Your Basic Car Insurance Coverages

Medical Payments covers medical expenses to youProperty Damage Liability covers you if your car
and your passengers injured in an accident. There maydamages someone else's property. Usually it is their
also be coverage if as a pedestrian a vehicle injurescar, but it could be a fence, a house or any other
you. Does NOT matter who is at fault. Coverage isproperty damaged in an accident. It also provides you
limited to the terms and conditions contained in thewith legal defense if another party files a lawsuit
policy.against you. It is a good idea to purchase enough of
Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury covers bodily injuries tothis insurance to cover the amount of damage your
you and your passengers when the other person hascar might do to another vehicle or object. Coverage is
no insurance or not enough insurance in a crash that islimited to the terms and conditions contained in the
not your fault. In some states, there is also uninsuredpolicy.
motorist coverage for damage to your vehicle. GivenRental Car Reimbursement covers renting a car if
the large number of uninsured motorists, this is veryyour car isn't drivable or while your car is being
important coverage to have, even in states withrepaired because of a covered accident.
no-fault insurance. Coverage is limited to the terms andWhat else is available and can you afford it?
conditions contained in the policyDid you come across a coverage and think, "I need
Personal Injury Protection covers within the specifiedthat but it isn't required by state law" when you were
limits, the medical, hospital and funeral expenses of thereviewing the coverage definitions? Chances are you
insured, others in his vehicles and pedestrians struck bydid. Can your budget afford the additional expense of
him. The basic coverage for the insured's own injuriesthese protections? Alternatively, maybe more to the
on first-party basis, without regard to fault. It is onlypoint can you afford NOT to have these additional
available in certain states.protections?