Car insurance in the Yukon territory is sold by private companies.
Insurance Coverage in Yukon
Compulsory minimum third-party liability
$200,000 is available for any one accident; however, if a claim involving both bodily injury and property damage reaches this figure, payment for property damage will be capped at $10,000
Medical payments
$10,000/person, including rehabilitation, excluding health insurance and other medical plans; time limit is two years
Funeral expense benefits
$2,000
Disability income benefits
80% gross wages; maximum $300/week; 104 weeks temporary or total disability; nothing is payable for the first 7 days of disability; unpaid housekeeper $100/week, maximum 26 weeks
Death benefits
Death anytime; death of head of household $10,000, plus $2,000 to each dependent survivor other than the first, and 1% of total principal sum to each dependant/survivor, for 104 weeks; death of spouse $10,000; death of dependent relative according to age, maximum $3,000
Impairment benefits
N/A
Administration
Private insurers
Right to sue for pain and suffering?
Yes
Right to sue for economic loss in excess of no-fault benefits?
Yes
Notes
None
