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Car Insurance For High Risk In New York

Reader’s Question:

My car insurance here in New York might be cancelled because of non-payment for a month. Now, I already need car insurance for high risk, will I have a hard time getting myself insured again?

Marian

Brookhaven, NY

If you are late on your payment for your car insurance in New York, your car insurance company will send you a notification stating that you have missed your payment last month. They would most likely give you about ten days to make the appropriate payment before they cancel your policy. If they get the payment before the cancellation date, they would probably send you a letter of reinstatement. You will most likely be asked to pay your premium, an applicable late fee and extra charge to cover the gaps between insurance coverage.

A number of states would not restore your car insurance policy if you are more than one day behind your payment, even if it has been mailed. In New York, you would also have to pay a fine for the number of days that you don’t have car insurance. The laws of the states are different for not paying the premiums but generally, if the policy has been cancelled, you would have a hard time getting insured again as you already need car insurance for high risk.

Car insurance for high risk would have higher premium so you have to be careful for your policy not to be cancelled. Also, car insurance for high risk may only have one payment option which is to pay it upfront. You have to remember that the higher risk you have as a driver, the higher payment you have for your car insurance.

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