Insureds Auto

Drivers vs. Insureds

We find that often there is a misconception that listing someone as a driver on an auto policy automatically makes them an insured or that someone is not an insured…

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Auto Insurance is NOT a Commodity…Really

A homeowners insured has his auto coverage with a captive agent. His resident daughter has her coverage with a direct sales insurer. He backs into her car and his auto…

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Kid’s Car Jointly Titled with Parents

Your insured’s daughter had a car at college jointly titled to her and mom. Daughter has graduated and moved to another state with the auto which remains insured on mom’s…

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Insurance and Joint Custody of Kids

The divorce of insureds can often create problems for CSRs handling the transition of their personal lines account. However, even when a divorce is amicable, agents may be expected to…

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Kids Kars…An E&O Time Bomb: Can Your Staff Handle These Types of Scenarios?

Divorced parents have joint custody of their teenage son. Dad buys a car for the kid and insures it on his own policy. The agency insures mom and dad on…

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Variations on a Theme: Another Look at the Teen Driver Coverage Gap

Have you ever had an attorney or other “expert” advise one of your customers with a teen driver to place that teen on his or her own policy (usually at…

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Kids’ Kars Revisited

In another article, we discuss the potential coverage gaps if a resident child buys a car and it is insured under a separate policy, as opposed to the parent’s policy.…

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Parental Liability & The PAP

Your insured was told by his attorney to title and insure a car in his 16-year-old son’s name to minimize the family’s liability exposure. According to the attorney, if his…

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