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¡Necesita protegerse de los automovilistas con seguro insuficiente!

La mayoría de los tejanos creen que si resultan heridos en un accidente automovilístico, serán compensados por el seguro del auto del conductor culpable. Pero en Texas, muchos conductores tienen la cobertura de seguro mínima del estado que solo cubrirá $30,000 de sus gastos médicos, pérdida de ingresos, dolor, discapacidad física y otras pérdidas que pueden durar mucho en el futuro. Peor aún, Texas está plagado de conductores que no tienen ningún tipo de seguro.

Sin embargo, lo que muchos tejanos no saben es que existe una forma sencilla y económica de protegerse si alguien que no tiene seguro o que no tiene seguro suficiente para pagar los daños que le causan lo lastima. Al comprar Cobertura de motorista sin seguro o con seguro insuficiente (“cobertura UIM”) a través de su propia compañía de seguros de automóviles, puede ayudar a garantizar que un accidente automovilístico no lo destruya financieramente. Esencialmente, la cobertura UIM actúa como una póliza de respaldo si resulta herido en un accidente automovilístico causado por otra persona. La cobertura de UIM se puede utilizar para compensar sus pérdidas económicas, como gastos médicos y pérdida de ingresos, así como sus pérdidas no económicas, como dolor y discapacidad física, que se producen en un accidente. Y, debido a que la ley de Texas requiere que su compañía de seguros de automóviles le ofrezca esta cobertura, la obtención de la cobertura de UIM generalmente se puede hacer en línea o mediante una llamada telefónica rápida con su compañía de seguros de automóviles. Aún mejor, en la mayoría de los casos, agregar esta cobertura a su póliza de seguro es bastante económico en comparación con otras coberturas de seguro y puede costar tan solo $10 por mes.

La pregunta realmente no debería ser si debe tener cobertura UIM. En cambio, la pregunta debería ser cuánta cobertura de UIM debe tener. La respuesta es simple: tanto como puedas pagar. Como cualquier otro seguro, la esperanza es que no lo necesite. Pero, cuando lo haga, es mejor errar por el lado de la precaución. Por ejemplo, suponga que tiene un accidente automovilístico que requiere que se someta a una cirugía básica de cuello. En estos días, esa cirugía por sí sola puede costar más de $250,000, lo crea o no. Si el conductor que causó el accidente tiene la póliza mínima estatal y usted no tiene ninguna cobertura de UIM, el seguro del conductor culpable solo pagará $30,000 de esa factura. Pero, si tuviera una póliza UIM de $500,000, probablemente obtendría los $30,000 del conductor culpable y podría reclamar el resto de sus facturas (y otras pérdidas) contra su propia póliza. Estarías mucho mejor económicamente.

Otro beneficio de la cobertura de UIM es que lo sigue donde quiera que vaya. Entonces, si usted es un peatón o ciclista y lo atropella un automóvil, la cobertura de UIM que compró en nuestra póliza de seguro de automóvil lo cubrirá. O, si usted es un pasajero en otro automóvil y se involucra en un accidente automovilístico, la cobertura de UIM que compró lo cubrirá.

Para resumir: compre tanta cobertura UIM como pueda pagar. Este es el consejo que damos a nuestros amigos y familiares. Esperamos que nunca lo necesite, pero si lo necesita, ¡se alegrará de tenerlo!

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