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If your vehicle is totaled in a covered accident, having total loss car insurance on your policy might help you replace it. Total loss car insurance is not a policy. Instead, it refers to a collection of coverage options that will cover your vehicle if it is damaged, regardless of responsibility. If your car is declared a total loss in a claim, both comprehensive and collision coverage may give total loss protection. Understanding what a total loss is, how it is decided, THE THRESHOLD, and the value it can bring can assist you in determining whether total loss car insurance coverage is right for you.<\/p>

What Is Total Loss Car Insurance?<\/h2>

If you are involved in an accident and the cost of repairing your vehicle exceeds its actual cash value (ACV), your car insurance provider will declare it a total loss. If it cannot be fixed at all, it is a total loss.<\/p>

Total loss car insurance means you have the necessary coverages to assist you in purchasing a new vehicle if yours is totaled. This usually means that your policy will include collision and comprehensive insurance.<\/p>

If your car is totaled and you have the appropriate insurance, your insurer will pay you a settlement. They’ll sometimes take the car and sell it to a business to be fixed or rebuilt. The car will then be issued a salvage title, informing potential buyers that it has experienced considerable damage.<\/p>

There are two main ways to determine when a car is a total loss:<\/p>