Full coverage typically refers to auto insurance policies that include liability, collision, and comprehensive coverage. Liability insurance helps pay for others’ injuries or damages, while collision coverage helps pay for damage to your own car in an accident. Comprehensive coverage, on the other hand, helps pay for damage to your car from things like theft, vandalism, or natural disasters. So, while full coverage includes liability, collision, and comprehensive coverage, comprehensive coverage specifically focuses on damages to your car from certain incidents.
What does comprehensive coverage mean for auto insurance?
Comprehensive car insurance provides physical damage coverage for your vehicle if it gets damaged in a non-collision event. Many drivers get comprehensive car insurance by purchasing a full coverage policy, which also includes liability insurance, collision insurance, and medical payments insurance.
Although comprehensive insurance is optional, most drivers choose to purchase this policy. An analysis from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) found that almost 80% of insured drivers carry comprehensive coverage, in addition to personal liability insurance (which is legally required in almost every state).