Auto insurance coverages fall into some broad categories. They are, in general, Medical Payments, Collision, Comprehensive, Liability (Bodily Injury and Property Damage), Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist, Rental Car, and, if you live in a no-fault state, Personal Injury Protection (PIP).
BODILY INJURY LIABILTY INSURANCE. All states require bodily injury liability insurance, except for Florida (a no-fault state) and New Hampshire. As of June 1, 2010, Wisconsin now also requires bodily injury liability insurance.
PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY INSURANCE. Property damage liability coverage addresses the costs of damages to the other driver's vehicle or property should you be involved and found at-fault for an auto accident. Commonly, property damage liability insurance also covers the damage caused by other authorized drivers of your vehicle. Currently, all states require property damage liability insurance.
New Hampshire and Wisconsin are the only two states in the US that do not require that you have some type of liability insurance. However, this doesn't mean that you don't have to pay if you are in an auto accident. Yes it is. Every state in the union has as least some liability insurance requirement. Here's a list: http://personalinsure.about.com/cs/vehicleratings/a/blautominimum.htm (scroll down a bit).
Bodily injury liability and property damage liability.
Property and Liability
Coverage that is provided when purchasing standard car insurance are liability coverage and the legal right to drive. There are two liability coverages: bodily injury and property damage liability.
"General insurance" is the umbrella term used by the insurance industry to describe all policies other than life insurance policies. This includes various types of insurance for individuals as well business policies. The two most common types of general insurance for individuals are automobile insurance and homeowners insurance, both of which can include property and casualty coverage. The two most common types of general insurance available for businesses are commercial auto liability and commercial general liability. Other commercial general insurance products include premise liability, professional liability, product liability and operations liability. An increasingly popular commercial product is business interruption insurance that provides the business owner with income should a disaster fall that is covered by other parts of his or her policy.
No,, Liability insurance is the minimum financial responsibility requirement in most states. Liability only is the cheapest way to go on your premiums but it only covers damage we do to another person or vehicle.In order to cover a stolen vehicle you would have needed to purchase comprehensive coverage on your vehicle policy.
Contractors general liability insurance is based on one of two things, total receipts or payroll and cost of subcontractors. Contractors general liability insurance covers a company if their employees get hurt on the job or cause damage to a property while working.
Companies that offer cheap liability car insurance are Nationwide and GEICO. There are lots of other good brands out there but these are among two of the most trustworthy and award winning car insurance companies in the market.
Technically, there is no difference between the two, besides the fact that many of the public and product liability risks are often covered together under a general liability policy. These risks may include bodily injury or property damage caused by direct or indirect actions of the insured. You can read more about public liability insurance on the Bizcover website in related links
If the parties are small events at your home then your homeowners insurance should be sufficent to cover any liability concerns. If it is some big event you can purchase special event coverage to provide liability insurance for the event. These are suprisingly inexpensive for one or two day events.
The insurance market is full of employers liability insurance providers. To save time, consider using two or more comparison engines to compare the various insurances offered side by side.
For the two states I checked, they need liability insurance. I would guess they probably do in other states, as well. Absolutely. Visit www.servicemagic.com to find a list of qualified contractors near you. Just enter your zip code!