Pennsylvania
Car insurance Quotes and Information
In this article on PA
Auto Insurance Quotes we give you Everything you need in one spot
– the PA Laws, Online Quotes, links to the PA State Insurance website,links to
insurance dictionaries and articles on how to get the
LOWEST possible car insurance
quote! We also give you valuable links for more information that you might need
to get the best deal on PA Car Insurance!
The PA Auto Insurance Laws
You can click on this link if you want to go to the
Pennsylvania State department of Insurance Website to find
out more! The laws may have changed since we wrote this article on January
30th, 2012 so always double check to make sure! If you have questions, you can
email them at
ra-in-consumer@pa.gov or
call their toll-free, automated hotline at 1-877-881-6388.
Pennsylvania’s required coverages
When you purchase private passenger
automobile insurance, there are certain coverages that are required and others
that are optional.
There are 3 required coverages in
PA:
- Medical
Benefits
— This pays medical bills for you and others who are covered by your
policy, regardless of fault. The minimum limit is $5,000 of coverage.
Higher limits are available if you so choose.
- Bodily Injury
Liability
— If you injure someone in a car accident, this coverage pays their
medical and rehabilitation expenses and any damages for which you are
found liable. The minimum limit is $15,000/$30,000. The $15,000 pays for
injuries to one person, while the $30,000 represents the total available
for one accident.
- Property Damage
Liability —
If you damage someone’s property in an accident and you are at fault, this
coverage pays for it. The minimum limit is $5,000 of coverage.
Some companies roll number 2 and
number 3 together and they offer a single limit of $35,000 which meets the
bodily injury liability and property damage liability minimum requirements.
In PA the Limited or Full Tort Car Insurance Choice is
Important!
Limited or Full Tort — You can choose to have full or limited tort coverage.
- With full tort
coverage selection, you retain unrestricted rights to bring suit against
the negligent party.
- Limited tort
coverage offers you a 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 certain damages – such as payments for pain and suffering
– unless the injuries meet one of the exceptions to limited tort as
defined in Act 6 of 1990, title 75, section 1705 (d).
Pennsylvania’s optional coverages
Uninsured Motorist (UM) — This coverage applies
to you, your family and your passengers for bodily injury if you are hit by an
at-fault uninsured motorist. This does not cover damage to property.
Underinsured Motorist (UIM) — Same as the above
except applies when the other motorist is under insured.
Stacking of UM or UIM
— This is a way to increase the amount of UM or UIM that you have.
- It allows you
to either Multiply the amount of uninsured or underinsured motorist
coverage by the number of vehicles on your policy or
- To receive
uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage from more than one policy
under which you are insured. It costs extra to stack uninsured or
underinsured motorist coverage.
Funeral Benefit — This coverage pays a defined
amount of money for funeral expenses if you or a family member dies as a result
(not just in an auto accident but also as a result of) an auto accident.
Income Loss — This coverage pays a defined
amount of your lost wages if auto accident injuries keep you from working.
Collision — Even though this is “Optional” coverage
most banks require you to buy this coverage to receive a car loan.This coverage
pays to repair damage to your car as a result of an accident.
Collision Deductible – Under Pennsylvania law,
the insurance company automatically quotes and applies a $500 deductible unless
you request a lower amount. Generally speaking, the higher your deductible, the
lower your premium.
Comprehensive coverage — Again banks will
require this if you want a loan. This Coverage pays for theft or damage to your
car from things like fire, flood, vandalism or hitting a dear. Read the fine
print and know what they cover and what they don’t and what the deductible is!!
Extraordinary Medical Benefits — This coverage
pays for medical and rehabilitation expenses that exceed $100,000. It provides
a maximum of $1 million of coverage.
Accidental death
— This coverage is paid to the personal representative of an insured if the
bodily injury from a motor vehicle accident results in death within 24 months
of the date of the accident.
Rental reimbursement
coverage — This pays for an individual’s expenses, up to the
limit on their policy, to rent a vehicle if they have a covered comprehensive
or collision loss.
Towing coverage
— This coverage reimburses an individual, up to a set amount , for towing and
labor costs for a covered disabled vehicle.
Gap coverage
— This coverage pays the difference between an insurance company’s payment for
a totaled vehicle and the balance of a vehicle loan.
Car
Insurance Quotes PA – the best car insurance companies
OK you do not have to choose a PA insurance company!
Some of the Best companies ARE the well known national companies – Geico,
State Farm, Nationwide, Prudential etc. That is because they have the power of
a national base of customers to offer more services often at a better price.
AND EVERYBODY has a bad story about some company so just because you here
one does not mean that the entire company is bad.
The
trick is to shop around and get 3 or more quotes.
A quote should NEVER cost you money. AND you do NOT have to rush and pay
them right then before it expires! If they are a legitimate company they will
offer you the same price and discounts the next day too!
Online
Quotes
You can click on some of the ads on this page to get a free online quote!
Remember to write everything down and compare at least 3 quotes to get
the best deal. They can vary by hundreds of dollars a year between companies
for the same coverage so SHOP AROUND!
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