Question

Andrea purchased an auto insurance policy with bodily injury liability limits of 250/500 ($250,000/$500,000). She also purchased a personal umbrella policy with a $1 million limit and a $500 self-insured retention. Andrea was talking on her cell phone while driving, and her car struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The court ordered her to pay $750,000 to the spouse of the person she killed. How will this claim be settled?

Answer 1

Auto insurance policy with Bodily injury liability limits = 250/500

personal umbrella policy with a limit = $1 million

Self-insured retention = $500

Here, total claim = $750,000

Amount paid by the auto insurance policy = $250,000

Remaining = $750,000 - $250,000

= $500,000

Remaining claim amount of $500,000 shall be paid by the umbrella policy.