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February 06, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Collision
Pays for damage to your car caused by a collision with another vehicle or with any other object, regardless who was at fault.

Limited Tort
Offers savings on your premiums. You are still able to recover all out-of-pocket medical and other expenses, however you are not able to recover non-monetary damages or receive payments for pain and suffering unless injuries are defined as serious.

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UMC)
Provides coverage for a policyholder involved in a collision with a driver who does not have liability insurance.

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

Accident
A collision involving an automobile and anything that causes damage to the automobile, including other automobiles, telephone poles, buildings, and trees.

Witness
Person who testifies under oath before a court, regarding what he/she has seen, heard or otherwise observed.

Junk Title
A Junk Title is issued on a vehicle damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value; or a vehicle that has been declared a total loss by an insurer or other state or jurisdiction.

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

Nonrenewal
The termination of an insurance policy at its normal expiration date.

Dismantled Title
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.


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

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Motorcycles Are More Likely To Be Involved In A Fatal Collision With A Fixed Object
In 2004, 26% of the motorcycles involved in fatal crashes collided with fixed objects, compared to 18% for passenger cars, 12 percent for light trucks, and 4 percent for large trucks.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Salvage

Definition:
Property taken over by an insurer to reduce its loss.

Gap Insurance

Definition:
Insurance that pays the difference between the actual cash value of a vehicle and the amount still to be paid on the loan. Some gap policies may also cover the amount of the deductible.

Summons

Definition:
Document or writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify a person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on a certain day, and answer the complaint in such action.

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Hot Topics

 

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

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New Jersey Car Accident Lawyers

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

  • Absecon
  • Asbury Park
  • Atlantic City
  • Bayonne
  • Blackwood
  • Bloomfield
  • Brick
  • Bridgeton
  • Bridgewater
  • Clementon
  • Clifton
  • East Brunswick
  • East Orange
  • Edison
  • Elizabeth
  • Englishtown
  • Fort Lee
  • Freehold
  • Hackensack
  • Hoboken
  • Howell
  • Jackson
  • Jersey City
  • Kearny
  • Lakewood
  • Linden
  • Marlton
  • Millville
  • Monroe Township
  • Morristown
  • Mount Holly
  • Mount Laurel
  • New Brunswick
  • Newark
  • North Bergen
  • North Brunswick
  • Old Bridge
  • Passaic
  • Paterson
  • Perth Amboy
  • Piscataway
  • Plainfield
  • Princeton
  • Sewell
  • Somerset
  • Teaneck
  • Toms River
  • Trenton
  • Union
  • Vineland
  • Wayne
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