What is auto liability (No Fault) insurance?
Liability Insurance
The term liability insurance refers to an insurance product that provides an insured party with protection against claims resulting from injuries and damage to other people or property.
There are a variety of liability insurances including but not limited to the following:
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- Liability coverage for vehicles
- Product liability protection
- Insurance against malpractice
- Insurance coverage against uninsured drivers
- Liability insurance for uninsured drivers
An example of liability insurance related to injuries or accidents involving motor vehicles is no fault insurance.
No-fault insurance may be found as part of:
- Auto insurance contracts
- Plans for homeownersā insurance
- Plans for commercial insurance
- Personal injury protection, medical expense coverage, and medical payments coverage
If you are found legally responsible for someone elseās injury or damage to someone elseās property, auto liability insurance coverage helps pay for the costs of the other driverās property and bodily injuries as well as legal charges. Nearly all jurisdictions need drivers to have liability insurance, which is different from no-fault insurance. However, many states also require no-fault insurance, a unique kind of liability insurance.
If you are judged to be at fault in an auto accident, auto liability insurance might assist safeguard your finances. It can assist in paying for medical expenses for an injured person or automobile repairs for another person. In most places, it is a legal requirement for drivers to have some form of liability insurance.
In contrast to no-fault coverage, which pays out regardless of who caused the accident, liability policies pay out for injuries for which the policyholder is responsible (at fault). These benefits apply to anyone in your vehicle, regardless of who is at fault for the collision.
There is a lot of misunderstanding about what no-fault insurance is and how it operates in general. So letās start with a simple explanation: no-fault insurance, also known as personal injury protection insurance (PIP), can assist in covering your and your passengersā medical costs and lost wages in the event of a covered accident, regardless of who was at fault.
The distinction between no-fault insurance and other types of auto insurance, such as comprehensive, collision, and liability, which pay out for damages based on who is found to be āat faultā in the accident, can be made by this last point. PIP coverage covers payments paid by you or your passengers for medical bills, lost wages, and other related costs as long as the accident is covered under the terms of your insurance policy (after your deductible, and up to your covered limit).
When youāre involved in a car accident, chances are an insurance policy will come into play at some point. In most states, the driver who caused the accident will bear financial responsibility (usually through an insurance company) for injuries and other losses. In a lot of states, no-fault insurance is required. Itās important to note that certain jurisdictions mandate medical payments insurance (often known as med pay), not no-fault insurance, to pay for accident-related medical bills.
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