3. Motor Insurance Policies and Coverage

Motor Insurance: Policies and Coverage

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Priya's comprehensive policy did not pay for her flooded engine. Why? What a comprehensive motor policy covers and excludes, and how claims are settled.

In this episode

  • Own-damage perils and exclusions
  • IDV and the depreciation schedule
  • No Claim Bonus rules
  • Deductibles and parts depreciation
  • Add-ons: zero depreciation, engine protection, return to invoice and more
  • Cashless and reimbursement claims, IRDAI timelines
  • POSP checklist and common mistakes

Chapters

  1. 0:00Priya's flooded car
  2. 0:41What own damage covers
  3. 1:55Exclusions
  4. 2:22IDV and the depreciation schedule
  5. 3:00IDV worked example and total loss
  6. 3:25No Claim Bonus
  7. 4:00Deductibles and parts depreciation
  8. 4:25Add-ons that matter
  9. 5:14Pay as you drive
  10. 5:34How a motor claim works
  11. 6:29IRDAI claim timelines
  12. 6:40Theft claims and GST
  13. 6:56POSP corner: 6 checks
  14. 7:15Common mistakes and recap

Quick quiz

Think of your answer first, then open it.

  1. 1. A car is 2.5 years old. What depreciation applies for IDV?

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    30%

  2. 2. What NCB applies after 3 claim-free years?

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    35%

  3. 3. Engine damage from cranking a flooded car needs which add-on?

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    Engine protection

  4. 4. If renewal is delayed beyond how many days is NCB lost?

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    90 days

  5. 5. Within how many hours should a surveyor be allotted under the 2024 rules?

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    24 hours

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Insurance is the subject matter of solicitation. These are training and education videos by Trustner Academy. Coverage, terms, limits and exclusions differ by insurer and policy; the policy wording prevails. Figures in the videos are illustrations.

Produced with Trustner Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. · IRDAI Licence No. 1067, valid up to 20 May 2028 · CIN U66220AS2024PTC025948. Visuals and voice are AI-generated; people shown are fictional.