What Should You Look For in an Auto Insurance Company?
What is a car insurance? What will an auto insurance cover?
Auto insurance companies cover you and your passengers in
the event of an accident. But it is up to you to decide the level of cover you
will get.
Will the damages to your property be covered by the company?
Will all the passengers be covered or only your family? What if your daughter
was driving your car?
What questions should you ask your auto insurance company
when it comes to auto insurance? This article help you choose between the
various insurance policies.
Types of auto insurance
Liability insurance, or third party insurance.
This is general the lowest form of insurance offered by an
auto insurance company. This is the basic insurance, if you are involved in an
accident, and it is proven to be your fault, the auto insurance company will
pay damages to the other party.
The cover offered by the auto insurance company is usually
set beforehand. These are the maximum amount the auto insurance company will
pay in case of accident
For example the agent will agree on a $10000 coverage per
person, (bodily injury) and/or $40000 coverage in bodily injury and/or $10000
in property damage per accident.
You need to confirm with your auto insurance company what
they will cover and what are the limits.
You might be offered a very low premium by some auto
insurance company only to realize that your cover is minimal and unrealistic.
Collision and comprehensive coverage, comprehensive
insurance and full comprehensive insurance
An auto insurance company will also offer you a
comprehensive insurance, as the name indicates, you will be comprehensively covered.
In simple terms it means that if you are responsible for a
collision the insurance company will pay for the repair of the vehicle.
But it is not so simple, an auto insurance company will
almost always have the simpulan say on what amount will be paid out, so if it
is cheaper to give you market value for the car, then they will.
You might think that your car is worth $1000.00 but the real
market value might be $500.00. This is not an uncommon scenario. So if the
repair of your car are more than $500.00 then the auto insurance company will
simply pay the book value of the car.
You must make sure that the insurance company is not in
control of the market value of the car, normally organisations like the AA will
give an impartial market value.
As with the third party insurance, the auto insurance
company will almost certainly limit the amount that will be paid out, but in
general terms, a comprehensive insurance will have higher limits.
Recreation Vehicle
A recreation vehicle needs its own insurance, a Recreation
vehicle insurance is not the same as auto insurance.
You should not assume that because your car is
comprehensively insured, so is your recreation vehicle.
Other Types of auto insurance
Medical (MedPay), Persona Injury protection (PIP) and no
fault cover
This insurance will cover you and your passengers medical
expenses in the event of a collision.
The no fault cover means that the auto insurance company
will pay regardless of who is at fault. This give you the piece of mind that,
at the very least, your family and friends are covered.
PIP is often a minimum requirement in some countries or
states, ask your auto insurance company what the requirements are.
Uninsured/Underinsured motorists' coverage
This cover, (also sometimes a minimum requirement in some
states), will cover you if the person at fault is not insured or is
underinsured.
You must ask your auto insurance company what you will be
charged in case of such a situation. Normally the auto insurance company should
not charge you some extra premiums.
Rental reimbursement, towing and labour
Those 'extras' often given with a comprehensive insurance is
often use by auto insurance companies as specials.
So in case your car is damaged the auto insurance company
will pay for rental costs, (sometimes only for a few days).
The auto insurance company might also offer to pay for the
towing of your vehicle, (not always included).
As always you should ask your auto insurance company what is
included in the cover.
The legal requirements.
Most states, and most countries will require a certain level
of cover, from full comprehensive car insurance to third party auto insurance.
In most cases it is up to you, the driver, to ensure that
your auto insurance company offers you the minimum required. In most cases the
insurance company, (the auto insurance company), is under no obligation to
instruct you of the requirements.
But of course, a good auto insurance company will,
(should?), try its outmost to advise you on the best deal for you.

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