Insurance in Nebraska

Coverage Requirements in Nebraska

Nebraska requires 25/50/25 auto liability ($25,000 per person bodily injury, $50,000 per accident, $25,000 property damage) PLUS mandatory UM/UIM bodily injury at 25/50. Nebraska is an at-fault state with modified comparative fault (50% bar). Roughly 10% of Nebraska drivers are uninsured; VKOVR recommends stacking UM/UIM to 100/300 to match recommended liability limits, particularly along the I-80 freight and commuter corridor from Omaha through Lincoln, Grand Island, and Kearney. Standard homeowners insurance in Nebraska covers wind, hail, and tornado damage but typically carries a 1–2% wind/hail percentage deductible — often thousands of dollars on a full loss. The 2020 derecho demonstrated that straight-line wind damage can affect large regions simultaneously and stress claim-handling capacity. Flood — Missouri River, Platte River, and tributaries — requires NFIP or private flood. Coverage A should be audited against post-2020 Nebraska rebuild costs, especially in Omaha, Lincoln, and Bellevue where construction labor is tight. Nebraska employers with one or more employees must carry workers' compensation insurance (limited household-worker exceptions apply). The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court enforces penalties. Agriculture, meatpacking (Omaha, Fremont, Grand Island), livestock, ethanol production, and construction drive distinctive Nebraska commercial pricing; commercial auto, inland marine, and general liability matter across the I-80 ag corridor, and cyber and EPL lines matter for Omaha's insurance-finance concentration (Berkshire Hathaway, Mutual of Omaha).