Reader’s Question:

How will the cost of a home-based business car insurance here California evaluated? Will there be huge difference that having a personal car insurance?

Camden

Santa Maria Valley, CA

The price for your home-based business car insurance in California is evaluated greatly similar to regular vehicle insurance. Car insurance providers consider your mileage, the people who will drive the car and also your driving and insurance claims history. Some other important issues would be the liability limits and the deductibles you choose. The lower your coverage limit, the less your premium; the higher your deductibles, premiums would be less as well.

But you have to be certain that the liability limits are sufficient to protect both your personal and business properties. If you are at-fault in a car crash, those who are injured can take you to court as an individual or as an entrepreneur. To keep the financial risk at a minimum, car insurance experts suggest higher liability coverage. The end result is that no matter what policy you go with, commercial or personal, you will be covered just as you’re under a normal car insurance setting. The procedures for claims are identical, the legal defense assistance the insurer can give you following an auto accident would be the same, and the price disparity between personal car insurance and commercial car insurance for a home-based business would often be small.

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Reader’s Question:

Since I have never gotten into an accident, I’d like to know if I need to inform my auto insurance company in case I encounter one. Am I obligated by law here in California to report any accident to my auto insurance company?

Aditya

San Francisco, CA

Although car insurance providers demand that they would like to know even the least accident you are involved with, you are not obligated by law in California to tell them about this accident. If it is obvious that the deductible that you agreed to pay is higher than the cost of the repairs on your vehicle, it would be better to pay the expenses by yourself and not report any claim to your car insurance provider. Keep in mind that all of your claims, even so if the damage would be less than your deductible, it will be on your insurance history. However, although the absence of an accident report to your insurance provider will not make you a criminal, majority of auto insurance policies state that the insurance provider has no responsibility to give coverage if you fail to report the accident quickly.

It would be reasonable not to file a claim if the repair expenses are less than your deductible. What they always advise to pick a higher deductible will be applied to this instance. You can keep the money that you save for having cheaper auto insurance premiums or you can even deposit it into a bank account. In case of an auto accident, you are financially ready to repair the damage even if the charge will be a little higher than your deductible.

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Reader’s Question:

What do car insurance providers mean when they talk about liability insurance coverage and limits? I plan to get my new vehicle here in Napa, California insured and I would like to be well informed. Thanks!

Aaron

Napa, CA

Hello Aaron! Liability Insurance is a form of car insurance protection giving you financial coverage from monetary obligations arising from injuries, economic losses, deaths and property damages that you may have caused in a car accident. This is actually one of the most important types of insurance you would want to get for your car there in Napa, California. There are three basic types of liability insurance:

1. Bodily Injury Liability – pays for treatment of injuries you may have caused to another person in an auto accident. This also covers for medical expenses, legal and even funeral expenses as well as lost wages to the other party.

2. Personal Injury Liability – Is a “No-Fault” insurance coverage that pays for treatment of your injuries. Even if you were the one to cause the accident.

3. Property Damage Liability – As stated, this pays for repair or replacement of damages you may have caused to private or public property in a car accident.

Most states that require car owners to have auto insurance coverage also have minimum levels of coverage that you need to get for liability insurance. For California, the minimum requirements for liability insurance is pegged at 15/30/5 ($15,000 compensation for each person injured per accident, $30,000 limit for all people injured per accident and $5,000 for property damages). It is highly advisable that you get as much as you can afford since car accident costs can easily far exceed the state minimum limits which you’ll have to then shoulder out of your own pocket.

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