How To Find Out If Ohio Driver Has Auto Insurance Coverage

 

July 11, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Auto Insurance Coverage 

Reader’s Question:

I got involved in a car accident in Akron Ohio and they did not include the other person’s auto insurance company on the police report. How will I find out if the other person is insured? I live in Akron, Ohio.

George

Akron, OH

In a majority of the states including Ohio you will have to get this information from the law enforcement.

It is the law enforcement’s responsibility to include this kind of information on the accident report. If there is no accident report, then you should speak with the law enforcement to file a police report regarding the accident in Akron, Ohio. If you have a police report, you will need to contact the law enforcement that wrote up the report.

You can contact your insurance carrier and they can help you in this matter.

If you cannot locate the other party, then you will have to file the claim under your insurance policy if of course you have coverage that will cover the car insurance claim.

How To File an Auto Insurance Claim in Ohio

 

July 10, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
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Reader’s Question:

How do I make an accident claim with my insurance company in Dayton, OH?

Fernando

Dayton, OH

If get involved in an accident where your car has sustained damage you can make a claim with your insurance carrier if you have physical damage coverages, meaning comprehensive and collision. If you have been in an accident the claim would normally go under your collision coverage and therefore the deductible associated with this coverage would be due.

To make an accident claim you will have to contact the claims department of the insurance carrier you are making the claim with. Your car insurance carrier will likely take your statement and want to get the information about the accident. If it is your own insurance company in Dayton Ohio they will also want to know if another car was involved and will be making a claim against your liability coverages.