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Article #21497Re: Auto insurance can ruin your day...
From: John Witherspoon
Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 15:42
Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 15:42
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Since part of the Baltimore insurance rate debate included people who cheat by listing the vehicle at another address, I can speak from the experience of friends and state that this is _not_ a good idea. Remember that an insurance policy is, in effect, a contract between a automobile owner and a company. Therefore, any misrepresentations made by either party can be grounds to nullify the coverage. Misrepre- senting the "garaged" address of the car to avoid paying a higher premium is a form of fraud, and it is more than sufficient grounds for an insurer to back out of covering you. It would really be a bummer to be sued for several million dollars for vehiclular manslaughter and then have you insurer refuse to honor the claim because of misrepresentation. This can and has happened, although it rarely is heard about since the settlement usually includes some kind of gag order to avoid negative publicity.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,1aea85bda248cff1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-09 00:35:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!rtp.vnet.net!news1.digex.net!news.intercon.com!uhog.mit.edu!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!jw6191a Organization: The American University - University Computing Center Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 11:42:37 EDT From: John Witherspoon <JW6191A@auvm.american.edu> Message-ID: <94126.114237JW6191A@auvm.american.edu> Newsgroups: dc.driving Subject: Re: Auto insurance can ruin your day... References: <2qc4i5$oo2@news1.digex.net> <2qdhn9INN466@umbc8.umbc.edu> Lines: 18