That's bizarre. Should be categorized under comprehensive claim, shouldn't it? Hit and run would suggest you were on the bike/operating it, and someone hit you, knocked you over and left.
Hit and runs are not comprehensive. I also thought they were not considered "at fault" but I cannot seem to find the email I had from my insurance company about that. You do, however, have to pay the deductible. If you can
identify the hit and run person via plate number or something then you don't even have to pay that.
I would've tried to claim someone vandalized it and pushed it over. That might be considered comprehensive. You'd still have to pay deductible, though.
Edit: Insurance Hotline seems to think you should be not at fault, as well.
Source: https://www.insurancehotline.com/how-to-handle-a-hit-and-run/Report the Accident To Your Insurance Company
Because there is no other driver whose insurance company can be involved in taking care of the damage, a hit and run accident will be taken care of under your own policy. Hit and run accidents are the only accident in which you are not at fault for which you will be required to pay your collision deductible, in most cases. This can vary from company to company. The reason for this is that there is no other insurance company involved to pay off the damages under their insured driver’s liability. Since your liability applies only to damage to other vehicles when you are at fault, it can’t be used to cover a hit and run accident.
A hit and run will be covered under your collision coverage, which is why you will have to pay the deductible that accompanies that coverage. There is no other coverage on your auto policy that will cover a hit and run; if you do not carry this optional coverage, you will not have insurance benefits to cover your damage.
Because you are not at fault in the accident, you will not have an increase on your insurance premiums as a result of filing the claim and providing a police report. The deductible will be your only responsibility in the repair.
A hit and run accident is frustrating because the person at fault has left the scene, leaving you to deal with the damage to your vehicle. Reporting the accident to the police is the best step you can take to help get a hit and run driver off the road.
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