| One can come across hundreds of online resources, | | | | claim. In certain cases, your insurance company would |
| which offer what is known as insurance auction. | | | | make even more money off your accident after the |
| Surely you must have heard of insurance auctions, | | | | insurance auction. Even though this may sound |
| particular related to auto insurance. Apart from offering | | | | unbelievable, it does happen a lot of times. |
| other related services, most insurance companies | | | | Many of the cars which have been in accidents are |
| conduct insurance auctions. Many leading insurers offer | | | | sold to dismantlers and salvage yards at auctions. The |
| services where they check a vehicle's history. Since | | | | insurance auction industry is a mega bucks industry |
| auction industry is risky by nature, such services go a | | | | and is estimated to be worth billions of dollars in the |
| long way in reassuring customers of these insurance | | | | United States alone. Insurance companies are trying to |
| firms. | | | | grab their share of the pie and won't leave any stone |
| If your car is involved in an accident and is wrecked, | | | | unturned in their efforts. One can get extensive |
| what your insurance company is likely to do is to send | | | | information about insurance auction from the online |
| you a check for its market value, then auction off the | | | | resources of leading insurance companies. One can go |
| car. Though insurance companies are there with | | | | through reviews from industry experts to know more |
| service minded motives, they too have to run a | | | | about insurance auctions at various insurance |
| business. Insurance companies usually are very | | | | company Web sites. You can also get comprehensive |
| shrewd in the sense that they build their expected | | | | information about insurance auctions from your own |
| losses into auto premiums. This enables them to not | | | | personal insurance agent. |
| lose money, even if they were to pay you a large | | | | |