Temporary Auto Insurance
If you are searching for a temporary auto insurance policy there is a very good possibility that you do not need it…
Is temporary car insurance necessary if you are getting a rental car?
The rental company will likely offer you liability coverage, personal effects coverage, accident coverage, and/or a loss damage waiver. As long as you are using the rental car for recreational use (not business use) you own car insurance will cover the each of these offered insurances.
Below you’ll see a list of the aforementioned 4 insurance types and the reasons why they are probably not needed…
Liability insurance: The liability coverage on the auto insurance policy that you already have protects you.
Loss Damage Waiver or LDW: If you have both collision & comprehensive insurance, you don’t need a loss damage waiver. Your collision insurance covers damage done to your car even if you are found to be guilty in an accident. Comprehensive coverage covers damage done to your car from things such as wildlife and weather. Furthermore, some LDWs, which you can purchase, only cover damage done to the car if you are found to be innocent.
Personal accident insurance or accident coverage: If you already have either Personal Injury Protection, Medical Payments Coverage, or health insurance, you can skip on this additional insurance.
Personal effects coverage: Rental car companies offer this type of coverage for stolen items. However, it is very likely that your homeowners or renters insurance already covers items that are stolen not just inside the house, but outside of it as well.
To be on the safe side, it is best to call both you car and house insurer to make sure that both policies carry over. Or, you can just read your policy. Its likely that you’ll get some type of insurance from your credit card company as well.
What if you’re not renting, but borrowing somebody’s car?
If you have your own car insurance, you needn’t worry. Your own auto insurance transfers over. Additionally, the lenders car insurance policy will transfer to you. But what happens if you want to borrow a car and don’t have auto coverage for yourself?
Lack of liability coverage is the main thing, which can hurt you, if you are borrowing somebody’s car. If the lenders liability coverage is not enough (say it is $4,000 short of paying for the damages), you are responsible for the difference in an accident in which you are found to be guilty. You don’t have to worry about this happening if you get a nonowners policy, which provides liability coverage for those who borrow others cars. And, as always, if you are the innocent party in an accident, the guilty one will pay for the repairs (this isn’t the case in every state as some are no-fault states).
If you borrow a car, who pays for damages done to the car itself? The collision and/or comprehensive coverage of the owner will pay if you are guilty, the other party will pay if they are guilty, and your coverage may pay if you have your own full coverage (comprehensive & collision).
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