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Jun 19, 2024
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JimmyZ
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You should insure to the limit of your personal assets you want to
Protect. And that includes future income stream.
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What should my liability limits be on my car insurance?
jrob30
Jun 19, 3:28pm
If you have assets to protect they should be high. If you don't you could risk
johnnybyu
Jun 19, 3:33pm
Large enough that you can also buy an umbrella policy.
Madam Pattirini
Jun 19, 3:37pm
Usually that's $500K, right?
Ragnar Danneskjold
Jun 19, 3:39pm
That's what Allstate required
Skeptical Optimist
Jun 19, 3:41pm
Most carriers require 250/500. If you can’t get one from your carrier, there are
blueaussie
Jun 19, 3:43pm
Thanks. I might do that. My son leaves on his mission in a month, so I will re-visit auto / umbrella then.
Ragnar Danneskjold
Jun 19, 3:54pm
We have a standalone umbrella carrier that shouldn’t have a problem with teens.
blueaussie
Jun 19, 3:55pm
The provider Geico uses requires 300/300. It cost me $270/year for $1M umbrella.
OnEMoReTrY
Jun 19, 4:12pm
They told me $500K. Maybe because I live in one of the stupid states.
Ragnar Danneskjold
Jun 19, 4:46pm
This woman knows what she’s talking about.
Big Daddy D
Jun 19, 3:55pm
100/300 minimum but preferably 250/500 or higher.
blueaussie
Jun 19, 3:41pm
There's enough ambulance chaser lawyer ads on TV now to make anybody think
Skeptical Optimist
Jun 19, 3:41pm
We do minimum on autos and house with an umbrella policy to cover excess liability
roseyscenario
Jun 19, 3:46pm
Where do you get an umbrella with state minimum limits on your home and auto?
blueaussie
Jun 19, 3:47pm
Prob meant minimum needed to get the umbrella.
rainorsnow
Jun 19, 3:47pm
That would make sense.
blueaussie
Jun 19, 3:49pm
Yes, that's right. Use State Farm. Whatever we had to do to qualify for umbrella, which we should probably increase.
roseyscenario
Jun 19, 3:56pm
Yes, if you have any assets, you definitely should. Umbrellas are cheap coverage
blueaussie
Jun 19, 4:00pm
Increasing liability limits won’t cost much, in most cases, so it’s not much of
rainorsnow
Jun 19, 3:47pm
You should insure to the limit of your personal assets you want to
JimmyZ
Jun 19, 4:05pm
Higher limits increases ambulance chaser interest. Most cases will settle at
88Coug
Jun 19, 4:11pm
While true the insurance company is going to fight a lot harder to not give up
johnnybyu
Jun 19, 5:15pm
Look, the average PI guy is much more motivated the higher the limit. They
88Coug
Jun 19, 6:53pm
If you have assets, their lawyer isn’t going to stop at your liability limits
Skeptical Optimist
Jun 19, 9:05pm
If you think that, you don't know PI attorneys.... they stop at policy limits
88Coug
Jun 19, 9:56pm
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