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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UMC)
Provides coverage for a policyholder involved in a collision with a driver who does not have liability insurance.

Vehicle ID No. (VIN)
This 17 character number is unique to each vehicle. It identifies characteristics of the vehicle, including manufacturer, year, model, body, engine specifications, and serial number.

Medical Payments Coverage
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.

Replacement Cost
Replacement cost is the cost of replacing lost or damaged property with new property of like kind and quality, at current market prices.

Broker
A person who for payment of a fee procures insurance on your behalf.

Policy
Written contract of insurance.

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

Towing & Labor Coverage
Pays for towing charges when your car can’t be driven. Also pays labor charges, such as changing a flat tire, at the place where your car broke down.

Subrogation
The process in which an insurance company, after paying a loss to its insured, recovers the amount of the loss for damages (plus the insured's deductible) from the legally liable party.

Flood Damage Title
States issue flood titles when a vehicle has been in a flood or has received extensive water damage.


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

 
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A Pedestrian Is Killed In A Motor Vehicle Crash Every 13 Minutes And Injured Every 8 Minutes
Its estimated 68,000 pedestrians are injured and 4,641 were killed in traffic crashes in the United States, representing 2% of all the people injured in traffic crashes and 11% of all traffic fatalities.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UMC)

Definition:
Provides coverage for a policyholder involved in a collision with a driver who does not have liability insurance.

Surcharge

Definition:
An extra charge applied to the premium by the insurer, usually for at fault accidents or moving violations.

Total Loss

Definition:
An insurance company declares a vehicle a total loss when a claim exceeds the full value of the vehicle. Insurance companies typically take possession and obtain the title of such vehicles.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
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Indiana Car Accident Lawyers

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

  • Bloomington
  • Brownsburg
  • Carmel
  • Columbus
  • Connersville
  • Crawfordsville
  • Crown Point
  • East Chicago
  • Elkhart
  • Evansville
  • Fishers
  • Fort Wayne
  • Franklin
  • Goshen
  • Granger
  • Greenfield
  • Greenwood
  • Hobart
  • Huntington
  • Indianapolis
  • Jeffersonville
  • Kokomo
  • La Porte
  • Lafayette
  • Logansport
  • Marion
  • Martinsville
  • Merrillville
  • Michigan City
  • Mishawaka
  • Muncie
  • New Albany
  • New Castle
  • Newburgh
  • Noblesville
  • Peru
  • Plainfield
  • Portage
  • Richmond
  • Seymour
  • Shelbyville
  • South Bend
  • Terre Haute
  • Valparaiso
  • Vincennes
  • West Lafayette
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