Commercial Automobile Insurance provides protection against legal liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any insured automobile. The insuring agreement agrees to pay damages for bodily injury or property damage for which the insured is legally responsible because of an automobile accident resulting from the ownership, maintenance, or use of a covered automobile. The insuring agreement also states that in addition to the payment of damages for which the insured is legally liable for, the insurer also agrees to defend the insured for all legal defense cost. The defense cost is in addition to the policy limits.
Medical Payments Coverage
The insuring agreement states that the insurer will pay all reasonable and necessary medical and funeral expenses incurred by an insured because of bodily injury caused by an accident. The insured is the named insured, the insured’s employees and guests, and any other person occupying a covered auto. These payments are made without regard to fault.
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Uninsured Motorist
This insuring agreement pays for bodily injury to an insured who is injured by an uninsured motorist, a hit-and-run driver, or a driver whose insurer becomes insolvent. These benefits are paid under the named insured’s policy.
Underinsured Motorist
This coverage is added to supplement the Uninsured Motorist Coverage, the coverage applies only when the other driver has liability limits at the time of an accident, but the liability limits carried may be insufficient to pay for damages for which the driver is responsible. This is when the insured’s underinsured motorists coverage would apply and payment for the difference could be made. The two coverages are mutually exclusive and do not overlap or duplicate each other.
Owned Automobile
Coverage is provided for all automobiles owned by the named insured. The owned automobile symbol is used for liability insurance only.
Non-Owned Automobiles
Coverage is provided only for automobiles not owned, leased, hired, or borrowed by the named insured. Coverage includes automobiles owned by the insured’s employees or members of their households, but only while used in the named insured’s business or personal affairs.
Hired Automobile
Coverage is provided only for automobiles leased, hired, rented or borrowed for use in the named insured’s business.
Physical Damage Coverages
Collision Coverage
This coverage provides protection against loss or damage to a covered automobile or a non-owned automobile resulting from the impact with another vehicle or object. Collision losses are paid regardless of fault.
Comprehensive Coverage
Comprehensive coverage provides protection against loss or damage to a covered automobile resulting from loss other than a collision or upset. This coverage also provides for supplemental payments for transportation expenses in the event of total theft of a covered automobile or a non-owned automobile. Coverage begins forty-eight hours after the theft.
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