Justin has $20,000 property damage insurance and $5,000 comprehensive and collision insurance with a $500 deductible. one evening he slides on a patch of ice and hits a parked car, causing $4,500 worth of damage. the accident causes $1,750 of damage to his own car. how much will the insurance pay to fix both cars?

The total amount that the insurance company will pay is $5,750 for repairs as a result of Justin’s accident.

Both property damage and collision coverage will be utilized to pay the damages from Justin’s accident. The insurance will pay $4,500 under the property damage portion of his insurance to repair the parked car. It will pay this full amount because it is not subject to a deductible. The repair to Justin’s car is covered by the collision part of his insurance, so the insurance company will pay $1,250, which is the amount of the repair less his $500 deductible. The total that they will pay is $4,500 for the parked car + $1,250 for Justin’s car, for a total of $5,750.