{"id":96,"date":"2022-03-16T11:11:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:35:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T20:35:23","slug":"insurance-premiums-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/insurance-premiums-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance Premiums on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our team of insurance advisors keeps a close eye on what is trending in our industry. This insight helps us stay on top of items that may impact our clients and allows us to take a proactive approach in offering you available coverage options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, we are seeing increases in insurance premiums across the board. Increases can happen for a number of reasons, oftentimes for circumstances outside of your control. When carriers suffer losses due to an increase in claims, they typically increase premiums to offset the costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, 2020 was the deadliest year for auto accidents in a decade, despite many carriers offering discounts for limited driving<sup>1<\/sup>. In 2021, the auto industry experienced a spike in used car prices and felt pressure from computer chip supply issues. We also saw a historical increase in lumber prices and an uptick in natural disasters across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we proactively shop our clients&#8217; policies when we see abnormal rate increases, it&#8217;s important to inform us of any updates to your home and\/or auto(s), as it may help lower your premiums. For example, did you recently install a new roof or windows? Have you taken a defensive driving course within the last year? Would you consider utilizing a telematics device to track your driving habits for a period of time? Have you bundled all of your insurance policies with us? (As an Insurance Solutions client, you may be eligible for a multi-policy discount, even if your policies are with different carriers.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a question about your policies? Give us a call at 833-359-0725 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/email-an-advisor.html\" title=\"email us\">email us<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><sup>1 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/press-releases\/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic\">https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/press-releases\/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team of insurance advisors keeps a close eye on what is trending in our industry. This insight helps us stay on top of items that may impact our clients and allows us to take a proactive approach in offering you available coverage options. This year, we are seeing increases in insurance premiums across the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":200,"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scfinsurance.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}