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By Mark Walters

What automobile insurance coverage are available in the USA? This question is often asked and very critical, seeing it is the law to have automobile insurance.

The owner of the vehicle may be protected with different types of coverage depending on what coverage the insurer purchases. Many states necessitate that automobilists carry liability insurance coverage to cover the expenses in the event of an automobile accident. Some states, such as Wisconsin, have more flexible "proof of financial responsibility" requirements.

In the USA, liability insurance covers claims against the policy holder and generally, any other operator of the insured vehicles, provided they do not live at the same address as the policy holder, and are not specifically excluded on the policy. In the case of those living at the same address, they must specifically be covered on the policy. Thus it is necessary, for example, when a family member comes of driving age they must be added to the policy. Sometimes Liability insurance does not cover the policy holder when driving other vehicles than their own.

The other party's insurance policy will cover you when driving their motor vehicle. Non-owners insurance policies may be offered that would cover an insured on any vehicle they drive. This coverage option is only accessible to those who are not owners of their own vehicle, and is required by the government for drivers who have been found at fault in an accident in the past. Non-owners insurance policies are also recognized as Named Operator Policies. The policies are useful for people whose license has been suspended and they have to have insurance for their license to be reinstated.

In The Main, liability coverage continues when you hire a auto. Comprehensive policies ("full coverage") normally also apply to the rental vehicle, although this should be verified beforehand. Full coverage insurance premiums are based on, among other factors, the value of the insured's vehicle. This coverage, however, cannot apply to rental cars because the insurance company does not want to assume responsibility for a claim greater than the value of the insured's vehicle, assuming that a rental auto may be worth more than the insured's vehicle.

Most rental car companies offer insurance to cover damage to the rental vehicle. These policies may be unneeded for many customers as credit card companies, such as Visa and MasterCard, now cater for supplemental collision damage coverage to rental cars if the transaction is processed while utilizing their cards. These benefits are restrictive in terms of the types of vehicles covered.

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