The insurance co. has contractual obligation to pay for your damages. It's up to you to fix your car.
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If you are still paying for the car, the finance company will require that you have the damages repaired.
Yes, it is illegal to keep insurance claim money that is not rightfully yours. It is important to use the money for its intended purpose, such as repairing damages or covering expenses related to the insurance claim.
No, insurance claim money for roof repairs should be used to repair the roof as intended by the insurance policy. Keeping the money for other purposes may be considered insurance fraud.
keep it. You never know when you might need it.
You can keep the money. You don't have to repair the car.
You can accept the claim and then buy back the car. This way you get money for the claim and you get to keep your car. The price for the car will be way lower at the totaled price than what you will receive in the claim.
You get to keep the money you have left over after paying the body shop. It is considered part of your insurance settlement.
The money is for an autorepair. I would recomend using it for that, or the insurance company can possibly charge you with intent to defraud.
Yes, you can keep the extra money you saved by finding a contractor to do the work cheaper than what the insurance company estimated. The insurance company prepared an estimate of the damage. If you could not find a contractor to do the work for what the insurance company estimated, you could ask them for more money. If they chose to pay you for the damage before it was fixed, they cannot ask for it back if you got the work done cheaper.
No. It would have to be sent back to the insurance company if they paid too much.
It depends on the insurance companies' policies. If they declared the vehicle a total loss you can do what you wish with the money. If they simply gave you a check and told you to take it to a shop of your choosing you can also keep the money as well. If they make a two-party check requiring a body shop signature and yours, then you have to take it to a shop.
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yes, but insurance normally will just say it is totaled and write you a check for the value of a car. its cheaper