 TITLE: Step-By-Step Checklist for Getting Car Insurance CONTENT: Understand Different Types of Car Insurance\n-------------------------------------------\nThere are several types of car insurance. \"Full coverage\" insurance usually includes the following:\n*   **Liability insurance** covers bodily injury or property damage you cause while driving.\n*   **Collision insurance** covers repairs to a vehicle or object (such as a fence) that you damage in an accident.\n*   **Comprehensive insurance** covers vehicle theft or damage unrelated to an accident, such as fire, vandalism or a tornado.\n*   **Uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance** covers medical bills and other costs from an accident caused by an uninsured or underinsured driver.\n*   **Medical payments\/personal injury protection insurance** covers medical and related costs if a passenger in your car is injured in an accident.\nYou can also add \"extra\" coverage; see Car Insurance Extras to Consider below for more. END