According to the ICBC statement, ICBC will pay for 100% of the repair cost. When you renew your insurance after expiration, ICBC will increase your insurance premium; that means you will need to pay more money for the same insurance.
The Claim-Rated Scale works like this. If there is no claim against your insurance policy for 1 year, ICBC will give you 10% discount in the next year. And ICBC will keep give additional 10% discount on each year to the maximum of 40% off the regualr premium. However, if you have a accident claim against your policy (that mena the accident is your fault), ICBC will increase your insurance premium from 20-50% depending on the total amount of repair or damage cost.
Yor are right, once ICBC pay out the repair cost, they will inform you the total cost, and the amount of insurance premium will be increased on your policy. Then you can make a decision whether you want to repay ICBC for the repair cost or not. If you repay ICBC, they will not increase your insurance premium, and they will give you 10% off when you renew your insurance.
I was under the assumption that you only have Third Party Liability insurance.
Third party Liability insurance only cover the damage of the other vehicle and driver involved in the accident, and this Third party liability will not cover you if you are at fault.
If you have Collision coverage (insurance), then you will be covered even it is your fault.
the other type of insurance if called Comprehensive, comprehensive insurance covers theft, hit&run, rock chip, parking lot dent, broken windshild, break in, and etc...
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