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February 06, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Towing & Labor Coverage
Pays for towing charges when your car can’t be driven. Also pays labor charges, such as changing a flat tire, at the place where your car broke down.

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.

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

Junk Title
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.

Collision
Pays for damage to your car caused by a collision with another vehicle or with any other object, regardless who was at fault.

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

Summons
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.

Gap Insurance
Insurance that pays the difference between the actual cash value of a vehicle and the amount still to be paid on the loan. Some gap policies may also cover the amount of the deductible.

Loss Due To Fire Title
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Private Passenger Automobile
Four-wheeled motor vehicles of the private passenger, station wagon, or van type. Private passenger automobiles are designed for use on public highways and subject to motor vehicle registration.


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

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
98% Of Truck Accidents Result In Death To The Driver Or Passenger Of The Other Vehicle
In the United States, 13% of all traffic deaths are caused by truck accidents. In those accidents, an alarming 98% of the passengers or driver of the vehicle is killed opposed to the people in the truck.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Producer

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

Private Passenger Automobile

Definition:
Four-wheeled motor vehicles of the private passenger, station wagon, or van type. Private passenger automobiles are designed for use on public highways and subject to motor vehicle registration.

Claim

Definition:
Notice to an insurer of a loss that under the terms and conditions of a policy may be covered.

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Hot Topics

 

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

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Michigan Car Accident Lawyers

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

  • Adrian
  • Ann Arbor
  • Battle Creek
  • Bay City
  • Belleville
  • Canton
  • Clinton Township
  • Dearborn
  • Dearborn Heights
  • Detroit
  • East Lansing
  • Flint
  • Grand Blanc
  • Grand Rapids
  • Hamtramck
  • Highland Park
  • Holland
  • Howell
  • Jackson
  • Lansing
  • Lincoln Park
  • Livonia
  • Macomb
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Muskegon
  • Niles
  • Northville
  • Plymouth
  • Port Huron
  • Redford
  • Rochester
  • Roseville
  • Saginaw
  • Sterling Heights
  • Taylor
  • Traverse City
  • Trenton
  • Troy
  • Warren
  • Westland
  • Wyandotte
  • Ypsilanti
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