Today’s LectureState Farm Car Policy

• Uninsured Motor Vehicle Coverage

• Underinsured Motor Vehicle Coverage

• Other people using your car

Uninsured Motor Vehicle

Pays damages for accidental bodily injury an insured is legally entitled to collect from the owner or driver of an uninsured motor vehicle

Definition of Uninsured Motor Vehicle

• A motor vehicle without insurance, with insurance limits below the legally required limits in your state, or if the insurer denies coverage or becomes insolvent

• A “hit-and-run” motor vehicle whose owner or driver is unknown which strikes the insured or the vehicle the insured is occupying

Deciding Fault and Amount

• Whether the insured is legally entitled to collect damages and, if so, the amount must be decided by agreement between the insured and State Farm

• If there is no agreement, these questions will be settled by arbitration

Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Example

You are driving your car when you are hit from behind by an uninsured driver. You are injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. You incur $5,000 in medical bills. You would be entitled to a bodily injury award of $15,000 if the other driver had been insured.

Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Example

A 0

B 5,000

C 15,000

D 20,000

E None of the above

Underinsured Motor Vehicle

Same as Uninsured Motor Vehicle except this applies if the at fault driver has bodily injury limits less than your Uninsured Motor Vehicle coverage (100/300)

Underinsured Motor Vehicle - Example

As a pedestrian you are hit by a driver with 20/40 bodily injury limits. You are entitled to a $50,000 bodily injury award.

Underinsured Motor Vehicle - Example

A 0

B 20,000

C 30,000

D 50,000

E None of the above

How Do Medical Payments and Uninsured/Underinsured Motor Vehicle Coverages Combine?

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3. “The uninsured (underinsured) motor vehicle coverage shall be excess over and shall not pay again any medical expenses paid under the medical payments coverage.”

Medical Payments and Uninsured Motor Vehicle -

ExampleAn uninsured driver going the wrong way on a one way street hits you while you are in your car. You incur $25,000 in medical bills and $20,000 in lost wages. You would be entitled to a bodily injury award of $110,000 if the driver had been insured.

Medical Payments and Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Example

A 0

B 25,000

C 100,000

D 110,000

E None of the above

Coverage for Other People Using Your Car

Anybody using your car with permission is covered under your policy. Coverage on your car is primary over any other coverage.

Other People’s Use of Your Car -Example 1

You let your neighbor borrow your car. He has his own insurance with Fireman’s Fund with the same limits and coverages you have. He hits a pedestrian who sues and is awarded $150,000 in bodily injury.

Other People’s Use of Your Car -Example 1

A 0

B 50,000

C 100,000

D 150,000

E None of the above

Other People’s Use of Your Car -Example 2

Someone steals your car and runs it into a tree. The driver incurs $30,000 in medical bills and it costs $6,000 to repair your car.

Other People’s Use of Your Car -Example 2

A 0

B 5,900

C 6,000

D 30,900

E None of the above

Permission

Once granted, permission to use your car continues until revoked.