Consumers are being advised to seek accreditation information from insurance companies however large or established they may be for a rash of illegal sales have been found, invalidating issues policies. In many states of the US, there are strict regulations regarding the sale and issuance of insurance policies in any form but the advent of internet issuance has made it harder to monitor. Like many of the internet-based insurance websites, many have been found to have been selling packages from unlicensed or unaccredited firms.
These are very dangerous for it gives you a false sense of security that you aim to obtain when you purchase auto insurance as you hit the road. Expired licenses, un-approved products and the likes have been found with specific providers which has prompted the issuance of warnings. Fraud is also a real and present threat, along with phishing scams which has you visiting an unsecured website that looks like the real thing but is actually a fake one designed to do one thing, get hold of your personal information for criminal use.