Nebraska Insurance Coverages

Nebraska Insurance Coverages

If you currently live in the state of Nebraska or are planning to move there, you need to spend a little time understanding Nebraska insurance coverage.  In this article, we have pulled some helpful information together to make the process less stressful.  Although studying insurance is not overly fun, it is important.  After all, you need Nebraska insurance for the home, car, health, etc.

We will start with Nebraska insurance for the car.  As with other states, if you drive in this state, you must, by law have automobile insurance.  Although comprehensive coverage is always recommended, the state only requires that you have liability.  In this case, if another person were injured in a car accident where you were at fault or that person’s vehicle damaged, the policy would take care of all expenses.

When buying Nebraska insurance for liability, you would have two choices.  The first is bodily injury and the second property damage.  When you buy a policy in this state for this type of insurance, the minimum protection would be $25,000 per person for each accident, $50,000 for bodily injury per accident, and $25,000 for property damage per accident.  However, if you were to take out a Nebraska insurance policy for comprehensive coverage, the limits would be greater.  Additionally, along with the other party being covered, you and your vehicle would also have protection.

Another area in which Nebraska insurance is now mandatory is for healthcare coverage.  Statistics show that for this state, more than two of every five adults working have trouble paying for medical expenses and for many, they are completely in debt.  However, with insurance, the cost of medical care would be covered, at least to some degree.  Now, you may be fortunate enough to work for a company that provides Nebraska insurance but if not, you would need to purchase an individual policy.

As you shop around for the right type of Nebraska insurance for health coverage, insurance agencies and companies are required by law to provide coverage on certain types of benefits.  Therefore, you would find that policies in this state cover care for diabetics, mammograms, etc.  While not mandated, most health Nebraska insurance policies also include hospital care, pediatric care, maternity care, surgery, visits to the doctor’s office, x-rays, and medical testing,

An important note when looking for a Nebraska insurance policy specific to healthcare is that if you have a pre-existing medical condition, you may need to dig a little deeper and likely pay a higher premium.  Additionally, in this state, insurance agencies and companies are not restricted to the amount they can charge.  For this reason, when securing quotes for healthcare coverage, you want to look at multiple companies.  The good news is that once you have a policy, if you were to become ill, you have protection under what is known as “guaranteed renewability”, which means when time to renew the policy, you cannot be denied.

Finally, if you plan to buy a home in this state or rent one, then you need Nebraska insurance in the form of homeowner’s, or renter’s coverage.  Homeowner’s insurance is required to buy whereas renter’s insurance is an elective.  At minimum, you should purchase Nebraska insurance that will cover the replacement value of the structure, one that protects all of your personal belongings inside the home, liability to other people, and any extra living expenses if you had to live somewhere temporarily while your home were being repaired or rebuilt.