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Wawanesa offers affordable auto insurance coverage to protect you and provide peace of mind when you’re on the road.

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Comprehensive Car Insurance Coverage You Can Depend On

With few exceptions, auto insurance coverage is mandatory in most U.S. states. There are many types of car insurance coverage, and most insurers offer policies that allow you to customize various coverage options. Wawanesa offers our members coverages tailored to their individual needs and budget.

Auto Insurance Coverage Types

Bodily Injury Liability

Helps pay the cost of injury to or death of another person when you’re at fault. It also provides for your legal defense against any bodily injury claims or lawsuits, if necessary.

Property Damage Liability

Helps pay the cost of damage to another person’s property such as someone else’s vehicle, home, building, or fence when you’re at fault. It also provides for your legal defense against property damage claims or lawsuits, if necessary.

Collision

Helps with repairs or replacement of your car if you’re in an automobile accident, regardless of who is at fault.

Comprehensive

It helps pay to repair or replace your car if it is damaged by vandalism, theft, fire, storms, contact with animals, or other causes.

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Property Damage

It helps pay for car damages if the other driver is at fault and does not have property damage insurance.

Personal Injury Protection

It helps pay for injuries-related expenses, regardless of who’s at fault.

Auto Medical Payments

It helps pay for your medical bills and related expenses and each person injured in your vehicle. Medical payment coverage also protects you and your family if you’re injured by a car while walking or riding a bike.


Coverages vary from state to state. Visit your state's auto insurance coverage page for more details.

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Roadside Assistance Coverage

Dead battery? Flat tire? Out of gas? We’ve got you covered. Wawanesa members are never left stranded on the side of the road with our roadside assistance coverage.

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Additional Car Insurance Coverages

While basic car insurance coverage is mandated by state law, there are optional coverages you may want to add to your policy. The following types of coverages are recommended to ensure enough protection to cover most scenarios.

Collision Coverage

Collision insurance covers your vehicle if:

  • You’re in a single-car accident
  • You’re in an accident with another vehicle
  • You collide with an object like a tree or streetlight
  • You roll your car accidentally

Comprehensive Coverage

Pays if your car is stolen or damaged by something other than a collision, such as weather, fire, vandalism, falling objects, or contact with animals.

Roadside Assistance Coverage

Helps pay for standard roadside services in the event your car is disabled. This can include:

  • Emergency towing
  • Flat tire change
  • Battery jump start
  • Fuel delivery
  • Winching service
  • Vehicle lockout

Rental Car Expense Coverage

It helps pay for rental car fees while your vehicle is being repaired or replaced due to a covered claim. To add this type of coverage, you’ll need to carry comprehensive or collision coverage.

Special Vehicle Equipment Coverage

Pays additional costs for loss or damage to special vehicle equipment where the cause of damage to your vehicle is covered under either your comprehensive or collision coverage. This may include custom furnishings or equipment not installed by the original vehicle manufacturer, such as special carpeting and furnishings, electronic equipment, specialized tires and wheels, engine accessories, anti-theft equipment, and custom paint.

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Auto Insurance Frequently Asked Questions

What factors can affect my auto insurance premium?
Several factors can influence your auto insurance premium, including:
  • Driving Record: A clean driving record with no accidents or violations typically results in lower premiums.
  • Vehicle Type: Your car's make, model, age, and safety features can impact your premium. High-performance or luxury vehicles usually cost more to insure.
  • Location: Where you live affects your insurance costs. Urban areas with higher traffic and crime rates often lead to higher premiums.
  • Coverage Limits and Deductibles: Choosing higher coverage limits or lower deductibles increases your premium. Conversely, opting for higher deductibles can lower your costs.
  • Annual Mileage: The more you drive, the higher your premium may be, as increased mileage can raise the likelihood of an accident.
How does comprehensive coverage differ from collision coverage?
  • Comprehensive Coverage: This type of coverage protects your vehicle against non-collision-related damages, such as theft, vandalism, fire, or hitting an animal. Comprehensive coverage is useful for helping with covered damages while your car is parked.
  • Collision Coverage: Collision coverage helps cover repairs to your vehicle if you’re involved in an accident, regardless of who is at fault. This includes collisions with other vehicles, objects like fences or poles, or single-car accidents.
What does auto insurance cover?
Car insurance typically protects you against financial loss in a car accident or theft. Depending on your coverage, it can also help pay for the costs associated with collisions, accidents, medical expenses, and legal fees. You can add additional coverages to your policy, such as rental car reimbursement and roadside assistance.
Does auto insurance vary state to state?
Yes, car insurance requirements and costs vary between states. Each state has its own minimum insurance requirements that drivers must meet, typically including liability coverage. Some states also require additional coverages, such as Personal Injury Protection (PIP) or Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage.
When do I need car insurance?
In the majority of states in the U.S., you need car insurance as soon as you own or operate a vehicle. Most states require at least minimum liability coverage before you can legally drive on public roads. Additionally, if you’re financing or leasing your car, your lender will most likely require you to carry comprehensive and collision coverage to protect their investment.

Have more questions on auto insurance? Visit our FAQs page to find answers on common questions relating to coverage, making a claim, and more.

Auto Insurance FAQs

Understand Your Car Insurance Coverage

An auto insurance policy consists of a variety of coverages that provide protection in different situations. The coverages have different limits and may have an associated deductible. The following are insurance terms commonly used in auto insurance.

Glossary of Policy Terms

Coverage

The protections and benefits provided by the insurance policy are subject to limitations and exclusions.

Declarations Page

The declarations page of your policy summarizes the important details of your contract. It highlights your premium, coverages, limits, deductibles, discounts, insured vehicles, driver’s insured on the policy, and more. It’s important to always check the details on this page to ensure everything is correct because any errors could affect you if you ever need to file a claim.

Deductible

The amount of the loss that the policyholder is responsible for paying up-front before covered benefits from the insurance company are paid out. This applies to comprehensive or collision coverage only.

Effective Date

The date your auto policy begins. If an accident occurs before this date, the policy will not cover it.

Exclusion

A contractual provision in an insurance policy that denies or restricts coverage for certain events, persons, property, or locations.

Limits

The maximum amount of financial protection available for a specific coverage, subject to limitations.

Policy

An insurance policy is a contract between you and your insurance company. In exchange for your payment of your premium, your insurance company agrees to pay covered costs associated with an auto accident or other covered loss, subject to the policy terms.

Premium

The amount charged by the insurance company to the policyholder for the insurance policy.

Primary Use

How you most commonly use your vehicle. Typically, the choices are commuting to work or school, business, or pleasure use.

Disclaimer

Please note that this website provides only a summary of auto insurance to generally illustrate how auto insurance works. Your insurance policy is the legal contract containing the terms and limitations of your coverage. Any coverage provided by a Wawanesa General Insurance Company policy is subject to the terms, conditions, exclusions and endorsements of your insurance policy.