Unfortunately, yes. Although the laws require every motorist to have adequate insurance coverage in order to register their vehicles, some will do just that and once they receive their current vehicle license, drop the insurance simply because they cannot afford it and eat, too.
You should also get "under-insured" motorist coverage too ... some may have the absolute minimal insurance that simply will not cover enough of the expenses that are incurred by accident victims.
It is a very good idea to have uninsured motorist coverage. You need to always have yourself protected.
Anyone without valid auto insurance that is driving is an uninsured motorist.
The insurance will pay for your damage if you have insurance from underinsured motorists. Otherwise, the motorist will pay for it who doesn't have insurance if they have any money.
If you are wondering which insurance company offers the lowest rate for uninsured motorist insurance because your neighbor is planning to move to Ohio, then you should try Geico.
If you have an uninsured motorists coverage, then it should.
An uninsured motorist endorsement is an added insurance policy for motorists. It covers injuries that have resulted from a collision by an uninsured driver.
That's what Uninsured and Underinsured motorist coverage is for. You have that on your insurance policy. I have been in this situation. The first thing you do is talk to your insurance company. Tell them about the accident and how it is their fault. It is better if you provide proof like police report or written statements, but if not, it depends on how your insurance company rules it. From there, your insurance company should tell you what your options are. Most likely, they would go after the uninsured motorist and make them pay. You don't even need to deal with the uninsured motorist.
If you have uninsured motorist coverage let your insurance company settle with you then recover from the motorist in court. If you don't you will have to take the motorist to court yourself. Your insurance company is far better equipped for this than you are.
Usually an uninsured motorist accident is not chargeable against insured in any way. Your rates should not be effected at all with most insurance companies.
The best Virginia uninsured motorist insurance is probably the one offered by Triple A Auto Insurance of the one offered by Farmer's auto insurance or Geico.
states like washington, newjersey, neyork, pensilvania, virginia, offers uninsured motorist
Yes as long as your policy has uninsured motorist coverage on your policy.