The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of a family seeking full coverage from their uninsured motorist policy with Auto-Owners Insurance, despite the accident’s involvement with what the insurance company deems a ‘self-insured’ rental vehicle from Avis.
In a recent New Jersey appellate court decision, an intra-familial exclusion rule included in a car rental company’s supplemental liability policy was deemed void as it did not conform to the state’s automobile insurance laws.
The new law takes effect July 1.
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.’
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who pays next after primary insurance is exhausted, the driver's supplemental insurance or his personal auto insurance?
Blog claims that renters who are residents of Minnesota are covered for loss of use, collision damage waiver and liability by the state.