{"id":3019,"date":"2023-09-05T18:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/definition-uninsured-motorist\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:06:09","slug":"definition-uninsured-motorist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/statutes\/definition-uninsured-motorist\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Insurance Code &sect; 19-501 | Uninsured Motorist Defined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have car insurance in Maryland, you almost invariably have uninsured motorist coverage. Usually, your uninsured motorist coverage is the same coverage your liability coverage for bodily injury.<\/p>\n<p>Uninsured motorist coverage requires the insurance company to pay from the owner or operator of an &#8220;uninsured&#8221; or &#8220;unknown&#8221; vehicle for injuries from a car accident arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the uninsured vehicle.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/professional-attorney-information-center\/statutes\/maryland-uninsured-driver-statute\/\">Maryland uninsured motorist statute<\/a>: Section 19-509 is the most critical uninsured motorist law. This section, and <a href=\"\/car-accidents\/maryland-car-accident-laws-explained\/how-uninsured-motorist-claims-work\/uninsured-motorist-what-is-covered\/\">the cases<\/a> interpreting the statute, are the core of Maryland&#8217;s law. 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