Pa. Senate Approves Increase in Minimum Auto Insurance Coverage

In a long overdue action, the Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill No. 928, which increases the required minimum liability insurance coverage in Pennsylvania to $25,000 per person, and $50,000 per accident; the bill also increases the minimum property damage coverage to $15,000. The current limits have been in place since 1968 and are not adequate to compensate many persons for the injuries suffered as the result of the negligence of other drivers. Read the bill at http://bit.ly/1KrhUEQ.

The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for a vote.

By way of comparison, two states have lower limits than Pennsylvania’s limits of $15,000/$30,000/$5,000, which 41 states have higher minimum auto insurance coverage requirements. For a comparison, visit http://bit.ly/1dvukgl.