Car Insurance Coverage
Choosing car insurance can be confusing. It's important to know what is required by law and the different types of coverages so you can find the right policy for you. Learn about minimum requirements and optional coverages before you get a quote or talk to an insurance agent.
Type of coverage | Per person | Per incident |
|---|---|---|
Bodily Injury Liability - Covers injuries to a person in the other car if you cause an accident. | $15,000 | $30,000 |
Medical Payments - Covers you and your passengers' medical bills, no matter who is at fault. | $1,000 | - |
Uninsured Motorist Property Damage - Covers damage to your car from an accident where the uninsured driver is at fault. | - | $3,500 |
Property Damage Liability - Covers the cost of repairs if your vehicle damages someone's car or property. | - | $5,000 |
Type of coverage | |
|---|---|
May cover the cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle if you’re involved in a crash, no matter who was at fault. | |
Pay your rental car costs when your vehicle is in the shop and the repairs are covered by your insurance policy. | |
Make up any difference between what your regular auto policy pays for your financed vehicle and what you still owe to the lender if your ride gets totaled. | |
Protect yourself if your vehicle is stolen, vandalized, or damaged by fire, flood, earthquake, falling objects, or various other causes that aren’t a collision. | |
Accidental Death Benefits | May pay end-of-life expenses if you’re involved in a fatal collision and don’t have life insurance coverage. |
New Car Added Protection | Can pay for repairs or replace your new vehicle without depreciation should it be damaged or totaled in a covered loss. |
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Answers to your car insurance coverage questions.
Yes, but only if you have comprehensive coverage. This is optional coverage that pays for damages if someone intentionally damages your car—e.g., spray paints the body, keys the door, or smashes your window
A heavy hailstorm can do serious damage to your car, resulting in dings and dents or cracked windshields. If you have comprehensive coverage, though, you’re golden. This optional coverage compensates you for the needed repairs.
If a thief grabs personal belongings that were left in your car, such as your phone or laptop, most auto insurance policies don’t cover it. But some offer a small amount of coverage, so check your policy.
The good news is that most renters and homeowners insurance policies cover theft—even if the thief swiped the items from your car. So if you have home insurance, you’ll likely be compensated for your loss.
Tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, hail—there’s no shortage of natural disasters that can wreak havoc on your vehicle. But if you have comprehensive auto insurance, the damage will likely be covered.
Water damage can require expensive repairs. If you have a comprehensive policy, you’re covered if the damage was caused by a natural flood or something else beyond your control. And while accidents are covered, intentional acts are not.
Sorry, but no. Tire blowout damage is usually caused by normal wear and tear, which isn’t covered by insurance.
Some auto insurance policies may cover lockouts under their roadside assistance plan. AAA Member benefits, for example, include car locksmith service.
It might, depending on the circumstances. If your vehicle collides with another car or crashes into a wall at the carwash, your collision coverage—if you have such a policy—will pay for damages to your car. But if you’re at a car wash and the machines malfunction, damaging your bumper or scraping your paint job, the car wash maybe liable for the damages.
If you have an accident that damages your roof rack, and you have collision coverage, you’re likely covered. This type of coverage will pay for the damage regardless of whether you collide with another vehicle or are hit by some other object.
No, most auto insurance policies don’t cover damage caused by normal wear and tear, such as rust damage.
Yes. If you have comprehensive coverage, you can file a claim for car damage caused by falling objects—such as divebombing acorns.
Yes. If you hit your garage door, any damage sustained to your vehicle is covered by your collision policy.
No, you’re not required by law to get full coverage for a used vehicle. If you’re leasing or financing the car, however, your lender may require it.