Auto Insurance

Auto Insurance

Understanding personal auto Insurance Image Defining the Terms

Personal Injury Protection
Protects you, other passengers in your auto & pedestrians if injured in a covered accident.

Excess/Coordinated
Health or Disability carriers are billed first/Auto is secondary.

Primary
Auto carrier billed first

Bodily Injury Liability

  • Protects you if you are liable for serious injury or death in an auto accident.
  • Includes legal defense and court costs
    Example:$100/$300 - $100,000 available for each injured person, but not more than $300,000 per accident.
  • Follows you while you drive non-owned vehicles.

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Uninsured Motorists
Protects you, your family & passengers if injured by an at fault driver with no auto insurance.

Underinsured Motorist
Protects against drivers who have some liability, but not enough to cover your claim.

Limited Property Damage

Pays up to $500 for damage to another persons car if you are legally responsible.

Comprehensive
Pays for damage from fires, falling objects, theft, vandalism, deer, glass breakage, etc.

Emergency Road Service
Subject to limit you purchase.
Pays reasonable road service costs.

Collision
Pays for damage to your car from an accident.

Broad - deductible is waived if other driver is more than 50% responsible for the accident

Regular - pays for damage to your vehicle regardless of fault, deductible always applies

Limited - pays for damage to your vehicle only if the driver of your vehicle is not more than 50% at fault