What’s Extra PIP coverage? When you are trying to get cheap auto insurance do you need it? You first need to know what you PIP stands for; the acronym PIP means Personal Injury Protection. In your auto insurance policy it’s the coverage that pays your medical costs if you become injured in an accident you caused.

That was east enough to understand. Medical coverage is available to you under your auto insurance policy if you hurt in an auto accident that you were found at fault in.

So, what is Extra PIP (Personal Injury Protection)? It may be confusing because it doesn’t actually pay any medical bills at all. It gives you coverage under your auto insurance for costs you have that are from you being injured in an auto accident.

Extra Personal Injury Protection is broken up into four parts; Income Continuation, Essential Services, Death Benefit and Funeral Expenses. We will give you a better understanding of these four coverage’s so when you get free insurance quotes in the future you can decide if you would like to add them or not.

Income Continuation pays a selected benefit amount of money per week if you are unable to work. Coverage ranges from $100 to $700 per week. The coverage is either available up until the age of 65 or for two years. This coverage is offer if your short term disability is under 60% of your regular pay or your benefits from the state ended.

Essential Services is a coverage that pays for services you can no longer perform because you are hurt. This would include things like cutting your grass or shovel snow in the winter. There are only two daily limit options $12 or $20 per day and total benefit range is $4,380 to $14,600 depending on the coverage you select.

Death Benefits will be paid in the event that you pass away due to an auto accident. This benefit will pay either $5,200 or $10,000 depending on the option you decide on.

Funeral Expenses are paid in the event that you pass away due to an auto accident. This benefit will pay either $1,000 or $2,000 depending on the option you decide on.

There are a total of 17 Additional PIP different options available. Additional PIP coverage may not be available in all states. When searching for a discount auto insurance policy if Additional PIP is available make sure you choose the option that is best for you.

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