Insurance Information for Motorcycles and Automobiles
This section provides a state-by-state summary of required and optional insurance coverages as regulated by the laws of each state. Scroll down to select your state from the map provided.
Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Coverages
Motor vehicle insurance laws vary from state to state. All states, however, require minimum Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Coverages. These coverages provide benefits to pay claims against the policyholder if he or she is found legally responsible for causing the accident. In most states, required minimum bodily injury liability and property damage coverages are the same for automobile and motorcycle operators.
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverages
The laws regulating Uninsured motorist (UM) and Underinsured motorist (UIM) optional coverages most often apply to both types of vehicle owners. If special rules for motorcyclists are not set forth, the insurance summaries below apply to both automobile and motorcycle owners. Additionally, although UM/UIM coverage is usually optional, most states (unless noted) require insurance companies to offer the coverage and an policyholder's rejection must be in writing.
In many states, if a policyholder chooses UM/UIM coverage, state law will require certain minimum amounts of coverage that must be purchased.
- UM pays benefits to the policyholder if he or she is injured by a motorist carrying no insurance.
- UIM pays benefits to the policyholder if he or she is injured by a motorist who has inadequate insurance to pay the claim.
Medical Expense
Finally, most states do not regulate Medical Expense coverage - also referred to as First-Party Coverage or Personal Injury Protection. This coverage generally pays medical, hospital, lost income, and disability expenses on behalf of the policyholder.
The state summaries only discuss Medical Expense coverage when the state is involved in its regulation. In other words, if an optional coverage is not discussed in a state summary, that only means that that particular state deems the matter one of contract law to be negotiated between the insurance company and the policyholder, as opposed to one regulated by statute.
Simply click your state's initials to view its auto and motorcycle
insurance requirements and/or options.
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