In most places, motorists are required to carry uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance to take care of just such a situation. If you'd like details, call your insurance agent and ask how it would be dealt with in your particular case.
the insurance of the person responsible for the accident
No way! Do you have insurance? Does the other person? Who's fault? trade insurance info with the other person.
No. If the accident was your fault, you can not get money from the other person's car insurance.
Yes, If the accident was your fault, then it is your fault. Whether or not they have insurance has nothing to do with who's at fault, or who actually caused the accident.
Uninsured motorist coverage
Let your insurance company know everything that you know about the accident and about what the other person's insurance company has proposed, and then let your insurance company handle the rest. If the other person was 100% at fault for the accident, your insurance company has a very powerful incentive to reject the counter-party settlement offer of a 50/50 split. Let your insurance company know everything that you know about the accident and about what the other person's insurance company has proposed, and then let your insurance company handle the rest. If the other person was 100% at fault for the accident, your insurance company has a very powerful incentive to reject the counter-party settlement offer of a 50/50 split.
They can sue you. If you have no money in the bank or no assets (a home, vehicle, valuables), then it won't do the other person any good. It will be nearly impossible to get insurance now that you have an accident on your record without coverage (big no no). In the mean time, hopefully the other person has insurance to cover themselves against people who are uninsured in an accident.
If you have had an accident with this person then his insurance information should be present on the accident report. If you have no claim on this person's auto insurance then it is not your business whether or not he has insurance.
The other person's insurance. This just happened to me.
The first step for filling a motor accident claim is contacting your insurance company. The other person in the accident also needs to contact their insurance company.
If you were involved in an accident with this person then their insurance information will be listed on the accident report. If you were not involved in an accident then it is not your business who they have insurance with. Much of this is covered by the privacy laws so if you really have to know ask the person.
if your accident is severe enough and the other person is underinsured - then you could collect from their insurance (must be their policy limits) and your insurance under the "underinsured coverage" or UIM - Underinsured motorist