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February 06, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Loss Due To Fire Title
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Limited Tort
Offers savings on your premiums. You are still able to recover all out-of-pocket medical and other expenses, however you are not able to recover non-monetary damages or receive payments for pain and suffering unless injuries are defined as serious.

Liability Insurance
Coverage for a policyholder's legal liability resulting from injuries to other persons or damage to their property.

Insured
The person(s) entitled to coverage in case of an accident or loss.

Premium
The money paid for an insurance policy based upon the coverage provided.

Commission
That portion of the premium paid to the agent as compensation for his or her services.

Junk Title
A Junk Title is issued on a vehicle damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value; or a vehicle that has been declared a total loss by an insurer or other state or jurisdiction.

Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Pays for bodily injury or wrongful death caused by an underinsured motor vehicle (that is, a vehicle which is insured, but at an amount that is less than your uninsured motorist bodily injury (UMBI) limits).

Scrapped
Vehicles that have been dismantled and/or crushed and should not return to the road.

Accident
A collision involving an automobile and anything that causes damage to the automobile, including other automobiles, telephone poles, buildings, and trees.


Contact our Manhattan Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
About 50,000 Motorcyclists Are Injured Due To A Traffic Accident Each Year
It is estimated, that more than 50,000 motorcyclists are injured in traffic accidents each year; and approximately 2,000 motorcyclists are killed due to those traffic crashes each year. In fact, more than 80% of all reported motorcycle accidents result in injury or death.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Medical Payments Coverage

Definition:
Covers the medical costs (up to the specified limit you choose) resulting from an auto accident for you, your family, and others in your car. It pays regardless of fault.

Full Tort

Definition:
With this selection you retain unrestricted rights to bring suit against the negligent party.

Liability Insurance

Definition:
Coverage for a policyholder's legal liability resulting from injuries to other persons or damage to their property.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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Manhattan Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Manhattan Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Astoria
  • Auburn
  • Bay Shore
  • Brentwood
  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Buffalo
  • Corona
  • Elmhurst
  • Elmont
  • Endicott
  • Fairport
  • Far Rockaway
  • Flushing
  • Forest Hills
  • Freeport
  • Hamburg
  • Hempstead
  • Huntington
  • Huntington Station
  • Ithaca
  • Jackson Heights
  • Jamaica
  • Jamestown
  • Levittown
  • Lindenhurst
  • Lockport
  • Long Beach
  • Massapequa
  • Middletown
  • New York
  • Newburgh
  • North Tonawanda
  • Patchogue
  • Poughkeepsie
  • Rego Park
  • Ridgewood
  • Rochester
  • Rome
  • South Ozone Park
  • South Richmond Hill
  • Spring Valley
  • Staten Island
  • Tonawanda
  • Troy
  • Webster
  • West Babylon
  • Westbury
  • Whitestone
  • Woodside
  • Yonkers
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