Umbrella Insurance is critical to your insurance plan
If you were found negligent or liable for someone else’s bodily injury or death, would you have enough insurance to protect your assets?
Umbrella insurance is a stand-alone liability policy designed to help protect you from major claims and lawsuits. It is important to invest in an Umbrella policy because it protects your assets and your future.
We can have our whole life figured out with this great big plan, but as we know it, life is extremely unpredictable. This is where umbrella insurance comes into play and provides you with additional coverage that goes above and beyond to protect your assets.
Umbrella Insurance example scenario
To get a better sense of what Umbrella Insurance is and how it would work in a real life situation, it helps to think about it in action.
Say you’re held liable for causing a car accident with multiple vehicles, and the cost to cover the damages and injuries is $850,000. However, the liability limits on your Auto policy are only $300,000.
In this case, your insurance would pay only $300,000 for the entire accident, and you would be responsible for the remaining $550,000 out of your own pocket!
With an Umbrella policy, however, you could extend your liability limits beyond the maximum provided by your underlying policies. In this case, an Umbrella policy would provide liability limits above the $300,000 limit of your Auto policy, up to the limit you choose for your Umbrella policy (typically anywhere from $1 million up to $5 million in coverage).
In other words, you wouldn’t be left paying the remaining $550,000.
More examples…
- Your dog bites a neighbor’s child.
- A fire breaks out in your condo and spreads to other units.
- An accident at your rental property.
How much does Umbrella insurance cost?
One of the things that makes Umbrella insurance so appealing, and almost a no-brainer in most situations, is that the cost is generally very low.
Most insurance carriers offer coverage starting at around $150 per year. The cost of your policy fluctuates on the number of cars and homes you need to cover. Generally, the cost are pennies to the dollar, and all the risk is on the insurance company.
Even if your premium was $300 per year, the insurance company is responsible for at least $1,000,000. That is a tremendous value, and something that everyone should think about given the litigious nature of our society.
It only takes one accident to potentially bankrupt yourself
If you don’t have enough coverage, and in a world where medical expenses are sky rocketing, it only make sense to think about purchasing Umbrella insurance.
To get started with your quote, call our office, or click over to our quotes page and our team will shop the marketplace to see who offers the best coverage.
Keep in mind that most insurance carriers require that you have at least your auto insurance policy with them in order to qualify for their umbrella.
Stand alone umbrella policies are available also for special situations.
