Auto Insurance Coverage: The Basics

Auto Insurance Coverage: The Basics
By Lori Mandell

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

Understanding Your Automobile Policy Declarations

Understanding Your Automobile Policy Declarations
By Lori Mandell

Every automobile insurance policy comes with a separate page called a “declarations page”, or “declarations sheet”.  In insurance lingo it is abbreviated “dec sheet”.  On the dec sheet you will find all of the information regarding your coverage for each of the vehicles you have insured as well as the premium for each coverage.  The dec sheet identifies your policy with a policy number and it includes the dates of your policy period, and when the policy was first processed.