Question

William pays his $500 premium every 6 months for automobile insurance with collision coverage. His deductible is $750. William caused a minor accident that resulted in $700 of damages to his car and $1,100 of damages to the other car. William's car looks and drives fine and he chooses not to file a claim to repair his car. How much will William pay out-of-pocket to have the other car fixed? $800 $500 $1,550 $1,100 $750

Answer 1

If William does not file a claim, he is going to spend $1,100 out-of-pocket to fix the other car. Due to having insurance but not filing a claim, all expenses then become out-of-pocket. Some people chose not to file a claim because they do not want the claim on their insurance, their insurance to rise or to fix their car. Since he will now incur the expenses of the other car, he will pay the full repair amount.

Answer 2

A collision coverage type of insurance only the covers the cost that is incurred due to damage to your car. It does not include the cost for the other car. Therefore you will have to pay the total of $1,100