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Hello! I’m Dan Lyles with Lyles insurance. In this video, were going to go over the new law changes made in Michigan regarding auto insurance.
 
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This new law was actually passed about this time last year. But the changes don’t go into effect until this July 2, 2020. And were going to go over the basics of what you need to know about these law changes.
 
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Why are changes being made? Well basically, the unlimited lifetime medical benefits part of an auto insurance policy made the entire policy far too expensive for many drivers. In fact, Michigan ranked one of the highest states in the country as far as highest auto insurance rate. And also, the city of Detroit ranks number one nationwide. And also, because people couldn’t afford the auto insurance premiums, Michigan also ranks very high as far as the percentage of drivers on the road who are uninsured. So these changes had to be made and were long overdue!
 
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So what’s changing? Well, starting in July, you will no longer be required to pay for unlimited lifetime medical coverage on your auto insurance. You will now have options of choosing lower levels of coverage if you want it. And there’s some other changes that are going to be made that I’ll get into later.
 
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So now you will be given five coverage options. Option one is to keep everything like it is and still have unlimited lifetime medical benefits coverage. Just because you’re no longer required to keep it doesn’t mean you have to get rid of it. If you are happy with what coverage you have, you can stay with it. Option two is 500,000 and 1 million dollars in medical benefits coverage. What that means is, $500,000 would be the most that it would pay any one person for their injuries. But if you have passengers in your vehicle, the number on the right, the 1 million, would be the most in total it would pay for everybody. And then if you look, option three is half that amount, 250,000 and 500,000. Option four is quite a bit lower: $50,000 and $100, 000. Option five is to do away with medical benefits coverage altogether. So, for options one, two and three, they’re available to anybody. Options four and five depend on what health insurance coverage you have or don’t have. And we’re going to get into that on the next screen.
 
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So for those of you who do have health insurance, whether it’s an individual plan or it’s a health insurance plan sponsored by your employer, as long as it does cover you for injuries in an auto accident and your deductible is not higher than $6000, then you’re good to go with any of those five options. If you have health insurance coverage with Medicare, you’re also available to choose from any of the five options. If you have health insurance coverage with Medicaid, you can choose options one through four, but you can’t choose option five where you opt out of medical coverage altogether. And for those of you who have health insurance that don’t qualify, or if you don’t have health insurance coverage at all, you can choose between options one through three, but not options four and five.
 
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So to simplify the last two screens I showed you, here’s a quick little reference chart. Makes it easy for you to see where you stand with which options you can choose.
 
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Here are some other significant changes to the new law. The good news is the MCCA fee is going to go down from $220 to $100 for anybody who chooses option one, and go away completely for any other option you choose. That’s going to save a lot of money, especially those of you who have multiple vehicles on your policy. Number two, the bodily injury liability part of your coverage is going to increase. It’s going to go from $20,000/$40,000 up to $50,000/$100,000. That will make a minimal impact on your rate, but it won’t hurt you as bad as you might think. And one thing to keep in mind, the default rate is set at $250,000/$500,000 for this, but you can choose lower levels as long as you sign a waiver. And finally, there are major changes in how auto insurance companies will be allowed to use certain rating factors in calculating your auto insurance premium. Many common rating factors will no longer allowed to be used. This includes gender, marital status, credit score, residential status, zip code, etc..  For many of you, this may cause your auto insurance premium to change drastically. Some drivers rates will go up and others will go down. So when you reach the expiration date on your policy, it would be a great time for you to check rates with other companies before you renew your policy.
 
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If you would like for me to personally run you an auto insurance quote, I will be very happy to do so. I’ve posted a link from my website where you can get a quote online. I will also post this link below the video to make it easy for you to click on. Or if you’d rather just get a quote by phone, I’ve also posted my phone number. Thank you for watching and have a great day!

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Hello! I’m Dan Lyles with Lyles Insurance. In this video, we’re going to go over the Foremost vacant rental properties insurance coverage for landlords.
 
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If you're a landlord and have had one of your rental properties remain vacant longer than two months, you understand the frustration and aggravation it can be trying to find dwelling fire insurance coverage on that property. Once you go past that two month mark, it’s very difficult. But the good news is there are some companies that will insure your property. And for those kinds of situations, I have found Foremost Insurance to be the most helpful and most flexible regarding a landlord’s needs.
 
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Here are some of the features of a foremost insurance policy for vacant rentals. You can insure any age home. And you have the ability to insure multiple properties on a single policy as opposed to having to write a separate policy on each one if you own multiple properties. It offers higher liability limits. You can choose between low or high amounts of coverage depending on your needs. And you can have up to five paid claim losses and still get insurance coverage. And they also cover manufactured homes. And they will take a named insured that can be listed as an LLC. And one of the best things about it is, you can easily convert to rental coverage once the occupancy status changes without having to write a whole new policy. And it’s also structured as a “build your own policy”. That gives you a lot of flexibility, and we’re going to talk about that more on the next screen.
 
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With the “Build your own policy” model from Foremost, the landlord has full control over their property as far as which coverages they want and which coverages they don’t. Now of course, if you look at the bottom there, coverage A, insurance coverage on the dwelling itself, of course every policy has that. But if you look at the second and third layers, those are all optional coverages: other structures, personal property, vandalism and malicious mischief, premises liability coverage and medical payments coverage. So any one of those, you can take that coverage or pass on it.
 
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The policy features with Foremost vacant rental coverage: These policies are written as a Dwelling Fire One policy on a named peril basis. And in the event of a total loss, coverages are offered on an agreed value basis. In the event of a partial loss, coverages are offered on an actual cash value basis. And another thing is, it offers pro rata cancellations, meaning that you won’t be penalized if you sell the property before the expiration date of the policy.
 
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There are a few requirements in order to qualify for one of these policies. The dwelling must be vacant or unoccupied for less than 24 months prior to the policy effective date. As I mentioned before, most companies won’t let you go beyond two months. The property must be completely secured with intent to sell, rent or occupy within the next two years. You’ve had to have insurance at least within the past year prior to the policy effective date. And as far as condition, at minimum the property must be in marginal condition and exhibit at least minimal maintenance on both the dwelling and grounds.
 
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Although Foremost has generally broad acceptance in what they will take, there are a few properties that are not acceptable. That includes any building that houses more than four families. A building can’t have any current unrepaired damage. A land trust cannot be listed as the named insured. A property management company can be listed as a named insured, but only if they’re also listed on the deed. And for those of you who have a pool or pond on the premises, you can still get coverage but you won’t be able to get liability coverage. That’s it! Those are the only exceptions, everything else they’re very flexible about.
 
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If you would like to get a quote, just contact a Foremost insurance agent that’s licensed in your state. For those of you who live in the six states that I work in, which are Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia or West Virginia, if you would like for me to personally run you a quote, I’ll be very happy to do so! I’ve listed a link on my website where you can get a quote online. I’ll also post that below the video to make it easy for you to click on. Or if you’d rather get a quote by phone, I’ve also posted my phone number. Thanks for watching and have a great day!