State law requires a minimum of $25,000 per person for bodily injury, $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $10,000 per accident for property damage liability for auto insurance. Uninsured motorist bodily injury, with a limit of $25,000/$50,000 is also required. Check with your auto insurance company to understand the details of coverages they offer. All coverages are limited to any terms and liabilities of your auto insurance company.

Bodily injury liability: If you are at fault in an accident, bodily injury coverage will cover the other party’s injuries, death, loss of wages, and pain and suffering costs. However, it does not cover the injuries, death, loss of wages, and pain and suffering costs of you or anyone else on your policy. You will need to purchase medical payment coverage for your policy or use your own health insurance if you want coverage for yourself and dependents.

Property damage liability: When you cause accidental damage to another person’s property, be it a car, fence, pole, wall, etc, with your vehicle, property damage liability will cover repairing costs. It will also cover any legal costs that may ensue from the accident. Any additional costs over your coverage amount could leave you paying for repairs out of pocket.

Uninsured motorist bodily injury: If you’re in an accident where the other driver is at fault and does not have auto insurance, uninsured motorist liability will cover you, passengers in your car, and any of your dependents for your medical expenses, pain and suffering, loss of wages, and funeral expenses up to the limit you purchased for your policy. If you do not have health insurance, this particular coverage is especially beneficial for you.

The following coverages are not required by Wisconsin, but it is suggested you think about the consequences of not carrying them on your policy, and any out-of-pocket expenses you might incur

Personal injury protection: Regardless of who was the driver at fault, personal injury protection covers the medical expenses of you and your passengers when in an accident. You may consider using this coverage in conjunction with the coverage of your current health insurance policy.

Collision and Comprehensive: Not carrying these coverages does mean that if your car is damaged in an accident or stolen, you would be responsible to pay for repairs or replacement out of your own pocket. Collision and comprehensive may be an expensive part of your car insurance, but ultimately it may cost less than replacing your current car. If you do not own your car outright, your financial institution carrying your loan may require this coverage.

Wisconsin follows a tort auto insurance system. In a tort system, the driver who is at fault in an accident and their auto insurance company are responsible for all medical expenses of the driver and passengers in the other vehicle, including any lost wages or pain and suffering claims. This information may factor your decision of how much liability you purchase for your auto insurance policy.

Wisconsin Auto Insurance Requirement Chart:

• Bodily Injury Liability: $25,000/$50,000 Limit
• Property Damage Coverage: $10,000 Limit
• Uninsured Motorist Liability: $25,000/$50,000 Limit

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