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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Negligence
The absence of ordinary care.

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.

Replacement Cost
Replacement cost is the cost of replacing lost or damaged property with new property of like kind and quality, at current market prices.

Producer
A term applied to an agent, solicitor or other person who sells insurance.

Flood Damage Title
States issue flood titles when a vehicle has been in a flood or has received extensive water damage.

Binder
A temporary or preliminary agreement which provides coverage until a policy can be issued/delivered.

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.

Quote
An estimate of the cost of insurance based on information supplied to the insurance company.

Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Pays for bodily injury or wrongful death caused by an underinsured motor vehicle (that is, a vehicle which is insured, but at an amount that is less than your uninsured motorist bodily injury (UMBI) limits).

Misdemeanor
Criminal offenses less than felonies; generally those punishable by fine or imprisonment of less than 90 days in a local facility. A gross misdemeanor is a criminal offense for which an adult could be sent to jail for up to one year, pay a fine up to $5,000 or both.


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

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Since 1994, The Annual Truck Accident Fatalities Increased By 13%
The annual rate of truck accident fatalities has increased by 13% since 1994. There has been a significant increase in the amount of trucks on the highways since 1994, rising from about 6.6 million to 7.9 million registered trucks. Collisions with trucks account for one out of every eight fatalities on U.S. roadways.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Accident

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

Replacement Cost

Definition:
Replacement cost is the cost of replacing lost or damaged property with new property of like kind and quality, at current market prices.

Comprehensive Coverage

Definition:
Pays for damage to your car caused by reason other than collision, such as fire, theft, windstorm, flood, etc.

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Hot Topics

 

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

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Texas Car Accident Lawyers

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

  • Alvin
  • Amarillo
  • Arlington
  • Austin
  • Baytown
  • Brownsville
  • Burleson
  • Carrollton
  • College Station
  • Cypress
  • Dallas
  • Del Rio
  • Desoto
  • Eagle Pass
  • Edinburg
  • El Paso
  • Flower Mound
  • Fort Worth
  • Friendswood
  • Garland
  • Grand Prairie
  • Grapevine
  • Harlingen
  • Houston
  • Irving
  • Katy
  • Laredo
  • League City
  • Lewisville
  • Mcallen
  • Mesquite
  • Mission
  • New Braunfels
  • North Richland Hills
  • Palestine
  • Pasadena
  • Pharr
  • Plano
  • Richardson
  • Richmond
  • Round Rock
  • San Antonio
  • San Benito
  • San Marcos
  • Seguin
  • Spring
  • Sugar Land
  • Victoria
  • Weslaco
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