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Summary: Liability insurance is used to pay for damages in the event that a third party is damaged on the policy holder's property or due to the policy holder's negligence. Avoid a large lawsuit with liability insurance using tips from an insurance agent in this free video on insurance.
Vic Schumacher is part of HPE Financial Services, a brokerage insurance company representing all major carriers. He works with businesses, families and individuals, helping them to...read more
"Hello, my name is Vic Schumacher with HPE Financial Services. I'm an insurance broker representing a variety of different insurance companies. The question was, how does liability insurance work? Well let's make a definition here first. Liability would be compensation to a third party based upon an injury or damage that has occurred by the person who is insured. So how does it work is that the policy itself would pay that third party injury in the event something happened. You've got liability insurance on your home, you've got liability insurance on your car possibly. You have business liability insurance in case someone is injured on your premise, those are the types of things that where you would want liability insurance. If you don't - if something happens to this third party and you don't have that type of coverage - you're opening yourself up to a tremendous lawsuit and a tremendous loss of financial issues. So, for peace of mind you should definitely consider having some sort of liability coverage not only on yourself but also on your properties. My name is Vic Schumacher, the company is HPE Financial Services, helping people every day."
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