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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

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

Broker
A person who for payment of a fee procures insurance on your behalf.

Witness
Person who testifies under oath before a court, regarding what he/she has seen, heard or otherwise observed.

Dismantled Title
The vehicle sustained major damage to one or more major component parts and the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Quote
An estimate of the cost of insurance based on information supplied to the insurance company.

Nonrenewal
The termination of an insurance policy at its normal expiration date.

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.

Liability Insurance
Coverage for a policyholder's legal liability resulting from injuries to other persons or damage to their property.

Surcharge
An extra charge applied to the premium by the insurer, usually for at fault accidents or moving violations.


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

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Studies Discover The Level Of Education A Person Has, Corresponds With Their Vehicle Death Rate
A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that the level of education a person has corresponds with their vehicle death rate. Men and women without a high school diploma had three times the fatality risk of those who had some education beyond high school.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Junk Title

Definition:
A Junk Title is issued on a vehicle damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value; or a vehicle that has been declared a total loss by an insurer or other state or jurisdiction.

Nonrenewal

Definition:
The termination of an insurance policy at its normal expiration date.

Summons

Definition:
Document or writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify a person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on a certain day, and answer the complaint in such action.

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Hot Topics

 

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

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New York Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an New York 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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