What is my SDIP Score?
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Premier Shield Insurance has developed a priority SDIP Score System. We use your SDIP Score and match it with the most favorable car insurance rates Massachusetts.
What happens if you get points on your license?
If you get minor violation you will get 2 points, if you receive a major violation you will get 5 points. A major accident will get you 4 points and a minor accident will get you 3 points. Learn more about surchargeable incidents at Mass.gov.
The purpose of this article is to explain what the Safe Driver Insurance Plan (SDIP) scoring is and why it’s important to Massachusetts drivers. RELATED TO Merit Rating Board (MRB)
What is SDIP?
In Mass, Driver License points is commonly referred to as (SDIP). SDIP stands for The Safe Driver Insurance Plan. The SDIP program established through state law and it is designed to safe driving providing consumers with lower auto insurance premium incentives for drivers.
Basically, the drivers who do not cause accidents or commit traffic violations will receive the biggest insurance discount. SDIP surcharges required that for drivers classified as high-risk. These drivers pay a greater share of insurance costs because they create the majority of insurance losses.
What does SDIP 99 mean?
A SDIP 99 Driver (Merit Rating Points 99) has at least 6 years of driving experience in Massachusetts and never had any surcharges or violations you have a merit rating of 99. Drivers requesting a 99 Driver quote get the lowest rates available.
What is the Clean in 3 Rule?
You have 3 or fewer surchargeable incidents on your driving record in the 5 years immediately preceding your policy’s effective date, the most recent surcharge date is at least 3 years before your policy’s effective date, and. you have at least 3 years of driving experience.
Mass.gov
How long do traffic violations stay on your record in Massachusetts?
Most carriers will surcharge a violation or accident for 5 years from the surcharge date. However, as it relates to SDIP pricing the carries will often go back “6 years from the surcharge date”. I’ve seen people charged in 2018 for something that happened in 2012. I’m sure there’s a story behind it but the point is, when you drag a ticket or traffic violation or infraction out, it can prolong the pain of “increased insurance rates in Massachusetts”.
Think about it. The carriers, at least on a national level go off the date of the accident, ticket, or claim. Only in Massachusetts do we make it 6 years (20% more) AND have something called a “surcharge date”. I don’t see this stuff in other states we wring insurance like CT, ME, NH, or RI.
What is a Surchargeable event in Mass?
Any at-fault accident or traffic violation including inspection stickers count as surchargeable events in Massachusetts.
How to successfully appeal a Massachusetts auto insurance (SDIP) Surcharge.
To appeal an accident or traffic ticket in Massachusetts you’ll need to pay $50 and follow the instructions on the state’s website (they don’t make it easy).
How many points will I get for speeding?
A speeding ticket surcharges 2 points in Massachusetts.
What insurance companies in Massachusetts use SDIP scoring?
In Massachusetts insurance companies are required by state law to file rates. In 2019, we are seeing a shift away from pure SDIP pricing models to hybrid models. These hybrid pricing models allow insurance companies to rate against your not-at-fault accidents and glass claims.
Which insurance companies use SDIP and/or hybrid pricing models?
Each of these companies takes into consideration SDIP scoring in their calculation for auto insurance premiums. Please do yourself a favor! If you are trying to find a company to save you money on car insurance, then request auto insurance quote before wasting hours calling all these companies.
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