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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Loss Due To Fire Title
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Venue
The specific county, city or geographical area in which a court has jurisdiction

Junk Title
A Junk Title is issued on a vehicle damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value; or a vehicle that has been declared a total loss by an insurer or other state or jurisdiction.

Misdemeanor
Criminal offenses less than felonies; generally those punishable by fine or imprisonment of less than 90 days in a local facility. A gross misdemeanor is a criminal offense for which an adult could be sent to jail for up to one year, pay a fine up to $5,000 or both.

Claim
Notice to an insurer of a loss that under the terms and conditions of a policy may be covered.

Insurer
The insurance company providing the insurance.

Commissioner of Insurance
The title of the head of most state insurance departments. In some states, the Director or Superintendent of Insurance is used instead.

Commission
That portion of the premium paid to the agent as compensation for his or her services.

Full Tort
With this selection you retain unrestricted rights to bring suit against the negligent party.

Medical Payments Coverage
Covers the medical costs (up to the specified limit you choose) resulting from an auto accident for you, your family, and others in your car. It pays regardless of fault.


Contact our Mississippi Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Since 1994, The Annual Truck Accident Fatalities Increased By 13%
The annual rate of truck accident fatalities has increased by 13% since 1994. There has been a significant increase in the amount of trucks on the highways since 1994, rising from about 6.6 million to 7.9 million registered trucks. Collisions with trucks account for one out of every eight fatalities on U.S. roadways.

 


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Fatal Traffic Collision
On May 4, 2007, at 7:44 pm, officers of the Riverside Police Department responded to a major injury traffic collision involving a single vehicle ca...
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Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 97 north of Oregon / California Border
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Sergeant Gives Aid, Support To Car Accident Victim
5/23/2006 Naval AIr Base Fort Worth, Texas

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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Insured

Definition:
The person(s) entitled to coverage in case of an accident or loss.

Exclusion

Definition:
A contractual provision in an insurance policy that denies coverage for certain perils, persons, property, or locations.

Underinsured Motorist Coverage

Definition:
Pays for bodily injury or wrongful death caused by an underinsured motor vehicle (that is, a vehicle which is insured, but at an amount that is less than your uninsured motorist bodily injury (UMBI) limits).

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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Mississippi Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Mississippi Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Biloxi
  • Brandon
  • Brookhaven
  • Canton
  • Clarksdale
  • Cleveland
  • Clinton
  • Columbus
  • Corinth
  • Greenville
  • Greenwood
  • Grenada
  • Gulfport
  • Hattiesburg
  • Jackson
  • Laurel
  • Lucedale
  • Madison
  • Mccomb
  • Meridian
  • Natchez
  • Ocean Springs
  • Olive Branch
  • Oxford
  • Pearl
  • Philadelphia
  • Picayune
  • Ridgeland
  • Southaven
  • Starkville
  • Tupelo
  • Vicksburg
  • Yazoo City

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