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Auto accident on the job.

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boodog

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My wife was involved in an accident. She was driving her personal vehicle while performing her duties of employment. She is reimbursed a set mileage rate when this occurs. She was basically at fault (rear ended someone at traffic light). My question is: Shouldn't her employer be responsible for filing this claim on their insurance?
 


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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face=" Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boodog:
My wife was involved in an accident. She was driving her personal vehicle while performing her duties of employment. She is reimbursed a set mileage rate when this occurs. She was basically at fault (rear ended someone at traffic light). My question is: Shouldn't her employer be responsible for filing this claim on their insurance?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

No. The insurance follows the car. Since she agreed to use her own car, and not the car of the business owner, then it is her insurance that owes the duty and obligations under the policy.

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Yes, she did agree to use her own vehicle. However, there was not another option to choose. They will not provide her with a company car. Does this make a difference? By the way, we live in CA.
 

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