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Car insurance coverage minimums by state April 19th, 2010

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You probably know that all US states have different minimum coverage amounts that are required to be carried within the driver’s insurance policies. And depending on where your car is registered you will have to meet these requirements. What happens if your policy has coverage amounts lower than the required minimum? That depends on the state you drive in. But usually, in case of an accident if the authorities learn that you have coverage below the minimum amount you can face a penalty or even taken into custody. So, in order to avoid that, here are the minimum requirements of coverage state by state:

Alaska 50/100/25
Alabama 20/40/10

Arkansas 25/50/15
Arizona 15/30/10
California 15/30/5
Colorado 25/50/15
Connecticut 20/40/10
Delaware 15/30/5
Florida 10/20/10
Georgia 15/30/10
Hawaii 20/40/10

Idaho 20/50/15
Illinois 20/40/15
Indiana 25/50/10
Iowa 20/40/15
Kansas 25/50/10
Kentucky 25/50/10
Louisiana 10/20/10
Maine 50/100/25
Maryland 20/40/10

Massachusetts 20/40/5
Michigan 20/40/10
Minnesota 30/60/10
Mississippi 25/50/25
Missouri 25/50/10
Montana 25/50/10
Nebraska 25/50/25
New Hampshire 25/50/25
New Jersey 15/30/5

New Mexico 25/50/10
Nevada 15/30/10
New York 25/50/10
North Carolina 30/60/25
North Dakota 25/50/25
Ohio 12.5/25/7.5
Oklahoma 10/20/10
Oregon 25/50/10
Pennsylvania 15/30/5

Rhode Island 25/50/25
South Carolina 15/30/10
South Dakota 25/50/25
Tennessee 25/50/10
Texas 20/40/15
Utah 25/65/15
Virginia 25/50/20
Vermont 25/50/10
Washington 25/50/10

Wisconsin 25/50/10
West Virginia 20/40/10
Wyoming 25/50/20

The numbers refer to bodily injury and damage liability limits to be carried by the cheap car insurance policy. The first number is the limit of injury liability per person. The second number is the injury liability limit per accident. And the third number refers to damage liability amount. And if the property damage limit is pretty evident, needed to pay for any damage to property or infrastructure delivered by your vehicle during the accident, the first two limits need a more detailed explanation. Let’s take an example from Alaska – 50/100. The first number means that a person injured in the accident that gets covered can receive up to $50,000. The second number refers to the total injury car insurance coverage per single accident. If there are two persons in the car who sustained damage they will receive up to $50,000 each (a total of $100,000). But if there are 3 or 4 persons, the $100,000 will be distributed amongst them, making individual coverage limits lower. In case all the persons require maximum per capita coverage of $50,000 the first who file for it will get it, and the other ones will be covered by the policy of the car owner who was at fault during the accident.

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Always Double Check Your Car Cover June 27th, 2009

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Sentiments towards settling car insurance claims can vary among individuals. Most people blame insurance companies for lagging or outright non claim settlements. Closely followed cases prove that insurance policy holders are more to blame in such situations, it is very important to read the insurance fine print before signing and eventual premium payments. The insurance fine print contract addresses each and every detail of the cover and more importantly the scope of the insurance cover in the event a policy holder files for claims. Car insurance coverage can be trick because of the different classes of policy covers, however ignorance or negligence is never an excuse and one should make efforts to their insurance cover. Below are some insurance features one should double check before affecting any car insurance coverage;

Cover for car contents in event of theft
Cover on items in the car at the event of the car being stolen are not insured, however there is a cap claim limit for car gadgets such as audio system, security systems, shopping and other item that may be stated when applying for the car insurance coverage.

Non standard car parts
Insurance companies extend car insurance cover to original standard car parts. Some original equipment manufactures car spares are not covered by most car insurance companies.

Cross border Travelling
Most people ignore the fact that a full comprehensive car insurance cover can be downgraded to mere third party policy once the car lives the insurance jurisdiction country. It is very important to inquire about cross border travelling whenever you wish to travel outside the country.

Courtesy car and car rescue services

Car policy holders normally have this assumption that the car insurance coverage offers extras such as car repairs, highway rescue etc. There are requisite to this and one needs to know if they qualify for such car services.

Windscreen cover
Most insurance car coverage over windscreen cover with basic car insurance coverage, however it is very important for an individual to double check.

The best precaution one can take is to talk with the insurance company before signing the car policy document. Make sure everything is inclusive and your car insurance needs are met as you want. Some extras may increase your cost premium, but its a necessity go for it, this way you will have peace of mind that your car is fully covered and you need not to be worried of any eventualities.

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