What Does Comprehensive Mean On Auto Insurance? 
Another name for comprehensive coverage is other then collision . If you hit someone or some object or someone hits you this is collision . If not in this category then the coverage is comprehensive . The exception is striking an animal . Since there is no way to control an animal jumping out in front of a moving vehicle this is classified as comprehensive . Most common comprehensive claims are glass breakage from a rock , vandalism , theft , falling objects such as a tree , flood , earthquake , fire . Consult your local agent for more specifics on comprehensive coverage . 