"Partial" payments possible in quicken?

And this is Q2011 R7 Windows if that matters.

If no one else posts a better idea, try something like the following:

1. Create a separate Quicken account for your car insurance and handle it like a Credit Card account.
2. During each month manually transfer into this account any extra payments you make.
3. On the last day of each month automatically enter a fixed 0 expense; use category Auto:Insurance.
4. On the 1st of each month automatically enter a transfer in for the car account balance.

The account balance gives you your desired "Remaining" function.

I generally think this is way I would go to (In fact, I do!), but I would use instead of a credit-card account the "Debt/Other Liability" type of account which I think is what that is more set up for.

I agree. I haven't used Liability accounts for quite a while and wasn't sure they supported the relevant transactions and any automatic bill payment method that might be being used.

Also, for item 3 it might be better to use the billing date (as long as it isn't the 1st of the month) or the 2nd of the month. This way the account balance shows the amount still due during the entire period of the liability.