Casualty insurance
Casualty Insurance provides liability coverage in case you're responsible for other people's property damage or injuries.It pays other people who have claims against you or sue you for issues covered by your policy.
It's bought by business owners to cover work accident or work injuries which fall under casualty insurance.
The key role of casualty insurance in the homeowner insurance and auto you buy. It's important policies such as causality insurance which protect your liability to others.
Peter falls down in the bathroom at the home of his friend Josh. josh had put off repairing the broken pipe in his bathroom which caused bathroom Floor slippery causing Peter slip and fall which results to broken wrists Because Josh neglected to repair the broken pipe in the bathroom. He bears at least some legal responsibility for the accident. In this instance, the casualty section of Josh homeowners insurance will cover Peter's hospital bills and even pay Josh's legal fees if Peter sues his friend (which likely ends the friendship, but that’s not covered by insurance).
How liability insurance influence
Liability coverage covers you from expenses that comes from damage to somebody else’s property or injuries that you’re legally responsible for. Due to large and expensive claims, your liability insurance can save you from bankruptcy by paying settlements or count judgments against you.
This is why it’s necessary to purchase enough liability insurance to cover you in a lawsuits. Assuming your liability coverage limits is less than a court judgment against you, you will still be paying for the remainder.
Alongside home insurance, an Average liability amount is $200,000 (check your insurance policy what amount you have). You can increase that limit and pay extra.
With auto insurance, you’ll have ( 3 ) liability amounts shown in your insurance policy. For example, the minimum required California car insurance is 15/30/5, meaning:
- $15,000 for injury/death to one person.
- $30,000 for injury/death to up to two person in one accident
- 5,000 for destrotion to someone else’s property.
You can put together extra liability coverage to both your auto and home insurance by purchasing umbrella insurance. Umbrella coverage is a costly way to buy additional liability insurance and also avoid some extra problems, such as crime and false accusation against you.
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