Tennessee Auto Insurance Company
Reader’s Question:
My wife has a poor driving record and I am wondering if I can do a named motorist exclusion from car policy in Tennessee?
Dan
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Insurance company guidelines differ but you should be able to find an insurance provider in Tennessee that will permit you to exclude your wife from your auto insurance policy if you wish to. When buying, choose the option to not include that motorist on the insurance policy and choose the appropriate exclusion options to get an accurate insurance rate.
Make sure that if you did exclude your wife then none of the coverages under your auto insurance would extend to her in any way if she was to operate the vehicle(s) listed on your insurance policy and cause an accident. So even in an emergency situation she should not operate your vehicles.
Whether family or household or named-driver exclusions are allowed in Tennessee has gone to the courts on various occasions. On the court cases I have read about the courts have found that these types of exclusions in auto liability insurance policies do not violate TN law or public policy.
Non Owner SR22 Insurance
Q: Since I have a non owner SR22 policy, I’ve noticed that there are a bunch of car-related discounts which I can’t get. What discounts can a person who doesn’t own a car receive on their car insurance policy?
A: Naturally, the actually number and breadth of discounts you are able to receive will depend on the company you buy your non owner SR22 from, since all policies differ, but most companies have many industry standards on their lists of available discounst, so the suggestions I make will be available from most companies.
You can get many discounts on your non owner SR22 insurance which are education or employment related. Discounts like these include good student discounts, discounts for students who attend college far from home, discounts for people with math or science degrees, for people who join teacher unions or whose jobs offer group discounts.
You can also get many discounts by combining things. For example, you can get a discount on your non owner SR22 policy by purchasing it with a company you also have other types of insurance, such as health, life, or home owners insurance. By adding all the members and cars in your household on a single policy, you can also get a lower rate.
SR22 Tennessee Car Insurance
Q: My daughter is about to get her learner’s permit. I have SR22 car insurance. If I had her, my rates will go up, right? Do children with learner’s permits have to have car insurance?
A: Anyone who drives is required to have car insurance, or at the very least drive a car which is insured by someone else. If a driver is part of the household (defined as people who live together and are related by blood, adoption, or marriage) of the SR22 car insurance policy holder, then they must be a named driver on the policy so that the car insurance company can rate accordingly. If they are not added to the policy, the consequences are pretty harsh. Your policy could be canceled, and if your daughter got into a car accident, the company may choose to deny her claim.
Your rates will indeed go up if you add your daughter to your SR22 car insurance policy, probably by about 50%. If you take certain measures, though, you can make it to where it doesn’t rise that much. Make sure your daughter is taking a driver’s education course as she works towards her license so that she can get a discount. You and her can both enroll yourselves in a defensive driving course as well for an additional discount.
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