Vehicle insurance (also known as
car insurance or
motor insurance) is
insurance purchased for
cars,
trucks,
motorcycles, and other road vehicles. Its primary use is to provide financial protection against physical damage and/or bodily injury resulting from
traffic collisions and against
liability that could also arise there from. The specific terms of vehicle insurance vary with legal
regulations in each region. To a lesser degree vehicle insurance may additionally offer financial protection against theft of the vehicle and possibly damage to the vehicle, sustained from things other than traffic collisions.