Everyone knows that to get the best auto insurance quotes you have to shop at least five different insurance companies. But before you even conceive of getting those quotes, in auto insurance quotes you must bear in mind a few things by which you can get enticed by the insurer.

1) Clean credit
Statistics have shown that there is a direct relation between your credit score and the likelihood of you filing for an auto insurance claim. For this reason, almost every insurer tries to grasp information about your credit history. It ensures the insurer about the reliability of the customer whether he pays his bills in a timely fashion and has had the same credit account for a long period of time. Someone who is of this fashion is considered more stable by the insurer than someone who pays late and more often opens and closes his or her account. It helps the insurer to judge your "insurance risk score", which is one of the vital factors required to determine your car insurance rate.
Tip: if your credit history is not that strong, start cleaning it up now onwards. And if there is any recent unusual credit activity in your account, then wait for a month for it to return it to normal level.
2) the type of car you buy

Most of the insurers rate the cars in accordance with the cost of the vehicle and other safety precautionary equipments embedded in the car. The rating is generally from 1 to 27 and higher the rating higher is your premium.
Tip: if you want you are not in a mood to pay a hefty amount of premium then you must first have a glance over the ratings and then decide about purchasing that sporty car which you were conceiving of for a few decades.

3) Try to pay the full amount of your premium

"Fractional premium" fees facilitate you to pay your annual premiums in a span of six months, quarterly or in monthly installments. But please bear in mind that the fractional premiums come with a great freight of overcharging. This over charging is generally the administrative fee which comes every time you fill your premium amount.
Tip: enquire about the extra fees on the fractional premiums. If the fee is a small amount then it may be worth otherwise just bite the bullet and pay for the insurance premium in full.