Houston Auto Insurance Help Texas TX
Reader’s Question:
I would like to ask, is the damage of the car due to earthquake covered in the auto insurance? I have an auto insurance in Houston, Texas.
Mike
Houston, TX
Nice question Mike.
The auto insurance with comprehensive coverage usually includes all other disasters that may cause damage on the vehicle including earthquake. If you already have an auto insurance policy, you need to confirm it by reading over the disasters that are included in the comprehensive coverage. If you are still considering in upgrading your auto insurance with comprehensive coverage, yes, usually it includes damage from earthquakes. You need to verify if your comprehensive auto insurance covers losses on all parts of the car or only part of it due to earthquake. Auto insurance policies from different companies may differ in this aspect and that’s why it is helpful if you get familiar with the policy of your auto insurance. If policy is not yet available, it pays to verify from your local agent in Houston, Texas on this concern.
Indeed getting comprehensive coverage on auto insurance will give you peace of mind as almost every possible means of destruction to the vehicle, including damage caused by earthquake, is covered. Again, it’s not enough that you get the auto insurance policy of your comprehensive auto insurance. It also pays that you read the policy and know the limits and extent of the coverage to prepare you of your expectations on the claims.
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Readers Question:
My cousin from California is coming over this summer. We arranged that she’ll be using my car. Will she be covered for my auto insurance as a driver?
Dina
Houston, TX
Thanks for your question Dina.
I’m sure you’ll have fun together with your cousin.
To answer your question let me give you the basics of auto insurance. First things first, an auto insurance covers the damages of the vehicle upon accident or unforeseen natural disaster (under comprehensive coverage) irregardless of who is using the vehicle at that time. In other words, the vehicle, not the owner nor the driver, is insured. So if your cousin meets accidents while driving, the damages to the vehicle will be repaired using your auto insurance.
The risk when someone else is driving your car is meeting the accident itself. You have to be sure that your cousin can drive well and carefully so accidents will be avoided. No matter how favorable your auto insurance coverage is, it is still important that you avoid getting claims and waiting for your car to be repaired. Imagine not having a car most of the time just because it is in the repair shop. Also, it is worth taking note that processing of claims for auto insurance can take time (although this depends on the service of the auto insurance company). And sometimes in cases of collision coverage, the auto insurance company has to investigate who is responsible for the collision.
If your cousin was found out to have caused the collision, you may have hard time claiming for your auto insurance coverage. What I’m saying is that insurance companies are also diligent in releasing claims and the process is quite unpleasant. Plus, you’ll have the risk of paying high premiums because of records of claim even though you were not the driver when the accident happened. Accidents never had a good side so just be sure that your car is taken care of despite you having auto insurance with the highest protection.
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Reader’s Question:
What is a Gap Insurance? Please help me recognize it from the rest of car insurance because I am having a hard time understanding the elaborate explanation of my insurance agent in Texas.
Abbott Dickinson
Houston, TX
Have you tried asking your client to clearly explain the nature of Gap Insurance and how is it different from the rest of the types? If you did and still, he was not able to give you at least a picture of this, think twice of availing his offer!
Some agents in Texas can get very excited selling but fail to clearly explain everything to the clients. The clients therefore, especially those who were first timers to avail insurances were easily grab the offer thinking that they’ve got cheaper rates, well of course, that’s what agents usually say. Please have at least three insurance companies be compared before you decide to get one.
Gap insurance is an insurance that can provide valuable protection during the early years of your car’s life if you have a loan or a lease.
If loss happens, Gap insurance is responsible to pay will the difference between the actual cash value of the vehicle and the current outstanding balance on your loan or lease. Gap Insurance protects your vehicle lease or loan and that’s definitely great right! Sometimes it even pays your regular deductibles.
Your insurance company also pays the actual cash value when your car is totally crashed by accident, theft, fire, flood, tornado, vandalism, or hurricanes. Of course, the value may be less than the actual.
The amount between your insurance deductibles and the loss from this financial shortfall is the “gap” you can owe.
Hope this would help, Douglas! God speed..
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