Several answers apply here. First did you move and if so did you send your insurance company a change of address? Secondly did the accident take place before or after the effective date of cancellation? Insurance companies don't have to prove you received the cancellation notice, they only have to prove they mailed the cancellation to the last known address you provided them. If you move and do not send them a change of address, you are in trouble. Lastly, did you pay the insurance premium for which they cancelled you? If so produce your cashed check and they will have to reinstate your policy by most state laws. If you did not pay as required, then they cancelled you for non payment, and in all likelihood you are cancelled and have no coverage. If the accident took place before the date of cancellation, go see an attorney.
Yes. Non Payment of premium can cause a cancellation or non renewal of an insurance policy.
Usually, you call your own. They will set up a claim and investigate it. They will usually pay for your car and recoup payment from the other insurance, or they will request payment from the other insurance company directly. In most cases, you will be in contact with your own insurance company.
In every state I am aware of, the insurance company sends you an offer to renew and a bill. If you don't pay it there is not a cancellation that is required to be sent out after that. Most companies send you more than one billing but they are not required to and you cannot blame the insurance company for this error. The renewal is the only time that you do no have a period of time after the payment due date. The renewal is also the only period that the company is not required to send you a cancellation notice with a cancel date on it because the renewal date is your cancellation date.
No.
If you are wanting to switch at your renewal date with your prior period, there is no grace period at the renewal date. When the policy ends it ends. If you are wanting to change when a payment is due in the middle of a policy period the insurance company will send you a notice of cancellation after you miss the payment. In my state this is 10 days from the day they mail the notice. You need to watch for this cancellation notice and note the date and time of cancellation. Most companies cancellation time is 12:01 a.m. so if the date of cancellation is 12-1 then you need to have insurance in place by this time which is one minute after midnight on 11-30.
It depends. Contact your insurance provider for clarification of the policy terms/limits.
When you take a loan out on a car, the company that loans you the money requires you to carry insurance to cover the loss of the vehicle in an accident. If you do not provide them with information, or do not carry insurance, they will get insurance for you, and charge you the cost.
You are asking if you can reinstate you auto insurance if it cancelled for non-payment. Often times you can. It is up to the policies of the individual insurance carrier that you are dealing with and the state laws as well. In Georgia, insurance companies must mail you a 10 day notice of cancellation if you did not pay on the due date. After this cancellation date on the notice you have no coverage. Often times the insurance company will reinstate without a lapse if you come in within a few days and sign a "Statement of No-Loss" which states that you have not had an accident or loss since the date of cancellation. Different companies have their own policy on how many days that they will still reinstate. One factor to watch is that on the renewal date of the policy you do not get this 10 day notice, the day after renewal your coverage ceases. Sometimes they will still allow you to renew but they don't have to.
Auto insurance: An accident that damages your vehicleDisability insurance: An injury that causes you to lose wagesHomeowners insurance: A fire in your house that damages your personal possessionsHealth insurance: An illness that involves a trip to the doctor.
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If you are truly not at fault and the other insurance company is admitting liability then you should have no problem. As a side note I have heard of periodic rumblings that some states may enact a "pay to play" law. This would mean that even the "not at fault" party in an accident would have to have a valid insurance policy at the time of the accident in order to receive payment from the "at fault" driver's policy.
Yes, this is one option. You could write a letter to the insurance company requesting cancellation of your policy. Or, you could stop paying the premiums and the policy coverage would lapse and be canceled for non-payment of premiums.