Understanding policy coverage and declarations is a lot easier when you have our expert authors on your side. Check out the facts on auto insurance declarations and coverage in these articles, and become a better educated, and better protected, policyholder. From the basics about how auto insurance policy coverage works to the details of who and what is covered in a particular situation, we’ve got the answers to your questions, and the keys to understanding your policy.

Who is Covered on Your Auto Insurance Policy?

Who is Covered on Your Auto Insurance Policy?

If your spouse drives your car, will he or she be covered under your auto insurance policy?  How about your cousin who lives with you?  Or the same cousin who has now moved out?  Your roommate?  Your boyfriend who lives across town? How about your teenaged daughter? Or your teenaged son who you have forbidden to drive your car after he got back-to-back speeding tickets?

Auto Insurance Coverage: The Basics

Auto Insurance Coverage: The Basics

If you are about to purchase your first auto insurance policy or you haven’t bothered to read through the policy you have had for years, here is a guide to help you understand what all that insurance lingo means.  Policies typically offer two general categories of coverage, first party and third party.  First party coverage pays for damage to your car and injuries to you and your passengers.  Third party coverage pays for damage you cause to someone else’s car or other property, and injury to their body.  Sounds pretty easy, so far, right?  Let’s get into the specif