No Fault Auto Insurance Quote In NJ – Free New Jersey Auto Insurance Quotes
Reader question:
I live in New Jersey and we have no fault auto insurance laws. What’s the difference between no fault and tort laws?
Hunter
Good question.
No fault laws are designed to lessen the costs upon the insurance companies and to make the whole process easier by putting the onus of the medical expenses for anybody involved in a car accident, no matter who is to blame, on the shoulders of their own car insurance company. This has resulted in a decrease in car insurance prices in most no fault insurance states. However, many experts say that this won’t last for long. No fault insurance is more likely than other types of insurance to foster insurance fraud, and New York is a great example of this.
If you live in a state with no fault insurance, you cannot sue the other party in an accident for damages and pain, or, well, anything else. You can only do that with tort laws. The idea is that the insurance company should cover everything, and that all the lawsuits are expensive and clogging up the court system. Tort laws are also kind of like at fault laws, where the one who caused the accident ends up paying out more of the money, or their insurance company does.
Some states allow you to choose one or the other. You can get no fault, and have cheaper premiums; or you can get tort, have higher premiums but still have the option to sue. Still, in some states there is a middle of the way option that involves being able to sue up to a certain threshold and getting slightly lower premiums. If you are in New Jersey, get an auto free insurance NJ quote to find out which is the best for you.
Cheers,
Fashun Guadarrama.
Free and Simple Ways to Lower Your Car Insurance Premiums
How can I EASILY lower my car insurance? It seems that all the auto insurance companies that advertise on TV rarely…if ever tell you how to lower your car insurance rates.
For late model car owners – you might only want to carry collision and comprehensive coverage. What is Collision Coverage you ask? Collision coverage insurance pays to repair your vehicle when and if you are ever involved in an auto accident. It also pays no matter who was at fault.
What is Comprehensive Coverage you ask? Comprehensive insurance pays to repair your car when it’s been damaged by fire, vandalism, theft, or other freak acts of mother nature.
How can you save money on collision and comprehensive coverage? By far the easiest way is to carry the highest deductible that you can afford. The deductible amount is the part of the repair cost that YOU will pay for. Raising your deductible from $250 to $1,000 can save you up to 55% on your insurance premium.
Say your car needs $2500 in body repairs after an auto accident. If you carried a $1000 deductible you will be responsible for $1000 and the insurance company would pay the remainding $1500…..and all other costs that might be un-covered during the repair process.
Doesn’t sound like a good deal to you? The amount of money you will save on your annual insurance premium for having a high deductible will more than off set your $1000 deductible pay out in 2-3 years of time.
Personal injury protection insurance is something you might also want to consider as well. What is Personal injury protection you ask? This pays for medical expenses for you and passengers in your vehicle if you’re ever involved in an car accident. It will also pay medical expenses for you and your immediate family if you are ever injured in someone else’s vehicle or when you’re walking or riding a bicycle….don’t laugh this happens quite often.
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