Car Insurance in Connecticut

Reader’s Question:

Why is car ins Connecticut high for older citizens? My father was shocked when he received high car insurance quotes from his old car insurance provider.

Mildred

Bridgeport, CT

Car ins Connecticut can be pretty expensive for older citizens because they are considered high risk drivers. Your father may have been a skilled and defensive driver in his younger years, but there is no guarantee that he still has the same skills today. Car insurance companies in Connecticut will charge him with higher insurance premiums because of the high probability that he will get involved in a car accident one of these days.

Let’s admit it. Senior citizens no longer have the good health they once had. Your father may say that he still is a good driver, but how can he assure the insurance company that his deteriorating vision will affect this driving? Most car accidents involving older citizens resulted from the deteriorating eyesight of drivers.

Car ins Connecticut is also expensive for your father because he may have slower reflexes than before. Your father will not admit it, but he may have slower reflexes than, say, 20 years ago. There is an increased chance he will fail to step on the brakes that could lead his car colliding with another vehicle.