Do I Need Insurance When I Buy A Car? 
Here in Connecticut , we are required to have car insurance when registering a car . The State mandates a minimal amount of Liability and Uninsured/Underinsured coverage . If you are financing the car , the finance company will require Physical Damage Coverage -LRB- Comprehensive and Collision -RRB- and will need to be listd as an interested entity on your policy . If you are leasing , in addition to the Comp and Collision requirement , Leasing companies also require Liabilitycoverage . Typically they will require that you carry Bodily Injury Coverage of at lest $ 100,000 per person , $ 300,000 per occurance and $ 50,000 for Property Damage Liability . 