Car Insurance Policy Savings Calculator

Tune coverages and payments to lower your bill. Track discounts, deductibles, and policy fees easily. Export results, compare scenarios, and decide with confidence now.

Results

Submit inputs to compare annual costs and savings.
Tip: enter your current policy cost, then model the new policy with discounts and deductible changes.

Inputs

Use realistic numbers. Keep discounts conservative for planning.
Helps label your exports.
Used to annualize totals.
Installment fees may apply per extra payment.

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Before fees. For the selected term.
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Policy fees, service fees, and taxes if known.
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Used for risk-adjusted comparison.

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Before discounts and adjustments.
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Include policy fees you expect.
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Applied to payments after the first.

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Typical: 0–10%.
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Home + auto bundles often help.
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Use 0 if not applicable.
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Flat credits or promotions.
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Negative lowers cost. Positive raises cost.
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Higher deductible can cut premiums.

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Used for expected deductible impact.
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Example data

Illustration only. Replace with your real policy values.
Item Current New
Premium (12 months) $1,200.00 $1,050.00
Fees (12 months) $30.00 $30.00
Total discounts 15.00%
Deductible $500 $1,000
Annual savings $187.50
In the example, the discounted new premium is $892.50 before fees.

Formula used

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter your current premium and any policy fees for the chosen term.
  2. Enter the new quote premium, expected fees, and any installment charges.
  3. Add discounts you qualify for and any coverage adjustment amount.
  4. Enter current and new deductibles, plus a realistic claim probability.
  5. Press Calculate to see annual savings and risk-adjusted savings.
  6. Use CSV or PDF to save results for comparisons.

Annual premium comparison

Use annualized totals to avoid term-length bias. Suppose your current premium is $1,200 and fees are $30 for a 12‑month term. The annualized current cost is $1,230. If a new quote starts at $1,050 with the same $30 fees, the starting annualized cost is $1,080 before discounts. After discounts, the modeled new annual cost can drop further, creating clear savings per year and per month.

Discount stacking and limits

Percent discounts are combined and capped at 100%. A 5% safe‑driver discount plus a 10% bundle discount yields 15% total. Applied to a $1,050 base premium, the discounted premium becomes $892.50. Fixed credits reduce the premium after percent discounts, and coverage changes then adjust the total. Keep estimates conservative, because some insurers apply discounts to selected coverages only.

Payment schedule effects

Installments can increase total cost even when the headline premium looks lower. If monthly billing adds a $5 installment fee, you pay eleven extra fees per year, or $55. Quarterly billing would add three fees, or $15. The calculator applies installment fees only to payments after the first, which matches many billing practices. Enter the fee from your declarations page to avoid underestimating cost.

Deductible trade‑off analysis

Raising the deductible often reduces premium, but it increases out‑of‑pocket exposure. If you move from $500 to $1,000, the deductible increase is $500. Break‑even claim probability is AnnualSavings ÷ DeductibleIncrease. With $187.50 savings, break‑even is 37.50%. Below that probability, the higher deductible tends to improve expected cost; above it, the extra deductible can erase savings.

Risk‑adjusted expected cost

Expected cost adds the deductible weighted by claim probability. With an 8% annual claim probability, expected deductible cost is 0.08 × deductible. Current adds $40 and new adds $80, lowering risk‑adjusted savings by $40. Use this view when comparing aggressive deductible increases, telematics programs, or coverage cuts, and revisit assumptions every renewal cycle.

For planning, run three scenarios: optimistic discounts, realistic discounts, and worst‑case fees, then choose the safest option for you.

FAQs

1) What numbers should I use for current costs?

Use the term premium from your declarations page and add known policy fees. If your term is six months, enter six‑month totals so annualizing stays accurate.

2) Do discounts always apply to the whole premium?

Not always. Some discounts apply only to specific coverages or vehicles. Model the best estimate you can, then compare your results against the insurer’s quote breakdown.

3) How do installment fees affect savings?

Installment fees raise the effective cost of paying monthly or quarterly. Enter the fee per extra payment, and the calculator adds it to the term total automatically.

4) What is risk‑adjusted savings?

It compares expected annual costs by adding claim probability multiplied by the deductible. This helps you see whether a higher deductible meaningfully increases expected cost.

5) What does deductible break‑even mean?

It is the claim probability where annual premium savings equals the extra deductible. If your expected claim probability is higher than break‑even, the higher deductible may not be worth it.

6) Can I compare multiple policy scenarios?

Yes. Change the scenario name, run calculations, and export each result to CSV or PDF. Save them together to compare savings, expected cost, and assumptions.

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