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February 26, 2010
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Medical Payments Coverage
Covers the medical costs (up to the specified limit you choose) resulting from an auto accident for you, your family, and others in your car. It pays regardless of fault.

Deductible
The amount of the loss which the insured is responsible to pay before benefits from the insurance policy are payable.

Vehicle ID No. (VIN)
This 17 character number is unique to each vehicle. It identifies characteristics of the vehicle, including manufacturer, year, model, body, engine specifications, and serial number.

Replacement Cost
Replacement cost is the cost of replacing lost or damaged property with new property of like kind and quality, at current market prices.

Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Pays for bodily injury or wrongful death caused by an underinsured motor vehicle (that is, a vehicle which is insured, but at an amount that is less than your uninsured motorist bodily injury (UMBI) limits).

Binder
A temporary or preliminary agreement which provides coverage until a policy can be issued/delivered.

Flood Damage Title
States issue flood titles when a vehicle has been in a flood or has received extensive water damage.

Producer
A term applied to an agent, solicitor or other person who sells insurance.

Airbag Deployment
Occurs when the driver, passenger or side airbag has been used or deployed during a crash or other incident.

Scrapped
Vehicles that have been dismantled and/or crushed and should not return to the road.


Contact our Queens Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Many Car Accidents Are Caused By Simple Distractions
Many car accidents are caused by people talking to other passengers while driving, eating while driving, as well as, drivers playing with the radio while driving - 25% of those car accidents are caused by those talking on a mobile phone while at the wheel of the car.

 


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Traffic Accident Leads Iraqi Army To Massive Weapons Cache
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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Premium Finance Company

Definition:
A lending institution that finances insurance premiums for a fee.

Subrogation

Definition:
The process in which an insurance company, after paying a loss to its insured, recovers the amount of the loss for damages (plus the insured's deductible) from the legally liable party.

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UMC)

Definition:
Provides coverage for a policyholder involved in a collision with a driver who does not have liability insurance.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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Queens Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Queens Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Astoria
  • Auburn
  • Bay Shore
  • Brentwood
  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Buffalo
  • Corona
  • Elmhurst
  • Elmont
  • Endicott
  • Fairport
  • Far Rockaway
  • Flushing
  • Forest Hills
  • Freeport
  • Hamburg
  • Hempstead
  • Huntington
  • Huntington Station
  • Ithaca
  • Jackson Heights
  • Jamaica
  • Jamestown
  • Levittown
  • Lindenhurst
  • Lockport
  • Long Beach
  • Massapequa
  • Middletown
  • New York
  • Newburgh
  • North Tonawanda
  • Patchogue
  • Poughkeepsie
  • Rego Park
  • Ridgewood
  • Rochester
  • Rome
  • South Ozone Park
  • South Richmond Hill
  • Spring Valley
  • Staten Island
  • Tonawanda
  • Troy
  • Webster
  • West Babylon
  • Westbury
  • Whitestone
  • Woodside
  • Yonkers
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