Seth Morris of Arlington, Virginia, is a divorced 40-year-old loan officer at the northern Virginia Bank; he
Question:
Seth Morris of Arlington, Virginia, is a divorced 40-year-old loan officer at the northern Virginia Bank; he has a 16-year-old son. He has decided to use this annual bonus as a down payment on a new car. One Saturday afternoon is late December, he visits Precision Motors and buys a new car for $28,000. To obtain insurance on the car, Seth calls his agent, Paula Rathbone, who represents Chairman’s Insurance Company, and explains his auto insurance needs. Paula says that she’ll investigate the various options for him. Three days later, Seth and Paula get together to review his coverage options. Paula offers several proposals, including various combinations of the following coverage: (a) basic automobile liability insurance, (b) uninsured motorist’s coverage, (c) automobile medical payments insurance (d) automobile collision insurance, and (e) comprehensive automobile insurance.
1. Describe the key features of these insurance coverage.
2. Are there any limitations on these coverage? Explain.
3. Indicate the persons who would be protected under each type of coverage.
4. What kind of insurance coverage would you recommend that Seth purchases? Explain your recommendation.
Engineering Economy
ISBN: 978-0132554909
15th edition
Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling