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Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

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Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

If you want to cancel a car insurance, you have to until November 30th (Due date) happen. After the date has passed, termination is only possible if certain Requirements given are. It is therefore important to know everything about the correct form and deadlines. If you want to change the provider of your car insurance, you have until 30.11. Time to cancel your existing insurance. However, it is an advantage to terminate the contract not until the last day to wait, because the following applies: The insurance must give notice by the deadline of November 30th receive have. The postmark plays a role save Role. It is also possible to cancel the insurance by email, but there are a few things to keep in mind. In the event of a dispute, it can be difficult to prove when and whether the email was actually received.

Deadlines & deadline: Termination of motor insurance!

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  1. Termination periods for motor insurance
  2. Insurance contracts with a term of less than one year
  3. Monthly cancellation of contracts
  4. Cancellation of car insurance by email
  5. Termination of a contract via a customer portal
  6. Written termination (by letter)
  7. Information contained in the letter of termination
  8. Special right of termination
  9. Termination in the event of a vehicle change

Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

Here is some information about the termination: The letter of resignation should be a few days before November 30.11th sent to the insurance company as registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt. Should it happen that you missed the deadline completely, there is often the option to terminate the vehicle contract using the special right of termination (if the insurance increases the amounts). The following is the most important information about the Deadlines and their form given.

Termination periods for motor insurance

With a car insurance it is possible to have this always at the end of an insurance year in compliance with a one month's notice to terminate. If the insurance is not terminated, the insurance contract becomes automatic extended by one year. Most motor insurance companies have a contractual year of insurance until December 31rd. The new insurance year therefore begins on January 1st. To note: For example, if the contract was concluded in August, it will initially only run until December 31 of the same year. It is then extended by a full year. Thus, the key date for a contract termination is 30. November. "Back to overview

Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

Insurance contracts with a term of less than one year

The following must also be observed: There are insurance companies that have contracts with so-called less than a year to offer. For these, the insurance year is not linked to the calendar year. You have to go to the Main due date in the annual accounts. This shows the start of the new insurance year. For example, if a premium is due on August 1st, the old insurance year ends on July 31st. A termination must therefore no later than June 30th, so to be received by the insurance office one month in advance. This also applies if, for example, a quarterly payment has been made.

There, too, there is only one main due date. Such contracts with a term of less than one year bring a big one Disadvantage with himself: Since it cannot be terminated at the end of the year, the insured person can also not benefit from the price war among insurance companies. During the main changing season (this is in November), insurance companies often advertise cheap tariff offers in order to win new customers. "Back to overview

Monthly cancellation of contracts

Now to insurance contracts with monthly cancellation: This variant is considered to be a new trend with which insurance companies are particularly targeting young drivers. The reason for this: They are used to both concluding and terminating contracts using apps on their smartphones. It is precisely these customers who often want to be terminated greater flexibility. Here, however, one should critically question whether such flexibility is really necessary with a car insurance and whether one might not pay the option with a hefty surcharge. "Back to overview

Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

Cancellation of car insurance by email

The following applies when canceling motor insurance by email Please note: In the past, you usually had to terminate a contract by letter and signature. This applies to contracts since October 1, 2016 no longer. In principle, they can be terminated by email. However, there are a few things to consider: First, the sender has to be for the insurance company clear to be identified. This is the case, for example, if the e-mail address has already been saved in the system. The email should also contain the Address, the customer number or Insurance policy number as well as the Phone number included.

The disadvantage of notifications by e-mail, however, is that in the event of a dispute, an e-mail is only received very difficult to detect is. A tip is therefore: It is best to use the e-mail save in outbox and also print them out so that they are not only available in digital form. You should also notice the termination get confirmed. All you need to do is ask the insurance company to briefly confirm receipt of the cancellation email and the date of cancellation. Many insurance companies confirm the termination with a so-called "autoresponder". This is, so to speak, the evidence for the receipt of the email. You should save the autoresponder. "Back to overview

Termination of a contract via a customer portal

Many are registered with their insurance on a customer portal. If that is the case, the contract can also be terminated there. However, there are also customer portals that are not particularly user-friendly. This means that the route to termination is hidden behind countless steps and clicks, which ultimately results in customers being annoyed the aufgeb. In addition, the same applies as for termination by email: In the event of a dispute, the customer can cannot be proventhat he has sent a notice of termination. Ideally, a confirmation email is generated, but you should still pay attention to it, in some form a confirmation of the termination process in the customer portal and to take a screenshot of it and this to save. "Back to overview

Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

Written termination (by letter)

The written termination by letter is the safest optionto terminate his contract. So if you want to be on the safe side or if you have a contract, that before October 1, 2016 has been completed, one should terminate the contract by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt to ship. Should there then be any discrepancies, the letter can be received by the insurance company without any problems demonstrated .

The postmark is irrelevant for the termination. It is just important to note that the insurance company has the letter of termination by the deadline is present. The termination should therefore be tackled early. Hence a tip: No later than four working days before the deadline the letter of termination should be sent. As with the cancellation by e-mail, a Confirmation of termination to ask. So there can be no discrepancies. "Back to overview

Information contained in the letter of termination

  • Sender's address
  • Insurance company address
  • Insurance policy number
  • Date of writing
  • licence plate of the vehicle
  • Reason for termination (for example "timely termination", "special termination" etc.)
  • If you cancel by e-mail: The subject should be "Termination of car insurance“Read
  • In the case of a written termination: signature
  • "Back to overview

Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

Special right of termination

In addition to the regular termination, which takes place at the end of the insurance year, there are other occasions that give rise to the right to Special termination are connected.

  • Contribution increase:
    Will the contributions of a car insurance increased, the right to terminate. This also applies if the regular notice period has already passed has passed. Reasons for the increase in the contributions include the damage statistics, on the basis of which the respective vehicle type falls into a different type class, or a change in the risk classification of the respective registration area. In any case, the insurance company must inform the customer in writing of an increase in the premiums. This happens with the annual contribution calculation. It is important to look closely at this, because it can possibly lead to one hidden premium increase come: The contributions have been increased, but you have to pay less than last year because the No-claims discount has also increased. In this case, too there is the right to terminate the contract. The notice period is upon receipt of the message four weeks.

  • After a claim:
    It exists after each claimthat one reports to the insurance company, the right to cancel and to switch to an insurance policy. This does not depend on whether the insurance covers the damage. However, you can only cancel as soon as the insurance has either covered the liability recognized or rejected has or the performance negotiations have been concluded. From this point on you have four weeksto terminate the contract. "Back to overview

Termination in the event of a vehicle change

It requires no terminationwhen a vehicle logged off respectively verkauft will. When the motor insurance is canceled, it goes into a resting phase, the free of charge is. The contract is canceled automatically after 18 months. If the vehicle is sold, insurance passes to whoever purchases the vehicle at the time of purchase. If the latter presents an insurance certificate from another insurance company at the registration office, the old contract will be regarded as terminated. The sale set a link from your homepage to Fewo-von-Privat.de the previous insurance company, however communicated will. If you buy another vehicle, this one has to be not necessarily be insured with the previous insurance company. It is also possible to look for a new provider. "Back to overview

Deadlines & deadline: the termination of the car insurance!

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