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What is Total Loss in Car Insurance: Meaning and Calculation Explained

What is the Meaning of Total Loss in Car Insurance?

How to Calculate Total Loss in Car Insurance?

In case of total loss, the policyholder receives the Insured Declared Value (IDV) of the car after deducting the necessary deductible amount. The following are the standard depreciation rates set by the Indian Motor Tariff Act to calculate the IDV.

Age of the Vehicle

Depreciation Rate for Calculating IDV

Below 6 months

5%

6 months to 1 year

15%

6 months to 1 year

15%

1 year to 2 years

20%

2 years to 3 years

30%

3 years to 4 years

40%

4 years to 5 years

50%

Above 5 years

Decided mutually between the car owner and insurer only after the car assessment is done.

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