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Article: Avoid rental-car insurance redundancy.(Features)(Work & Money)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- November 13, 2000
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Accepting the collision damage waiver (CDW) offered by rental-car agents can add an average of $15 per day to your daily rental rate.
Before signing up, check to see if rental cars are already covered under your personal car-insurance policy. And take a close look at your credit cards.
Some credit-card companies provide rental-car insurance when you use their card. The coverage varies widely. Find out if it is primary or secondary. Primary coverage means the card pays - after you've met your deductible - before other insurers pay. Secondary coverage pays what's left after other insurers settle.
A good primary-coverage ...