I hit a deer - why is this classed as an 'at-fault' claim by my insurance?

I had to misfortune to hit a deer. It was early morning and there were no warning signs - the deer simply jumped over a hedge and collided with my car. There was extensive damage and my insurance company quickly sorted it, but they insist that this has to be recorded as an “at fault” claim on my record. Why? I was not breaking any law and certainly had no reasonable way of preventing the accident.

Asked on 26 November 2018 by Wombat

Answered by Honest John
At fault means there's no other party to claim from. Non-fault means the losses can be claimed from the at-fault party. It doesn't mean it was your fault the incident happened, it means it cannot be claimed from another party.
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