Umbrella Insurance

[Toons]

Umbrella Insurance

[Sriracha]

Yes, b/c it fits so well into the "insure against the biggies that can wipe you out and that you can't [well, I can't, at least] self-insure against" mindset. Plus, it's awfully cheap.

S.

[chaz]

Better safe than sorry.

[LynnC]

Just a little extra peace of mind. Seems like everyone out there is looking to sue someone about something.

Better safe than sorry.

LynnC

[dm200]

We have a $2 million policy. Peace of Mind and being able to sleep at night are the benefits.

Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

[femur]

After seeing a lot of recent threads about umbrella insurance, I finally called my State Farm Agent to get it done.

I just got 2M$ Umbrella coverage for $231/year. This is addition to my Auto and Renters insurance with State Farm.

Added benefit: I got to reduce my auto liability and saved $100/year on my auto policy.

[CrankyManager]

We have a $2 million policy. Peace of Mind and being able to sleep at night are the benefits.

Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

Only anectdotal. A friend of a friend of a friend was a bridesmaid in a wedding. She hung her dress on the head of her hotel room's fire sprinkler, resulting in it going off after she left. Long story short, her homeowners policy did not provide coverage for premises rented to her, and her umbrella paid the nearly five figure (gulp!) claim.

Another story I heard from a representative of my insurance company. A neighbor alleged that the company's insured flipped him the bird as he drove past, so he actually sued, alleging emotional distress and personal injury. Even though the lawsuit was frivolous, the umbrella policy was activated and defended the insured in court.

[Gekko]

i pay $500/year for $4M of coverage. i sometimes think about peeling it back to $2M which would cost about $250/year.

BUT - i'm a relatively young single guy with a significant income and net worth and i am often out in bars and clubs where trouble could happen so i'm thinking i should keep it. i've had nights where my food and bar bill was $250 so why scrimp for an extra $2M of coverage?

any thoughts?

[Quasimodo]

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Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

Here's a link to one article with real life claim examples:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... _n8821921/

This was written in 1998, I believe. It's possible to do a search for other articles with umbrella claim examples, but this is one of the more thoughtful articles I remember reading.

John

[cdwood]

We have a $2 million policy. Peace of Mind and being able to sleep at night are the benefits.

Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

My father had several rent houses. One evening a man forced entry into one of the houses through a side door and raped the wife of the couple who lived there. A year or so after the incident, my father had negligence charges filed against him by the victim's husband because the side door to the house did not have a deadbolt lock on it. (It had a regular lock, but not an additional deadbolt lock.) Dad turned to the umbrella insurer and they settled with the plaintiff.

The plaintiff had originally asked for a very large sum of money. When the insurer's attorneys presented the plaintiff with the defense they intended to mount against him, he decided to settle for a much smaller amount on the "half a loaf" principle (a tenth of a loaf principle?) Perhaps the tenth was what the plaintiff hoped for all along, but my father would have been in deep doo without the umbrella policy.

[mikep]

I added $2M umbrella for $187 from MetLife. I was able to reduce my car insurance about $50 per 6 months to match the limits required by the umbrella (why pay for overlapping coverage?). Net cost per $1M per year = $43.50

I think it's the best insurance $7.25/month can buy.

[littlebird]

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Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

Bill Clinton

[dm200]

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Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

Bill Clinton

Ah! Yes!

[scrabbler1]

In another thread, I mentioned I was considering buying Umbrella insurance. However, after seeing its price and realizing that I already am paying for similar insurance through my co-op complex's policy (which covers PL on the massive grounds of my large co-op complex but not inside my apartment), I will not be buying it. I live in a small apartment and don't have a lot of people coming and going.

I will, however, increase the liability limits on my personal auto policy on my next renewal in a few months. I would have had to do that anyway if I had bought umbrella because I needed to step up to the limits of attachment to be eligible for umbrella. I figure that is where my exposure is the greatest.

[joyce.alvarez]

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[semperlux]

bought mine after my net worth exceeded the regular insurance coverage amounts and when I started working in a litigious field.

[DriftingDudeSC]

I bought my umbrella policy last Tuesday. I also have my home & car insurance with the same company.

[magicmom]

Why would you need to insure your umbrella?

(just had to say it)

[DaleMaley]

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Does anyone have any experience when having an umbrella policy was very worthwhile, either by paying on a judgment, by defending a lawsuit or preventing a lawsuit?

Here's a link to one article with real life claim examples:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... _n8821921/

This was written in 1998, I believe. It's possible to do a search for other articles with umbrella claim examples, but this is one of the more thoughtful articles I remember reading.

John

Thanks for posting the link, I had not seen any actual usages of umbrella policies before reading this 1998 article.