Portland Oregon Car Accident Attorneys

Oregon Personal Injury Law Questions and Answers

Q: How much auto insurance should I buy?

A: Simple. As much as you can afford. You want to get the highest amount of insurance you can afford. And you particularly want to focus on your uninsured motorist protection and underinsured motorist protection. You want to call your agent and get at least $250,000 worth of uninsured and underinsured to protect you and your family in case someone who does not have enough insurance hits you.

And the same principle applies to the amount of insurance you buy. If you hit someone, and they’re really badly injured, you want enough insurance to pay for that. And, buying more insurance is going to cover you and your family and your loved ones, your friends that are in your car with you. So if you’re driving along, and someone hits you, and they cause serious injury, you’re in the hospital for months, you can’t work anymore, and they only have $25,000 worth of insurance, you’re probably only going to get about $25,000 from them. And that’s not going to cover it.

Portland personal injury attorney Sean DuBois has created a video to discuss how much auto insurance he believes people in Oregon should have on their policy. Watch the video for his recommendations.