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How long should I keep my car insurance statements?

My partner and I are cleaning out our garage. We came across a few boxes with years and years' worth of old car insurance info. How long should we keep these bills and statements?

Chloe Jenkins · Updated on Nov 10, 2021

Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.

Great question! You definitely don’t want to throw away any important documents during spring cleaning! That said, generally, you should only need to hold onto old policy info for one year after getting a new policy. The exception would be any information regarding past claims.

Other than that, there’s no real use for keeping old policy info. For your current policy, make sure you keep:

Your insurance card

The

policy declarations page

Claim documents

Monthly billing statements

While most of these documents are online, keeping them on hand can ensure you have the right information should you need to file a claim.

Since you are looking at your

, now is a great time to shop around to ensure you’re getting the best rate.

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