Why is flood cover important for car owners
The risk of floods is no small matter and can have a serious impact on a car owner’s financial well-being. So let’s take a look at why car owners need flood cover for their vehicles.
Flash-floods happen frequently in Malaysia
Malaysia experiences 2 monsoon seasons in a year:
- Southwest Monsoon season: May - September
- Northeast Monsoon season: November - March
This means one can expect heavy downpours to happen every year.
Flood-damaged cars can cost a bomb to repair
The worst damage to a car caused by floods can cost up to RM50,000 to repair. Cars that are fully submerged while engines are dead will not have serious damages where the cost to repair won’t be as high.
But if a car is fully submerged and car owner attempts to start the engine, the electric control unit (ECU) will be shorted out. This repair work can cost up to RM7,000 for an average car and RM30,000 for a BMW!*
* Source: The Star Online - Repairs to flood-damaged cars can cost up to RM50,000
Why MY Car Insurance?
- Third bodily injury and death; Third party property loss or damage
- Third bodily injury and death; Third party property loss or damage
- Loss or damage to your car
- Damage from theft
- Damage from accidental fire
- Damage from accident
- Third bodily injury and death; Third party property loss or damage
- Loss or damage to your car
- Damage from theft
- Damage from accidental fire
- Damage from accident
- Special perils coverage*
* Special perils coverage covers flood, typhoon, hurricane, storm, tempest, volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide, landslip, subsidence or sinking of the soil / earth or other convulsions of nature.
Besides flood cover, MY Car Insurance also offers UNLIMITED TOWING Services and other additional benefits. Find out more about MY Car Insurance here.
The benefit(s) payable under eligible certificate/policy/product is(are) protected by PIDM up to limits. Please refer to PIDM’s TIPS brochure or contact Chubb Insurance Malaysia Berhad or PIDM (visit www.pidm.gov.my)
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