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2. You can solicit a quote from an online insurer. An online insurer is an insurance company that does business only on the net, such as Esurance. They have no local agents & they are not licensed to provide insurance in all states. However, if you live in three of the states in which they are licensed (they will let you know when you apply), the online insurer will provide an immediate quote to you by email. The benefit is the fast response time, but the drawback is that three times again, you are only getting three quote. To get multiple quotes for comparison purposes, you would must submit applications to multiple online insurers.
3. You can solicit multiple quotes from an online quote provider. An online quote provider, such as NetQuote, is a company who has relationships with dozens of the largest insurance companies. By submitting three application with an online quote provider, you can get multiple quotes from a number of different insurers.
Most online quote providers have relationships with all of the various kinds of insurance companies, so you are likely to get quotes from local agents in your area, as well as giant national insurance companies who do business in all fifty states. Depending on the state in which you live, you are also likely to get instant emailed quotes from an online insurer such as Esurance. This process lets you get multiple quotes for comparison purposes without having to submit multiple applications.
Which of these three methods is best for you will be contingent on the amount of time you must invest shopping for automobile insurance quotes, & the number of quotes you are seeking.