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Uninsured vs. Underinsured Motorist Coverage in Georgia (Part B)

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I was involved in a car accident and my medical bills are more than the policy limits of the person who caused the accident. I have uninsured/underinsured (UM) coverage on my own car, but ifI make aclaim for those insurance benefits,will I be canceled or will my insurance premiumsincrease?

A: Your rates should not go up if you were not at fault. O.C.G.A. 33-9-40 provides that "No insurer shall surcharge the premium or rate charged on a policy of motor vehicle insurance or cancel such policy as a result of the insured person´s involvement in a multivehicle accident when such person was not at fault in such accident." Even if your rates were illegally increased, the simply answer is to shop around for a better insurance company that won't gouge you for being in an accident that wasn't your fault.

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