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You have an obligation to read your policy and follow it. It is an agreement you made with the insurance company.If you delay too long, the policy may say taht a claim is not covered if not reported within a certain amount of time, so if you wait, and get sued, the isnurance company may not have to defend you or pay for the loss.

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Only if you feel you are liable for the injury would you have an obligation to report it to your insurance company. A property owner is not automatically liable for any and all injuries that occur on the property.

In order to be held liable you would have to have been the cause of the accidental injury through action or negligence.

For example, Grandma is elderly, she falls a lot, she falls at home, she falls away from home, she falls on sidewalks and she fell in the grocery store and now she fell at your house. She didn't trip over anything you negligently left out and you didn't push her down. You are not liable for an injury from her fall so there is no need to notify your insurer.

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Q: If someone falls on your property do you have an obligation to notify your insurance company or can you wait to see if the person sues?
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