Families across Ohio are finding gaps in their auto insurance policy only after they are in tragic accidents. Many insurance companies are using the term “Intrafamily Exclusion” to explain that if an accident was the client’s fault, then their family is not completely covered. Clients disturbingly only discover this after a major accident has occurred, resulting in injury or death to their family members. Peter Traska, an attorney with Elk & Elk who specializes in appealing these types of cases said “very often, it’s a family dealing with a catastrophic loss. And when they have an accident, it’s too late.” Cleveland NewsNet5 www.newsnet5.com Elk and Elk http - To learn more about auto accidents please visit www.elkandelk.com Meet our Attorneys: Dave J. Elk. Arthur Elk. JM Kelley III Stephen S. Crandall Martin S. Delahunty III R. Craig McLaughlin Matthew J. Carty Robert Gross Gary Cowan Tom R. Kelly Todd O. Rosenberg Amy L. Papesh William J. Price Michael Eisner Phil Kuri Elk & Elk “Serious Lawyers for Serious Injuries” Ph. 1 800 ELK OHIO Website: www.elkandelk.com http www.youtube.com www.digitek-digoxin.com www.chantix-drug-info.com www.chantix-drug-info.com Areas of Practice: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Semi/Truck Accidents, Aviation Accidents, Railroad Accidents, Product Defects, Medical Device Recalls, Drug Recalls, Workers’ Compensation, Mesothelioma, Cerebral Palsy, Surgical Errors, Birth Injuries, Medication Errors, Emergency Room Errors, Anesthesia …
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June 28th, 2010 at 3:46 am
UM/UIM coverage has always been “at fault” coverage. You are not covered when you are “at fault.” To say that “years ago” UM/UIM would have covered these people is false.
The story also doesn’t tell you that PIP is $5,000 “per person,” not “per occurrence.”
The real problem with Ohio auto insurance is that the UM/UIM family exclusion has been extended to cover persons “operating” unscheduled family vehicles, whereas it was previously it only applies to those “occupying” unscheduled ones.
June 28th, 2010 at 4:36 am
The point of Insurance is to financially protect the person that pays month to month on such insurance….a total ammount of covereage is agreed to when you sign the contract, now….why can it not be that simple? it like a bugs bunny cartoon where it happened to be a tuesday the day of the full moon and the horse that hit you was missing a left horse shoe….
June 28th, 2010 at 4:54 am
this story is full of holes. UM/UIM coverage is always there if the other party is at-fault. if you cause the wreck, that is why you have health insurance.
the real issue is why did this guy kill his daughter by driving in a legally negligent fashion?