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- From: ask@cbnews.cb.att.com (Arthur S. Kamlet)
- Subject: Re: Questions on umbrella coverage
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
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- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 20:55:15 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.205515.17802@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- References: <case.15.714352897@ucs.sdsu.edu>
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- In article <case.15.714352897@ucs.sdsu.edu> case@ucs.sdsu.edu (Steve Case) writes:
- >1. If one purchases a 1 Million dollar umbrella policy, couldn't you
- >save money by lowering your homeowner and car insurance liability amounts to
- >the bare minimum? I have seen prices of around $200-300 for a 1 Meg policy.
- >That's less than the cost for the 300K (max) liability amounts I have on my
- >car and homeowner policies.
-
- Most umbrella policies pay over some deductible amount.
-
- And most umbrella premiums are based on this deductible. So you
- could save on your homeowners and auto and pay more on your
- umbrella. It pays to look at several alternatives, and then decide.
-
- >2. Does an umbrella policy cover all types of liability? Does the coverage
-
- Depends on the policy. It helps if all your insurnace is with the
- same company that writes the umbrella policy.
-
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- Art Kamlet a_s_kamlet@att.com AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
-