Rental Car Insurance
Rental car insurance is a rental contract that takes care of the loss or damages
to people or the vehicle, in case the rental vehicle meets with an accident. Rental
car insurance gives financial security to both the rental company and the person
who takes a rental car.
The rental company usually asks the person who wants to take a rental car whether
he wants to include the company's rental car insurance to his car rental contract.
It is necessary to include company's rental car insurance in your car rental contract
unless your own car insurance policy or credit card has a provision for covering
the loss or damages of a rental vehicle, in case it meets with an accident.
The different types of coverage which are usually included in rental car insurance offered by rental companies are:
- Personal Liability Cover
- Damage Waiver Cover
- Personal Property Cover
Personal Liability Cover offers protection towards damages to another person, vehicle
or property due to an accident while using the rented car. Damage Waiver Cover usually
includes loss damage waiver, collision damage waiver and physical damage waiver.
These Waiver Covers waive the rental company's right to collect additional money
from the person who took the
rental car for any financial losses incurred in case
of an accident while using the rental car. Personal Property Cover offers financial
protection for any personal property loss or damage while using the rental car.
Rental car insurance is a necessity and so, before signing a rental contract, check
your car insurance policy and credit card and then decide whether or which rental
car insurance to be included in your rental car contract.