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How does autoplan work

All B.C. motorists must have ICBC Basic Autoplan insurance.

For extra protection that meets your needs, you can add Optional coverage on top of your Basic package.

Basic Autoplan

Basic Autoplan coverage ensures anyone injured in a crash is eligible for essential medical care.

What Basic Autoplan covers »

Optional extended coverage

Optional extended coverage

Optional insurance provides extra coverage for vehicle damage, injuries and other losses—to you or others.

What Basic Autoplan does not cover

To qualify for coverage after a crash, you must follow the terms and conditions of your policy.

What Basic Autoplan doesn't cover »

How do I buy Autoplan?

Autoplan is sold exclusively through our B.C.-wide network of 900 Autoplan brokers.

How much will I pay?

When calculating your insurance premium, we consider such things as the make of your vehicle, what it's used for and your claim record.

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Glossary
  • A person licensed to sell insurance. Autoplan brokers are insurance brokers who have been authorized by ICBC to sell Autoplan coverage.
  • Legal responsibility. If you are at fault for a crash, you (or your insurance) may be held legally liable or responsible for the costs incurred. These may include bodily injury or property damage, or both, suffered by the other party.
  • The amount you have to pay towards repairs or costs before your insurance kicks in to pay for the rest. Learn more about Optional coverage for your vehicle.
  • Your risk of being sued by someone: in legal terms, some third "party" in addition to you (first party) and your insurer (second party). When someone talks about a third-party claim against you, that means you are being sued by a person who holds you responsible for injuring them or damaging their property. The person suing can be your own passenger in a crash you caused. The damage you cause to another person - the third party - is covered under Third Party Liability insurance. What Basic Autoplan covers
  • Insurance that covers you for bodily injury or death in a crash where the at-fault driver or vehicle owner does not have enough insurance to cover the damages awarded to you. What Basic covers
  • The person who operates a vehicle the majority of the time it is in use.
    Who is your vehicle's principal operator? » (PDF)
  • A policy promising to cover the cost of repairing or replacing your own crash-related vehicle damage when you are in a collision with another vehicle, person, or object. More about Optional coverage for your vehicle
  • A policy promising to pay for damage to your car from a cause other than collision: for example, windshield damage, and loss or damage caused by fire, theft, or vandalism. More about Optional extended Autoplan coverage

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