not covered by insurance; "an uninsured motorist"
Pays for your injuries and property damage caused by a hit-and-run driver or a motorist without liability insurance. It will also pay when your medical and car repair bills are higher than the other driverĀ“s liability coverage.
This coverage provides protection for the insured, resident relatives, and occupants of a covered vehicle in an accident in which the owner or operator of a motor vehicle who is legally liable and either does not have sufficient coverage or does not have any insurance to cover the loss.
Covers the costs associated with damage or injury caused by an uninsured, underinsured, or hit-and-run driver.
In some states, both uninsured and underinsured motorist bodily injury are bundled into a single coverage. In the states where this type of auto insurance coverage offered, it may be mandatory. This kind of auto insurance coverage pays for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages when you or your passengers are injured in an accident caused by a driver who doesn't have enough car insurance, or who completely lacks auto insurance coverage. This type of auto insurance coverage also pays for injuries sustained in hit-and-run accidents. The amount covered by uninsured/underinsured motorist bodily injury is capped at the limit you choose when you buy your auto insurance policy.
Because many drivers carry the minimum insurance, or none at all, you can purchase uninsured and/or underinsured motorist coverage on your automobile policy to protect yourself if you are injured by the negligence of another. If you refuse this insurance when you buy a policy, the insurance company needs to have a piece of paper that proves you have rejected this coverage. Otherwise, you are entitled to the protection provided. This allows you to have your damages paid for, including pain and suffering, by your own insurance company if the person who hits you has no insurance or less insurance than you do. This is true even if you have some fault in the collision.
In some states, both uninsured and underinsured motorist bodily injury are bundled into a single coverage. In the states where it is offered, this coverage may be mandatory. This coverage pays for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages when you or your passengers are injured in an accident caused by a driver who has insufficient or no insurance coverage. This coverage also pays for injuries sustained in hit-and-run accidents. The amount paid by uninsured/underinsured motorist bodily injury coverage is capped at the limit you select. | Back
A form of insurance that pays the policyholder and passengers for bodily injury caused by the owner or operator of an uninsured or inadequately insured automobile.
Automobile coverage designed to provide protection for the insured should he or she be included in an accident in which the driver at fault has no insurance (or not enough insurance) to cover the loss.
Insurance that applies when an insured is involved in an accident with a motorist who has no vehicle liability coverage or who has insufficient liability coverage to cover the loss.
Promises to pay the insured an amount he or she could have collected from the insurer of a negligent uninsured / underinsured driver if the driver had carried adequate automobile liability insurance.
State law usually makes it compulsory that drivers have enough insurance to cover damages if they, or others defined in the policies, are injured by motorists who have no insurance, or not enough insurance, to cover injuries that they have caused.
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone would have adequate auto liability coverage. But there are people who drive around (often illegally) with no insurance or not enough insurance. If one of these folks happens to cause an accident, you might not be able to collect damages. Uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage -- usually called UM/UIM coverage -- will pay bodily injury costs caused by an uninsured or underinsured motorist. It's a required coverage in some states, and a prudent coverage anywhere. Usually, the limits are the same as the bodily injury portion of your auto liability coverage. UM/UIM coverage can supplement the benefits you can receive under a no-fault system.
Part of a standard auto insurance policy that provides coverage for losses you and others suffer when you're involved in an accident with a "hit-and-run" driver, or a driver without adequate insurance (or with no insurance).