Understanding Motorcycle Insurance in Florida

According to the Insurance Research Council, nearly 14% of all car accidents in the United States are caused by an uninsured motorist—which may have something to do with the fact that 16.1% of all drivers in the country are uninsured. This does not even account for the countless other drivers who are underinsured, so the personal injury attorney at The Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo, P.A. encourages you to learn more about the importance of acquiring an adequate level of uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. In the past month alone, our firm has represented two clients who were catastrophically injured by uninsured drivers. Neither had UM or UIM coverage, which can make it particularly difficult to recover compensation. Although Florida law does not require drivers to purchase this form of insurance, you must keep in mind that there is an extremely high number of uninsured motorists in the state. UM and UIM coverage was designed to protect you from sign [...] read more