ICBC Comprehensive & Windshield Coverage: Chips, Glass and Non-Collision Loss
ICBC Comprehensive covers a range of non-collision losses including theft, vandalism, fire, earthquake, falling objects, animal impact and certain weather losses. Qualifying windshield chip repairs can be completed without a deductible.
ICBC Comprehensive covers listed non-collision risks including theft, vandalism, fire, earthquake, falling objects, animal impact and certain weather events.
A qualifying windshield chip repair at an ICBC-approved Glass Repair Program facility can be completed without paying a deductible.
A windshield replacement is different: the policy's applicable Comprehensive deductible can still apply.
Comprehensive is broader than glass
Windshield damage is one common Comprehensive claim, but the coverage also addresses many non-collision causes of loss. That includes theft, vandalism, fire, earthquake, falling or flying objects, animal impact and weather events identified by ICBC.
A chip repair and a windshield replacement are not the same claim outcome
ICBC's Glass Repair Program can repair qualifying small chips without a deductible when the damage meets its size, location and safety criteria. If the windshield must be replaced, the applicable policy deductible can become payable.
Comprehensive claims are treated differently from at-fault crashes
ICBC says submitting a Comprehensive claim does not affect the premium in the same way an at-fault collision can. Repeated Comprehensive claims can still affect underwriting, including the possibility of an escalating deductible, so claim history is not irrelevant.
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