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February 27, 2010
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Broker
A person who for payment of a fee procures insurance on your behalf.

Towing & Labor Coverage
Pays for towing charges when your car can’t be driven. Also pays labor charges, such as changing a flat tire, at the place where your car broke down.

Exclusion
A contractual provision in an insurance policy that denies coverage for certain perils, persons, property, or locations.

Hit and Run
An accident caused by someone who does not stop to assist or provide the required and necessary information.

Comparative Negligence
The percentage of fault shared by each driver in an accident in which both contribute to causing the collision.

Scrapped
Vehicles that have been dismantled and/or crushed and should not return to the road.

Salvage
Property taken over by an insurer to reduce its loss.

Airbag Deployment
Occurs when the driver, passenger or side airbag has been used or deployed during a crash or other incident.

Commission
That portion of the premium paid to the agent as compensation for his or her services.

Insured
The person(s) entitled to coverage in case of an accident or loss.


Contact our New York Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Motor Vehicle Crashes Are The Leading Cause Of Death From Ages 3 Through 33 Years Old
For people in the age range of 3 to 33 years, the leading cause of death is being involved in a car accident. People, who are between 15 to 24 years, and those who are above 75 years of age, are who are the most severely affected by car accidents.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Dismantled Title

Definition:
The vehicle sustained major damage to one or more major component parts and the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UMC)

Definition:
Provides coverage for a policyholder involved in a collision with a driver who does not have liability insurance.

Cancellation

Definition:
The termination of an insurance policy before its normal expiration date.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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New York Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an New York Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Astoria
  • Auburn
  • Bay Shore
  • Brentwood
  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Buffalo
  • Corona
  • Elmhurst
  • Elmont
  • Endicott
  • Fairport
  • Far Rockaway
  • Flushing
  • Forest Hills
  • Freeport
  • Hamburg
  • Hempstead
  • Huntington
  • Huntington Station
  • Ithaca
  • Jackson Heights
  • Jamaica
  • Jamestown
  • Levittown
  • Lindenhurst
  • Lockport
  • Long Beach
  • Massapequa
  • Middletown
  • New York
  • Newburgh
  • North Tonawanda
  • Patchogue
  • Poughkeepsie
  • Rego Park
  • Ridgewood
  • Rochester
  • Rome
  • South Ozone Park
  • South Richmond Hill
  • Spring Valley
  • Staten Island
  • Tonawanda
  • Troy
  • Webster
  • West Babylon
  • Westbury
  • Whitestone
  • Woodside
  • Yonkers
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