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Is it legal for the insurance company not to pay the loan company on a totaled car?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes. The insurance policy is a contract. All it requires the insurance company to do is to pay the fair market value of the vehicle. You would need to get what is called gap insurance to pay the difference between the market value and the loan value.
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Who pays remainder of loan when car is totaled?
It depends. if you have GAP insurance, the insurance company will pay the payoff amount. If you do not have GAP insurance, it is the holder of loan's responsibility to pay off the complete open loan regardless of the amount paid by the insurance company.
Do you have to pay off the car loan if you have totaled the car?
Yes, if your insurance company will not pay it all.
What happens if you Car title loan in default and car is totaled?
Typically you need a car with insurance to get a title loan. If your car is totaled, the loan company are entitled to that money since they hold the title for your car.
Who gets paid if a financed car gets totaled?
If a car with an outstanding lien gets "totaled" in an accident the insurance company will pay the finance company. Any amount left on the loan after the insurance payment must be paid by the owner of the car. Gap insurance purchased at the time of the loan will pay any deficiency.On the other hand, any amount left over after the loan has been paid will go to the car owner.If a car with an outstanding lien gets "totaled" in an accident the insurance company will pay the finance company. Any amount left on the loan after the insurance payment must be paid by the owner of the car. Gap insurance purchased at the time of the loan will pay any deficiency.On the other hand, any amount left over after the loan has been paid will go to the car owner.If a car with an outstanding lien gets "totaled" in an accident the insurance company will pay the finance company. Any amount left on the loan after the insurance payment must be paid by the owner of the car. Gap insurance purchased at the time of the loan will pay any deficiency.On the other hand, any amount left over after the loan has been paid will go to the car owner.If a car with an outstanding lien gets "totaled" in an accident the insurance company will pay the finance company. Any amount left on the loan after the insurance payment must be paid by the owner of the car. Gap insurance purchased at the time of the loan will pay any deficiency.On the other hand, any amount left over after the loan has been paid will go to the car owner.
If your car was totaled will the check come in your name if there is a lien on it and you released the car to the insurance company?
Loan company gets paid first if you owe more then the insurancwe pays you owe the balance, if insurance pays more then loan you get the differance.
What does Gap insurance use for in Illinois?
What is Illinois gap car insurance? Is insurance you can purchase to cover the gap between the cost of repaying your car loan and the amount the insurance company will actually give you for your totaled car.
What do you do if your motorcycle is totaled in an accident with no insurance but you still owe on the bike?
you still owe on the motorcycle. that's why banks require full coverage at the time of the loan-so that they will get their money. Since there is no insurance company, YOU are responsible for paying off the loan.
If two people have a car loan but only one person has insurance and the car is totaled in a single vehicle accident by the uninsured person will the insurance company still cover the car?
if you have gico then no but any other car insurance will yes
Can you claim on gap insurance even if you are not short?
The purpose of gap insurance on an automobile loan is to pay off the portion of the loan that wasn't paid by your auto insurance company. If you the insurance company pays off the entire loan, there isn't a trigger to activate the gap policy and there isn't an amount to pay since it only pays the difference. Example: You buy a brand new car for $20,000. You drive off the lot and now the car is worth $17,000. If you have a covered loss and it is determined that the auto is totaled, the insurance company pays to the loss payee (loan company/lien holder) $17,000 because that is what the car is worth now. The gap policy would pay the additional $3,000 and pay off the loan. If you didn't have gap insurance, you would stay have to pay off the $3,000 even if the car was totaled out.
Car totaled insurance value car at 16000 and loan amt is 12400 can you use your gap insurance to pay off car loan?
If they gave you 16000 on the car, you would not need gap insurance since your loan amount is 12400.
If the finance company thought your insurance was cancelled and put an add on policy to your loan and the car was totaled while both policies were in effect will both policies pay for the loss?
No, the finance company would simply refund any monies they charged you for forced placed insurance and your primary insurance company would be responsible for footing the bill.
What happens if your car is totaled and you are paid up on your insurance but not on your car loan will it be repossessed?
The insurance company would not be interested in repossessing a car that has been completely demolished. The insurance company will pay over any damages to the loan company since it has a lien on the car. You would receive any amount remaining after payment of the car loan. On the other hand, you will be responsible for any remaining balance owed on the car loan. That is why "gap insurance" is important for a financed car. Gap insurance pays when the amount of compensation received from a total loss does not fully cover the amount the insured owes on the vehicle's financing.
