Minimum Required Auto
Insurance Coverage in Yukon
As of January 19, 2011
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YUKON |
| Compulsory minimum third-party liability: |
$200,000 is available for any one accident; however, if a claim involving both bodily injury and property damage reaches this figure, payment for property damage will be capped at $10,000 |
| Medical payments: |
$10,000/person, including rehabilitation, excluding health insurance and other medical plans; time limit is two years |
| Funeral expense benefits: |
$2,000 |
| Disability income benefits: |
80% gross wages; maximum $300/week; 104 weeks temporary or total disability; nothing is payable for the first 7 days of disability; unpaid housekeeper $100/week, maximum 26 weeks |
| Death benefits: |
Death anytime; death of head of household $10,000, plus $2,000 to each dependent survivor other than the first, and 1% of total principal sum to each dependant/survivor, for 104 weeks; death of spouse $10,000; death of dependent relative according to age, maximum $3,000 |
| Impairment benefits: |
N/A |
| Right to sue for pain and suffering? |
Yes |
| Right to sue for economic loss in excess of no-fault benefits? |
Yes |
| Administration: |
Private insurers |
Note about terminology: "Unpaid housekeeper" is referred to in some provinces as "homemaker" or "non-earner benefit."
Sources
All online sources were accessed on January 1, 2011
Effective January 2011
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