Auto Insurance: Overview

There are two types of car insurance - comprehensive and third party. Comprehensive insurance covers risk arising out of theft or damage to the vehicle, death of the driver and/or passengers in the vehicle, and damage caused by the vehicle to other people or property. Third-party insurance covers only damage caused by the vehicle to other people or property. These policies are valid for a year. Your car insurance company should notify you by mail when it's time to renew the policy.

 

Policy Renewal

Know about motor insurance, its costs, premiums, bonuses, discounts and more.

If a vehicle's auto insurance policy is not renewed, driving that vehicle is illegal. Also, if the vehicle has an accident, the insurance company will not pay out claims. All No Claims Bonuses will also be forfeited.

You can renew your auto insurance with another insurer, including the bonus accrued at your earlier insurer.

Auto Insurance: Coverage

The risks covered by the Third Party policy include death or injury to a third party and damage to third party property. Liability in the case of death or injury is unlimited.
The Comprehensive auto insurance policy provides cover for damage caused to the vehicle due to man-made or natural calamities.
Extensions can be purchased on Comprehensive motor insurance policies for loss or damage to accessories, passenger accident cover, and legal liability to employees and non-fare paying passengers.
Read on to know more about the costs covered by your motor insurance and get answers to many more such questions that you may have.
Vehicles need be insured at all times by law. Motor insurance policies are for a period of 12 months.
Such hit and run accidents mean that no liability for insurance companies. The victim can be compensated by the Solatium Fund established by the Government.

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Auto Insurance: Exclusions

An additional CNG/LPG kit fitted in a vehicle needs to be insured separately. Read to find out more.
Accessories are not essential to the performance of the vehicle. Coverage for these accessories can be added separately in the insurance policy. This coverage is added over and above the IDV of the vehicle.
Motor insurance covers natural and man made calamities, such as lightning, floods, and so on, third party legal liability, and personal accidents. It doesn't cover normal wear and tear, depreciation etc,

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Auto Insurance: Premium

Insurance premiums can be reduced if you maintain a claims-free record. Insurers reward claims-free years with discounts on the succeeding year's premiums.
Voluntary deductible is the portion of a claim that the customer is willing to bear voluntarily.
Malus is the amount tagged on to your motor insurance premium because you are a riskier customer, based on your previous accidents and subsequent claims-history.
The premium on a vehicle is calculated on the type of vehicle, its IDV, city of registration, period of coverage, and claims history.

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Auto Insurance: Claims

Voluntary deductible is the portion of a claim that the customer is willing to bear voluntarily. Compulsory excess is the sum added to the customer's premium as a result of bad claims experience.
If you are wondering whether you can claim insurance for your vehicle damaged in another city than where the policy was issued, get your answer right know. And, answers to many more questions.
It is better to go for the comprehensive insurance policy rather than the third party only policy.

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