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April 26, 2018

Collision Coverage Under a Personal Auto Policy Our insured was driving his car down the highway when a tire on the car shredded. Parts of the tire…

April 26, 2018

Heart Attack Victim Liable for Auto Accident? If a person insured under a personal auto policy is driving down the road, suddenly suffers a heart attack…

April 26, 2018

Family Member Liable for Auto Accident? Our named insured sold a covered auto to his grown daughter who lives next door. Unfortunately, he never…

April 26, 2018

Insured Person and Auto Policy Exclusion Facts of loss are that the insured backed into her son's company vehicle while it is parked and unoccupied.…

April 26, 2018

Livestock Roundup Covered by Auto Policy? We recently had a claim where our insured was towing a stock trailer with his pickup truck and had an accident.…

April 26, 2018

Neighbor is injured while repairing insured's vehicle; vehicle fell on neighbor. Is there coverage?

April 26, 2018

Household Resident Includes Stepchild Living Elsewhere? Is a stepchild living elsewhere automatically considered a resident of your household? My insured's…

April 26, 2018

Collision Loss Includes Contact with Road? Our insured pulled a fifth wheel trailer with a truck across a portion of Alaska . The vehicle and the…

April 26, 2018

Our insured accidentally fueled his nondiesel car with diesel fuel at a self-serve gas station. After traveling a few miles, the car stopped running…

April 26, 2018

Deductible—Per Vehicle or Per Loss? Our personal auto policy insured was towing his own vehicle behind his own motor home. During the course of…