You'll still have to pay for
your underlying auto liability insurance coverage, though, and you may face additional costs due to your traffic violation.
Not exact matches
If a judgment against you exceeds the
liability limits of an
underlying policy, such as
auto or homeowners
insurance, a personal umbrella policy may help provide an additional layer of
coverage.
Personal umbrella
coverage comes into play when your
underlying liability limits (such as from a homeowners or
auto insurance policy) have been reached.
Umbrella
insurance is a
liability only
insurance policy which provides
insurance in excess of your
underlying insurance coverages (such as
auto insurance, home
insurance, boat
insurance, etc).
If you're considering a personal
liability umbrella, you should know that
insurance companies typically require that you maintain a certain level of
underlying coverage on your existing home and
auto policies in order to qualify.
In fact, many
insurance companies won't sell you an umbrella policy unless you already carry a certain amount of basic
liability coverage - generally $ 300,000 of
underlying coverage on your homeowners
insurance policy and $ 250,000 of
underlying coverage on your
auto insurance policy.
Because the personal umbrella policy pays out after the
underlying coverage is exhausted, most insurers will want you to have about $ 250,000 of
liability insurance on your
auto policy and $ 300,000 of
liability insurance on your homeowners policy before they will sell you an umbrella policy.
If a judgment against you exceeds the
liability limits of an
underlying policy, such as
auto or homeowners
insurance, a personal umbrella policy may help provide an additional layer of
coverage.
Umbrella
insurance works in conjunction with your
auto and / or homeowners
insurance policy to provide additional
liability coverage if you happen to exceed the limit of the
underlying policy.
Personal umbrella
coverage comes into play when your
underlying liability limits (such as from a homeowners or
auto insurance policy) have been reached.