Before you purchase your next auto insurance coverage, look over your policy and check your coverage. Many people don’t understand all the names and numbers that they see so it’s best to review the policy a bit.The first part of the policy statement of coverage covers the damage to your car. The coverage has two sections, comprehensive and collision. Both have a deductible, an amount you pay before the insurance company pays.
A collision is an accident. For example if you hit the garage, a pedestrian, or collide with another car. The coverage repairs your car. Comprehensive covers just about everything else that damages your car, including theft or a fallen tree. If you have a loan on your vehicle, then the lending institution requires that you carry this type of coverage.The most important part of the policy coverage and is also required in all states, is the liability section.
This section pays for the other driver’s injuries and vehicle if you caused the accident. There are several areas in the liability section.The first area is bodily injury. This coverage makes payment for medical expense that people are injured in an accident that you caused. The coverage includes coverage for representation if that person decides to sue.This is broken down into two sections, per person maximum and per occurrence maximum.
Insurance companies that sell policies to other insurance companies, allowing them to reduce their risks and protect themselves from very large losses. Any company that has already had a bad loss may be viewed as a high-risk company. The reinsurance market is dominated by a few very large companies, with huge reserves. A re insurer may also be a direct writer of insurance risks as well.
It is the third number in 20/40/10.The last section of the liability portion is medical payments to others. This coverage includes the driver, passengers and even covers you as a pedestrian if you or a family member has injuries from a hit and run.The final is the uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Just like your liability coverage, it takes the place of the other driver’s lack of insurance to cover you.
Consider increasing the uninsured/underinsured portion also. If the potential exists for you to cause more damage to another, then the possibility exists that someone else could injure you in the same manner. Again, the increase in premium is not that great.Check your coverage today and see if you think that it covers the expense for a major accident. If the answer is no, start by calling your agent to see how much your insurance company charges to increase the coverage. It’s better to save money on your insurance by checking with other companies and getting competitive quotes, than select inadequate auto insurance coverage.
Joseph writes articles to help teach people about commercial insurance for your business and also about good auto insurance coverage.
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