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NewsJanuary 23, 2012

Family Gets Full Refund After Rental Car Plunges Off Ferry

Fox Rent A Car was first reported to have refused a refund to a family whose rental car was bumped by another vehicle off the ferry boat. The company said it did not know at the time of the claim that the family was not at fault, according to the Orange County Register.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2012

ACRA Executive Director Visits Arizona to Express Views on Insurance Legislation

Currently, Arizona is an outlier state that by statute makes car rental companies primary in all claims and prohibits recoveries through subrogation.

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NewsJanuary 17, 2012

U.S. Appeals Court Says Insurer Must Pay in Geico v. Garcia, Sends Case Back

In Garcia v. Geico General Insurance Co., the 11th circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that even though the driver of the rental car involved in the crash wasn’t the original renter, the insurance company of the driver is still responsible for coverages.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2012

Legislation OKs Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing in Oregon

At least two companies have announced expansion to the West Coast state since the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed HB 3149, which became effective Jan. 1.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2012

Dubai: Illegal Car Rental Companies Still a Problem

After cracking down on illegal car rental operations in a 2008 campaign, Dubai police said unregistered and uninsured vehicles are still an issue on auto rental lots.

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NewsJanuary 4, 2012

Car-Sharing Company Folds after Major Vehicle Theft

HiGear, a peer-to-peer, luxury car-sharing company in San Francisco, announced it is shutting down after a series of vehicles were stolen from customers.

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NewsNovember 29, 2011

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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NewsOctober 19, 2011

Confusion Over US Auto Rental Insurance Can Cost UK Travelers Big Bucks

In the U.S., collision damage waivers and liability insurance are upgrades not included in online quote prices if you didn’t know to add them. In a recent survey, 75 percent of UK respondents didn’t know that the insurance and liability coverage were extra add-ons, since these are required and part of the rental pricing in the UK.

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NewsOctober 11, 2011

Mitchell Partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Improve End-to-end Vehicle Workflow

Mitchell International and Enterprise announce partnership to integrate services for auto repair management and insurance claims management.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2011

Edmunds.com Names Cars and Trucks with Lowest Insurance Costs

Rankings are based on five-year projections for all models across five vehicle segments.

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