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 Fire insurance, any one know if it covers the san diego fires?
after seeing the distruction of the current wild fires here in San Diego I am considering getting renters insurance for my apartment to cover my belongings. I told a friend this and he said that the ...


 Can you lie about smoking/non on a health insurance application?
So many people say "check non" but it seems so easy to get caught....


 Why do auto insurance companies ask whether you use car for business use?
Does it affect how much you pay for insurance?...


 HELP FRAUD!!!I found out today that someone has been using my social security number to get insurance!!!?
I originally wasn't going to get insurance with my company then i did, but didn't recieve a card. the benefits manager called me back with this info, i faxed her my social security number ...


 Health Insurance Gap?
okay, so i turn 19 in may and then i can no longer use the insurance my dad gets through his work. my new insurance through my employer doesn't kick in until i've been there six months. so, ...


 Spelling of Standerd life insurance?
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 Is it possible to get a payment extension for my car insurance with state farm?
I had some unexpected things pop up and I need an extension, generaly how long do I have to make the payment?...


 What are the "bad sides" of a Universal Life policy?
I have heard people talk about the good and bad sides of this policy. What are the bad? I cannot ...


 Lapsed Life Insurance Question...?
My father had a 50K Life Ins. policy that he was paying on for many, many years. I was listed as the only beneficiary. My father passed away in March of this year. When I called the insurance company ...


 Medicaid application denied....can't afford my medical bills. Please read I need advice!?
I am 19 and my husband is 22. I applied for medicaid last week because I am 5.5 weeks pregnant and today I got a letter telling me that we were denied because our income is over the limit. We can ...


 Anyone work for an insurance company?
i am interested in working for an insurance company. where do i start as far as degrees, ect?...


 Insurance??
okay, so i'm getting my wisdom teeth out in may...but i got a check up and was told since they have to cut my gum and part of my jaw, my dental insurance won't cover it...but medical ...


 How much do you pay for car insurance?
I am currently a 24 year old male and I think my car insurance company is not giving me the best deal. Who do you get insurance from, how much do you pay and if you don't mind me asking, how old ...


 I have an insurance question?
If the government regulates and requires auto insurance, why dont they provide it? Flood insurance is provided by the government so why not auto insurance?...


 Self-employed.. Hate individual Health insurance..any alternatives?
Just got off the phone with our health insurance company who charges our family $400/month (4 of us). They basically cover nothing, and have raised our co-pay for Dr. visit. They said after my $3000 ...


 What is an insurance quote?
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 If I give 2 weeks notice to resign from my job, who long will I be covered under my employers health plan?
My last day of work will be 3-14-08, and I plan to start my new job on 4-7-08. Trying to figure out if I need to sign up for COBRA for the couple of weeks that I will not be employeed.
A...


 Am I allowed to switch my car insurance company?
Am I allowed to switch my car insurance company if I'm in the middle of my policy with another company? Any penalties?...


 How do i get health insurance on my own?
i am a senior in high school and i am about to graduate and go to college, I am currently in track so if i twist my ankle then i am done and I haven't have any kind of health insurance since my ...


 Appeals Process on a Rejected Insurance Claim?
I recently submitted a claim (very legit) and the adjuster has rejected it. Is there an appreals process for this? We have asked the agent and adjuster about this and they say no. But there has to ...



ymisitnhere
Is this how insurance companies work?
My daughter had her unattended legally parked car hit and totaled out by a drunk driver with no insurance in a stolen car. The owner of the car had no insurance and both of these people are in jail according to the police report. My daughter has full coverage insurance which paid off her car. She now does not have a car. The insurance company told her it is up to her to buy another car. She has only had this car a few months and paid 2,000.00 down out of her income tax money. She now has to come up with another $2,000.00 for a down payment for another car. Is this the way it works with insurance companies. It seems she is being punished for a drunk drivers actions. She had a car and now she does not have a car and none of this is her fault.
                     
 




fighting saints
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Yes this is how insurance works. The insurance company owes your daughter for the Actual Cash Value (ACV) of the car. The ACV value has nothing to do with the down payment already spent or the fact that a new down payment will be needed for the replacement car.

Thousands of people are in this situation each month and while it might seem fair this is the way it works. People have tried suing the at-fault person for the down payment money but the court denies their lawsuit because decades ago the courts (not insurance companies) decided that all that was owed was the ACV of the damaged property.

Even if the at-fault person had insurance they too would only owe the ACV. Your daughter has no legal standing to seek any down payment money for the replacement car. Even though the at-fault party here was uninsured they too do not legally owe her for a new down payment.

Your daughter isn't being punished. She was just unlucky enough to get hit by a POS drunk driver. I would suggest that your daughter makes sure that her insurance company sues the drunk driver to get reimbursement on the claim. If they do this she MIGHT get her deductible back some day.


pickmefirstplz
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the insurance pays off book value of the car unfortunately the cars always go down in value and your daughter owns a car that is worth less than she paid for it


Chickie
If the car was new, it became used & depreciated the second she drove off the lot. Insurance is only obligated to pay the actual cash value of the car which is its value at the time of the claim, not its value a couple months ago when she bought it. When she drove off the lot she immediately lost a couple thousand dollars due to depreciation. This how both insurance and car ownership work!


larsgirl
her only hope is to go through the papers (auto ads) and talk to auto dealers and get something in writing regarding the value of her car. Kelley Blue Book kbb.com is good and you want to check it to sell, not to trade. hit the insurance company with proof that the car was worth more than they are paying her.

The fact that she bought it with her tax refund works in your favor because that makes it very new. was there an independent repair shop that determined her car was totaled? If so, a statement from them as to the value of the car prior to impact would be good. A Company inundated with paper will sometimes fold just to shut you up.... lol

Let me guess.... Allstate??


amylovescalvin
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unfortunately yes thats how it works. The insurance company will not pay the insured if the car has a lein out on it. They will pay the leinholder. If they give more than the loan then she would get the overage. As far as her down payment thats how it works, if she were to sell the car she would have to pay off her loan first as well. If the other person had insurance then she still wouldnt get any money from that either, they too would pay the leinholder. Sorry, I know it sucks but thats the way it goes.


mbrcatz
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OK, if the owner DID have insurance, they still wouldn't be liable, because the car was stolen.

Yes, this is how it works. Even if the driver wasn't drunk - even if there WAS insurance, they never pay more than actual cash value of the car.

Your daugher is being punished for borrowing money on a depreciating asset - the car. If she bought a $2K junker, and it was totalled, she'd get $2K. Which she could use for another $2K junker.

You can't punish the at fault driver, by making them pay for depreciation of the vehicle and high interest rates, or your daughter getting "taken" at the dealer's. Likely that $2K she paid on the car, mostly went to sales tax, tags, title, etc. She's lucky she got payoff.


bridgie
Depends on what state you're in, seems crappy though


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