Advanced · liability · 2 min
Liability waterfall simulator
Watch bodily injury per-person and per-accident limits drain across multiple claimants—and see what remains uncovered.
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Accident limit remaining$0 left
Driver A injuries
Claimed
$75,000
Policy pays
$50,000
Uncovered (you)
$25,000
Passenger injuries
Claimed
$45,000
Policy pays
$45,000
Uncovered (you)
$0
Property / other
Claimed
$18,000
Policy pays
$5,000
Uncovered (you)
$13,000
Hard truth from this scenario
$38,000 uncovered
Policy pays $100,000 of $138,000 claimed. Per-person caps and the per-accident bucket both bite—this is why “state minimum” is not a risk plan.
Claimed dollars: paid vs uncovered
- Policy pays$100,000
- Uncovered (you)$38,000
$25,000
$0
$13,000
Driver
Paid $50,000
Passenger
Paid $45,000
Property
Paid $5,000
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Methodology
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