Property Damage Coverage

Property Damage Liability Coverage

Property damage liability coverage pays for any damage up to the stated amount you cause to the property of others such as a crushed fender, broken glass, or a damaged wall or fence. Your insurance will pay for this damage if you were driving your auto or if it was being driven by another person with your consent. Property damage liability also pays if you damage government property like a light pole or signpost, up to the limit you choose. >

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UM)

Uninsured motorist coverage applies to bodily injury you, your family, and other occupants of your vehicle incur when hit by an uninsured motorist or hit-and-run driver. It also covers you and your family if injured as a pedestrian when struck by an uninsured motorist or hit-and-run driver. It protects you by making sure that money is available to pay for your losses that were caused by someone else. The minimum amount of coverage required by law is $25,000/$50,000 for bodily injury only. You may want to purchase more than the minimum coverage required by law if you feel the need for more protection. Uninsured motorist coverage does not cover your property damage and does not protect the other driver. Your insurer may sue the other driver for any money the insurer pays you because of the other driver’s negligence. >

Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM)

This is an optional coverage that increases the bodily injury protection to you and the people in your car up to the amount of coverage you purchase. It becomes effective when the party causing an accident has lower bodily injury liability limits than your UIM limits. The maximum dollars paid is then the difference between the two limits. For example, assume the UIM limits selected were $100,000 per person and the person causing the accident had bodily injury limits of $50,000 per person. Under this scenario, you could collect up to $50,000 from the at-fault driver and up to an additional 50,000 (the difference in limits) under your own UIM coverage. UIM coverage typically does not “add” the amount you purchased to the amount available from the person causing the accident. Insurers are required to notify policyholders who do not have UIM coverage of its availability. The minimum limits of UIM coverage, if accepted after notification, are $50,000 per person and $100,000 per accident. >

Medical Payments Coverage

This coverage pays medical or funeral expenses for you or others injured or killed in an accident while riding or driving in your auto. This includes all reasonable hospital, surgical, chiropractic, x-ray, dental, professional nursing, prosthetic, and rehabilitation expenses up to the limits of the coverage. Medical payments coverage usually covers only those expenses not covered by health insurance, such as copayments, deductibles, etc. It will also cover you or members of your family if you are struck by an auto while walking or while riding in another auto. This coverage will pay for your medical and funeral expenses even if you cause the accident. Usually, only expenses incurred within one year after the accident are included. As an example, this coverage will provide benefits for a friend, or a neighbor’s child injured in your car. Medical expense coverage is an optional coverage. Note: Companies must offer this coverage to you, but you do not have to buy it.

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