What Our Auto Insurance Actually Covers
Most auto policies feel like they were written specifically to NOT pay when you need them. Let's cut through the nonsense and explain what our Monroe NC auto insurance actually covers:
Liability Coverage
This is the legally required minimum that protects other people when you accidentally turn their car into an accordion. It covers:
- Bodily injury (when someone else gets hurt)
- Property damage (when you redesign someone else's vehicle or mailbox)
But let's be honest—state minimums are like wearing a paper hat in a hurricane. They might technically count as protection, but they won't do much when things get serious.
Collision Coverage
This pays for damage to YOUR car when you hit something (or something hits you). Whether it's another vehicle, a tree that jumped out of nowhere, or that parking garage pillar that definitely moved since the last time you parked there.
Comprehensive Coverage
Despite the name, it doesn't cover "everything." (Insurance companies love misleading names.) It covers damage to your car from:
- Theft (when someone decides your car should be their car)
- Vandalism (when someone expresses their artistic talents on your vehicle)
- Weather (when Mother Nature throws a tantrum)
- Animal encounters (when deer decide highways are great places for family reunions)
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist
For when you're hit by someone whose insurance is as non-existent as their driving skills. Because nothing says "bad day" like being hit by someone whose insurance policy is "sorry, my bad."
Medical Payments/Personal Injury Protection
Covers medical expenses regardless of fault, because hospital bills don't care who caused the accident.
Additional Options
- Roadside assistance (for when your car decides to take an unscheduled break)
- Rental car coverage (so you're not begging friends for rides)
- Gap insurance (because new cars lose value faster than ice cream melts in August)