he sells insurance through a captive company he cannot shop the market for you. So you either need to pay the higher insurance premium, or you take your business elsewhere. That’s a big disadvantage to you as the insurance buyer.

It takes time and effort to shop around for insurance in Cincinnati. There are more than 500 different insurance companies that sell insurance in Ohio. How long would that take you to get 500 different insurance quotes? Trust me it would not be worth your time.

An Independent Insurance Agency in Cincinnati Can Shop the Market for Their Clients

If you have your insurance with an independent insurance agency in Cincinnati, they can shop the market for you. While it is true that not all independent insurance agents shop around for their clients when they get a rate increase, our agency guarantees that we will shop around for you when you request a new quote.

*Full Disclosure: Some captive insurance companies allow their agents to sell products through other companies that they do not offer themselves, for instance if the company doesn’t sell health insurance they may allow their agents to sell health insurance through one of their recommended companies.

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