The bike insurance policies differ from state to state or even among insurance companies. You cannot generalise the way of handling any particular insurance policy.
The typical query about the bike insurance is that how much you can recover from the insurance, if the bike is lost or damaged. Basically, it totally depends on the coverage of your insurance policy. In most of the policies, Actual Cash Value (ACV) is given which is the cost of the asset minus depreciated value. Some insurance companies give replacement cost which is the actual cost of a new replacement of the bike.
However, there are very less chances that a company will pay for the full loss. And if this is the case then you may have to pay high premiums as compared to the average premium of the market. Before reporting a claim to the insurance company, you must have to compare the amount which you are expecting to recover from the company.
All these policies are decided at the time of purchasing the insurance policy therefore, you must ask the local insurance agent regarding the recoverable costs as a result of theft or any damage. This will make your life easier after buying the insurance policy.

Sun, Apr 19, 2009
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