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What is the difference between Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage?

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What is the difference between Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage?

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Underinsured Motorists Coverage covers you and passengers in your car for “losses unpaid because sufficient bodily injury liability limits are not available from the policy of an at-fault driver.” In other words, Uninsured Motorists covers you if the wrongdoer has no insurance while Underinsured Motorists covers you in the event that the wrongdoer has some coverage but not enough. Many people wonder if UM is really necessary. After all, isn’t liability insurance mandatory? How can there be any uninsured drivers out there? The problem is not everyone obeys the law. The Office of Public Safety for the State of Ohio recently quoted to us in a telephone interview that 7% of the drivers convicted of moving violations in a recent six-month period were found to have no insurance. There are upwards of 11 million automobiles registered in the State of Ohio. If even 5% of them are uninsured, that’s a frighteningly high number! Others question the necessity of UM in light of the fact they have ve

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Underinsured Motorists Coverage covers you and passengers in your car for “losses unpaid because sufficient bodily injury liability limits are not available from the policy of an at-fault driver.” In other words, Uninsured Motorists covers you if the wrongdoer has no insurance while Underinsured Motorists covers you in the event that the wrongdoer has some coverage but not enough.

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Underinsured Motorists Coverage covers you and passengers in your car for “losses unpaid because sufficient bodily injury liability limits are not available from the policy of an at-fault driver.” In other words, Uninsured Motorists covers you if the wrongdoer has no insurance while Underinsured Motorists covers you in the event that the wrongdoer has some coverage but not enough. Many people wonder if UM is really necessary. After all, isn’t liability insurance mandatory? How can there be any uninsured drivers out there? The problem is not everyone obeys the law. A recent study showed that of over 11 million registered drivers, 7% of those drivers convicted of moving violations in a recent six-month period were found to have no insurance. That’s a frighteningly high number! Others question the necessity of UM in light of the fact they have very comprehensive medical coverage. In the event of an accident with an uninsured driver, they assume their own medical coverage will fully protec

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