Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4672

  • Accident: means any occurrence with a motor vehicle involving the applicant, insured, or any operator of a private passenger type motor vehicle currently a resident in the same household that results in physical contact between the motor vehicle owned or operated by the insured or applicant, and a person or another object. See
  • Experience period: means the three years immediately preceding the date of application or the 39 months preceding the renewal date of the policy. See
  • Surcharge: means any amount of premium charged to or paid by an applicant or insured based on experience or record that makes the amount of the premium greater than that imposed on or charged to other applicants or insureds having more favorable experience or records. See

§ 4672. Accidents

A surcharge to a private passenger automobile policy may only be applied during the experience period for an accident in which the insurer makes a payment for:

(1) death;

(2) personal injury, where the net payment for any accident exceeds $900.00; or

(3) property damage, where the net payment for any accident exceeds $1,000.00. (Added 1975, No. 75; amended 1979, No. 28, § 4; 1993, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1994.)