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Moving across state lines: the coverage review most drivers skip
Minimum limits, no-fault rules, and rate factors change at the state border. Your policy doesn't follow you automatically.
Every state sets its own minimum liability limits and its own rules about who pays first after a crash. The policy you carried in one state may be illegal, insufficient, or simply overpriced in another.
No-fault states require personal injury protection. Tort states do not. Choosing the wrong structure quietly changes who pays your medical bills.
Garaging address, commute distance, and ZIP-level risk profiles all factor into rate calculations. A move within the same metro area can shift a premium materially.
Use this guide as the prompt for a coverage review the week you sign a new lease, not the week your renewal arrives.
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