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The object of Massachusetts auto insurance, like all insurance, is to protect you against moderate to extreme financial loss. But Massachusetts auto insurance companies also want to protect themselves against loss. And if they miscalculate the risks of their customers they'll lose money. So they look for whatever indicators they can find that will tell them how likely a person is to have an accident. And one indicator that over 90% of them use is your credit.

Like other risk indicators they use, Massachusetts auto insurance companies use your credit rating because it correlates to your projected claims. After studying the records for millions of customers, insurance companies found that on average, people with good credit made fewer and less expensive claims than people with poor credit. So regardless of your age, sex, marital status or where you live, if you have a good credit record you'll probably pay a lower premium than someone with worse credit.

Typically, a Massachusetts auto insurance company won't use your actual credit report, but will use a credit score. The credit score is a single number that's a combined rating of various parts of your credit report. It will take into account such things as the size of your total debt, how many accounts you have, how long you've had the accounts, your bill-paying record and whether you've had any serious financial setbacks like a bankruptcy.

People with no credit are usually treated like those having poor credit and so don't get the best Massachusetts auto insurance rates. But whatever the state of your credit, you can act to keep it from making you pay higher premiums. First you should ask your insurer if, and in what way, your credit is affecting how much you pay. If credit improvement is needed, then after you've taken care of it, notify your insurance company so they can recalculate your rate using your latest credit report.

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