uninsured motorist coverage
- uninsured motorist coverage
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un·in·sured mo·tor·ist coverage /ˌən-in-'shu̇rd-'mō-tə-rist-/ n: insurance coverage that compensates the insured or another protected person (as a passenger) for damages caused by another motorist without any insurance
– called also uninsured motorist insurance
; see also underinsurance
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
- uninsured motorist coverage
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n.
Insurance that covers the insured for injury or damage caused by a driver who does not have liability insurance.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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uninsured motorist coverage — Protection afforded an insured by first party insurance against bodily injury inflicted by an uninsured motorist, after the liability of the uninsured motorist for the injury has been established. Sturdy v. Allied Mut. Ins. Co., 203 Kan. 783, 457 … Black's law dictionary
Uninsured Motorist Coverage - UM — An addition to a standard automobile insurance policy that provides coverage in the event the other driver is both legally responsible for the accident and is not insured. Uninsured motorist coverage is required in some states, and optional in… … Investment dictionary
underinsured motorist coverage — Such insurance provides for situations in which offending motorist does not carry enough coverage to pay damages incurred by the injured party. Over half of the states have statutes providing for some form of Underinsured coverage. It is not… … Black's law dictionary
Uninsured motorist clause — An Uninsured Motorist Clause is a provision commonly found in United States automobile insurance policies that provides for a driver to receive damages for any injury they receive from an uninsured, negligent driver. The owner of the policy pays… … Wikipedia
underinsurance — un·der·in·sur·ance /ˌən dər in shu̇r əns/ n 1: insufficient insurance 2: insurance coverage protecting usu. against uninsured or underinsured motorists by compensating the insured if the tortfeasor s liability policy limits fall short of the… … Law dictionary
unsatisfied judgment funds — Fund created by state law in several states to reimburse persons having claims arising out of automobile accidents who have been unable to collect from the party responsible for the accident because such party is not insured or is financially not … Black's law dictionary
Georgia Electronic Insurance Compliance System — The Georgia Electronic Insurance Compliance System or GEICS is a database of all motor vehicles and the current liability insurance carried by their drivers in the U.S. state of Georgia.It was created by the Georgia General Assembly (the state… … Wikipedia
insurance — in·sur·ance /in shu̇r əns, in ˌshu̇r / n 1: the action, process, or means of insuring or the state of being insured usu. against loss or damage by a contingent event (as death, fire, accident, or sickness) 2 a: the business of insuring persons or … Law dictionary
family — The meaning of word family necessarily depends on field of law in which word is used, purpose intended to be accomplished by its use, and facts and circumstances of each case. LeRoux v. Edmundson, 276 Minn. 120, 148 N.W.2d 812, 814. Most commonly … Black's law dictionary
family — The meaning of word family necessarily depends on field of law in which word is used, purpose intended to be accomplished by its use, and facts and circumstances of each case. LeRoux v. Edmundson, 276 Minn. 120, 148 N.W.2d 812, 814. Most commonly … Black's law dictionary
