Protecting your car from a hailstorm can help minimize or prevent damage. Here are some steps you can take to protect your car during a hailstorm: Seek shelter: If you have advance notice of an approaching hailstorm, try to find…

No, a normal car cover is not going to protect your car from hail damage if the car is left out in the open. They do sell inflatable car covers although they haven't gained much popularity. Your best bet is…

As long as you have comprehensive insurance coverage. Comprehensive coverage is there to protect you against all the unexpected things that can happen to your vehicle. If you hit a deer, that is considered comprehensive; if you swerve to avoid…

Hail damage as far as dollar amounts, can be one of the most destructive things that can happen to your car. If you see a few dents from hail, chances are with proper lighting and a trained eye, there are…

When your car is totaled, normally insurance will give you the money to cover the value of your vehicle or you may have the option to buyback the car itself but it will have a salvage title with it and…

Of course you can trade in your car even though it has hail damage. Although, when doing a sale with a car with hail damage, it is best to get it fixed first then do the trade. Most people in…

Not for the same hail storm. As long as you have fixed previously reported hail, you may file a claim for new hail damage again. If you did not fix the previously reported hail, then then 6 months later, decide…

It depends on the insurance company. Usually, you can file a claim months to years from the date of the damage. Insurance companies are required to ask why, but as long as it's a reasonable explanation, the timeline will be…

Hail claims are considered environment accidents and they do not increase your insurance rates.

Hail can put dents in the car, chip and crack paint, bust windows and headlights, crack moldings and this can lead to water intrusions which might create electrical damage inside the vehicle.