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Guide for Motor Insurance

vehicle which will thereafter be disposed off for
their own benefit calling tenders through
advertisement in newspapers.

2) Total losses can also arise due to the theft of the
    vehicle and its remaining untraced by the police
    authorities till the end. For arriving at the market
    value of untraced vehicles, Insurer take the opinion
    of 2 or 3 automobile surveyors after giving them
    necessary information such as make, year of
    manufacture, past claims, improvements carried, if
    any, etc.

If, say, three surveyors indicate three different
figures, the average amount is worked out, which
will be taken as the market value, and accordingly
the claim will be finalized, depending upon the Sum
Insured being equal to or more than the market
value.

ii) Cash Loss Settlement - Under certain
    circumstances, Ins- the salvage or reimburse the
    Insured with his repairs bill without submission of
    repairs bill or without even verifying whether the
    vehicles is or will be repaired or not.

These types of settlements are in the nature of

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