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Arizona Bill Removing Car Rental Companies as Primary Insurer Fails in House

Arizona Senate Bill 1286 would’ve changed the state’s liability insurance coverage laws for motor vehicle rentals to say that a company’s insurance is ‘excess coverage to any other available insurance coverage for any damages and injury caused by a renter.’

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Washington State Legislature Approves Bill for Personal Vehicle Sharing

HB 2384, if signed by the governor, will regulate insurance and creates disclosure rules in peer-to-peer car sharing.The bill was sent to the state's governor on March 2.

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Righting a Wrong in Arizona

Arizona is one of a super minority of states in which auto rental companies are required by statute to pay for the negligent acts of their renters. Look for new legislation in the coming weeks that proposes to change that.

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Florida Supreme Court Rules Insurer Must Pay for Rental Car Crash

Though the person driving the rented vehicle wasn’t the original renter, the court ruled that because the original renter gave permission, the insurance company is still responsible for damages.

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Canadian Province Approves Vicarious Liability Reform

Alberta's new regulation will limit the liability of non-negligent owners of vehicles operating under both long-term lease and short-term rental agreements.

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Lawsuit Highlights Responsibilities of Rental Car Supplemental Insurance

Who pays next after primary insurance is exhausted, the driver's supplemental insurance or his personal auto insurance?

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Are Minn. Renters Covered by State Insurance?

Blog claims that renters who are residents of Minnesota are covered for loss of use, collision damage waiver and liability by the state.

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Vicarious Liability Reform Advances in Alberta

Legislation that would cap potential vicarious liability awards was recently introduced in the provincial Legislative Assembly.

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Avis Wins N.J. Supreme Court Case Involving Liability

TRENTON, N.J. -- The New Jersey Supreme Court on March 29 reversed an earlier Appellate Court ruling that Avis' status as a self-insurer automatically made the company's liability coverage primary in a case arising from a 1999 car accident on the Atlantic City expressway.

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In Case of an Accident, Whose Insurer Will Be Primary?

Levels of exposure in the event of a rental car collision vary from state to state. Before letting your customers cross state lines, make sure your company’s insurance passes muster.

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