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When the insurance company tell you your vehicle is total and want to take t the vehicle. do the have to pay the loan off?
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∙ 7y ago
It gets a little complicated. When a car is declared a total loss (cost of repair is 75% or more of the value of the car) the insurance pays for the fair value of the car. minus any deductible that applies. If there is a loan recorded against the car, the payment goes first to the company that made the loan, anything left gets paid to the owner. But if you owe more than the car is worth, the insurance company still pays what the car is worth (to the loan company). The owner is then responsible for paying anything the insurance company did not pay. You can look up the fair market value of a car on line at nada bluebook or Kelley blue book.
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Can you still get insurance and registration if your hiding from a loan company on a vehicle?
If you have defaulted on your loan and not returned the vehicle, then you have basically committed a theft.
What does gap auto insurance cover?
Physical damage coverage on an auto policy says that the insurance company has the option of paying to repair, replace, or pay the actual cash value of the vehicle. In the case where the damage to a vehicle's cost to repair is more than the ACV of the vehicle the vehicle is totalled and the company will pay the ACV of the vehicle. Sometimes when you buy a new vehicle without much or any downpayment you quickly get "upside down" in the loan. As the value of the car depreciates, the loan balance doesn't fall nearly as fast. For the first couple of years you owe more than the value of the vehicle. The insurance company has nothing to do with auto loan. GAP insurance was created to cover the difference in the ACV of the vehicle and the loan payoff. You can buy GAP insurance from the finance company or bank that financed the vehicle or from your insurance company. Purchasing from the insurance is much less expensive and you can drop the coverage once the loan balance falls below the value of the vehicle.
Your father-in-law passed away. Can we turn in his car and not worry about the creditors coming after us?
check with the loan company and insurance company. The loan may be insured or the insurance company may pay off the vehicle at death
Do insurance companies pay more for the value of your vehicle when you have a loan on it?
I have never heard any insurance company make that claim.
Is it legal for the insurance company not to pay the loan company on a totaled car?
Yes. The insurance policy is a contract. All it requires the insurance company to do is to pay the fair market value of the vehicle. You would need to get what is called gap insurance to pay the difference between the market value and the loan value.
Can your insurance company takie loan car without paying you out all the money?
What an insurance company pays for a total loss vehicle has nothing to do with the amount owed on the car. Auto insurance is based on the actual cash value of the vehicle while the amount owed on the loan has nothing to do with the ACV of the vehicle. If a vehicle is totalled and you owe $5000 and the ACV is $8000 the company will issue a check for $5000 to the finance company and a check to the policyholder for $3000. If the numbers are in reverse the insurance company pays the ACV of $5000 and you still owe $3000 to the finance company. It happens when you pay to much for the car, build up interest and fees, add other amount to the loan like if you were upside down in the last loan and they add the balance to this one. Anyone purchasing or leasing a new vehicle should ask their agent about GAP insurance. Because a new vehicle depreciates so fast at first you need this coverage. The dealer finance department will sell it to you for a chunk of dollars and your insurance company will sell it to you for a couple of dollars a month. The difference is amazing. GAP pays the difference in what the ACV is and what is owed on the vehicle.
When you wreck a car does the insurance company pay for tax and title also?
If your vehicle it considered a total loss, your Total Settlement Value will include Taxes, Transfer Fees, Deductible and your Loan/Lien. *This is with State Farm Insurance, I am not sure about other companies.
If someone borrows your car and total loss it will the insurance company pay for damages?
Yes. Collision coverage pays for damage to your vehicle, minus the deductible, regardless of who is driving it. Also, if you loan your vehicle to someone they are considered a permissive driver and you are liable for damage they cause in your vehicle even if they have their own insurance. Insurance always applies to the car not the driver.
What happens if your car is totaled and you are paid up on your insurance but not on your car loan will it be repossessed?
The insurance company would not be interested in repossessing a car that has been completely demolished. The insurance company will pay over any damages to the loan company since it has a lien on the car. You would receive any amount remaining after payment of the car loan. On the other hand, you will be responsible for any remaining balance owed on the car loan. That is why "gap insurance" is important for a financed car. Gap insurance pays when the amount of compensation received from a total loss does not fully cover the amount the insured owes on the vehicle's financing.
If the father is primary and his college student child is cosigner who is responible for the insurance?
The answer will vary from state to state, loan to loan and insurance company to insurance company. However, in most jurisdictions the DRIVER is responsible for insurance, regardless of who owns/titles/leases the vehicle. If I understand your question, you are asking whether the principal on the loan or cosigner is responsible for insurance? Most insurance companies could give a rats donkey WHO carries insurance, so long as insurance meets the loans stipulations, but you would be best suited asking the insurance company.
If you have gap insurance through both the car company and insurance company will you the insured be entitled to one of the payments to purchase a new car?
doubt it, gap insurance (usually sold by the car dealer or lien holder) covers just that the 'gap' between the acv (actual cash value-which is what the insurance company less your deductible if there is one, for your total loss vehicle) and pay off of your loan
Who does insurance company write check to from stolen car?
Either to the owner or lienholder depending on if there is a loan on the vehicle and if there is a loan, how much is owned. The lienholder gets paid first.
