{"id":2144,"date":"2025-12-01T11:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:51:34","slug":"what-does-car-insurance-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/what-does-car-insurance-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"What does car insurance cover?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are different costs that car insurance will cover. In general, it includes mandatory and additional coverage. For instance, the liability insurance will protect you against the damages you cause to others, while collision coverage will act as a financial protection against damage to your own vehicle.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here is what\u00a0car\u00a0insurance will cover.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Expenses that occur in an accident you cause. It includes the medical expenses and property damage that happen to the other party in the accident. This is covered under liability insurance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accidents that include\u00a0collisions with a car or other objects.\u00a0This is taken care of with collision insurance.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accidents that occur\u00a0to\u00a0your car due to natural disasters,\u00a0vandalism,\u00a0or theft\u00a0are\u00a0covered under comprehensive coverage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Medical expenses for an accident are regardless of the person causing the accident. This is provided through MedPay. There is PIP or personal Injury protection that will cover your lost wages or funeral expenses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you have coverage like\u00a0uninsured\u00a0and underinsured motorist coverage,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be covered even if the other\u00a0driver\u2019s\u00a0insurance\u00a0does not completely\u00a0cover\u00a0the cost\u00a0of\u00a0the accident.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coverage like\u00a0the\u00a0gap\u00a0insurance\u00a0will pay the amount you owe on your vehicle in case of an accident while the loan is active.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Other add-on coverages include rental car reimbursement\u00a0or roadside\u00a0assistance.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are different costs that car insurance will cover. 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For instance, the liability insurance will protect you against the damages you cause to others, while collision coverage will act as a financial protection against damage to your own vehicle.\u00a0Here is what\u00a0car\u00a0insurance will cover.\u00a0 Expenses that occur in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/what-does-car-insurance-cover\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What does car insurance cover?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What does car insurance cover?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Car insurance acts as financial protection during accidents. 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