Motorcycle Insurance: Four Crucial Types of Motorcycle Insurance

Just like cars and trucks, there are various types of motorcycle insurance that a rider can buy and each type of insurance covers different things. For the purposes of simplicity in this article we will only focus on the basic types, which are under insured and uninsured coverage, bodily injury, and collision coverage.

1. Under insured insurance coverage:

These first two are both pretty obvious. Under insured coverage is insurance coverage for your motorcycle and your person that covers you in case a person that hits you does not have enough insurance to cover all of the damages.

A good suggestion is to carry 100/300. This means that you will have up to $100,000 per person and up to $300,000 per accident.

2. Uninsured Coverage:

Just like it sounds, this type of insurance is used when the person that hits you I not covered by insurance at all. Life can quickly turn into a nightmare when you are hit by an uninsured individual and they are not solvent to collect anything from . This leaves all the bills for bike replacement, medical services and even therapeutic services for you to pay.

This is why we highly recommend that you purchase uninsured motorcycle coverage. Insurance providers have different types of exclusions for this type of coverage so we recommend you talk with each potential provider individually to see what they cover.

3. Bodily Injury Coverage:

Bodily injury insurance is a required type of insurance in most states. This is the insurance that pays for injuries to others when the accident is your fault. It covers both bodily damage and property damage. The higher your bodily injury insurance is the better.

This type of insurance is organized in a 15/30/10 manner. This means that $15,000 can be paid out per person with not more than $30,000 per accident; the final number is the amount of property damage that will be paid out. In this case it is $10,000.

4. Collision Coverage:

This type of coverage covers the expense to you to repair or replace your motorcycle in the even that it is either damaged in an accident or stolen. In the case of collision coverage it usually does not matter who is at fault.

Collision coverage comes with a deductible that needs to be paid by you, the policy owner, before the insurance provider will pay on the coverage. The higher your deductible, the lower your monthly payment for this insurance will be.

Conclusion:

With this knowledge, we recommend that you take your time when looking for an insurance provider. Always use a reputable company that has been around for a while and has good customer feedback. Pricing companies is simple, just call them up and keep a list of what the different companies charge for similar types of coverage.