
What is Comprehensive Car Insurance?
Comprehensive car insurance can help protect cars from theft, storm damage and more. Learn if you should add comprehensive auto insurance to your policy.
by COUNTRY Financial
Ever had flying road debris crack your windshield? You’re not alone. It’s important to get it fixed, too—that little crack will grow over time, eventually crawling across your entire windshield.
But does car insurance cover a cracked windshield? If your glass has a small crack but isn’t shattered, try and get it repaired first. You can find a technician who’ll fill the crack with a strong resin.
But you’ll need your windshield replaced if it has more severe damage, and that’s where windshield replacement insurance—also called glass coverage—can help.
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Certain types of auto policies include windshield insurance to cover windshield replacement. These are:
We offer special Windshield Replacement Insurance at COUNTRY Financial as an additional coverage option to your main car insurance policy.
There are a few situations in which your car insurance coverage might not include the cost of windshield replacement:
In almost all cases, you’ll pay your car insurance deductible to replace your windshield. Insurance will then pay the shop or technician the remaining balance for the job.
Our Windshield Replacement Insurance does not require you to pay your comprehensive coverage deductible.
If you drive—and keep your car long enough—you’ll probably need to replace your windshield at least once. It’s just the nature of being on the road. But if you have the right car insurance coverage, it likely won’t be a difficult process.
If you’d like to know more about car windshield replacement, talk to your insurance agent today—they can help you get a car insurance quote, determine how much coverage you need and answer any questions.
Updated 3-4-25
Comprehensive car insurance can help protect cars from theft, storm damage and more. Learn if you should add comprehensive auto insurance to your policy.
There are six main types of car insurance coverage. Learn about what they cover, which auto insurance coverage you need, additional coverages and more.
Collision insurance helps cover damage to your car if you hit another vehicle or object. Learn more about what collision insurance can do for you.
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