{"id":153,"date":"2025-10-14T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=153"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:22:19","slug":"how-and-why-insurance-companies-total-your-car-after-an-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/how-and-why-insurance-companies-total-your-car-after-an-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"How and Why Insurance Companies Total Your Car After an Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your car is a major part of your life, and you do everything you can to protect it. Auto insurance is part of that protection, especially when an accident happens. But sometimes, insurance doesn&#8217;t repair your car and totals it instead. At Foresee General Insurance Agency Inc. in Harrison, AR, we&#8217;re here to help you understand what happens when an insurance company totals your car and why.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why an Insurance Company Totals a Car After an Accident<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes the value of your car is too low, and the cost of repairs is too high. Most insurers total a car if the cost of repairs is more than 80% of the vehicle&#8217;s value. Another reason a car might get totaled with minor damage is that the parts are too expensive to replace.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happens to Your Car When It&#8217;s Been Totaled?<\/h2>\n<p>The insurance company takes your car and sends it to auction to recover some of its value. If your insurance policy covers it, you&#8217;ll get an amount known as the actual cash value of your current car to use toward buying a replacement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you still owe money on your original vehicle, you&#8217;ll have to pay off the remaining balance with the insurance funds. Once the old debt has been settled, you can shop for a new car and use the remaining balance toward its purchase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Call Us To Protect Your Vehicle With the Right Auto Insurance Policy<\/h2>\n<p>At Foresee General Insurance Agency Inc., we want to make sure you&#8217;re as safe as possible when you&#8217;re driving around Harrison, AR. Call us to talk about getting the right auto insurance for your car. We&#8217;re here to make sure you have a policy that helps you replace your car if it&#8217;s been totaled after an accident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your car is a major part of your life, and you do everything you can to protect it. Auto insurance is part of that protection, especially when an accident happens. But sometimes, insurance doesn&#8217;t repair your car and totals it instead. At Foresee General Insurance Agency Inc. in Harrison, AR, we&#8217;re here to help you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8,25,6,7,24],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-ar","tag-auto","tag-foresee-general-insurance-agency-inc","tag-harrison","tag-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154,"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foreseeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}