Credit Card Car Rental Insurance

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There are no Credit Cards that will cover Liability.
Visa, Amex, MasterCard and ~~Discover~~ will cover Loss Damage Waiver / Collision (CDW/LDW)

Cards that cover CDW/LDW in Israel:
Chase: Sapphire Preferred ($95 annual fee)
American Express Gold $195AF
~~Discover (accepted in Israel as Diners' Club): More, Open Road, Miles, Motiva (none have annual fees) Policy link~~

You must present at the time of rental a copy of your policy or a document from the CC company stating that the insurance coverage applies to Israel . You will still have to purchase 3rd Party Liability, but you will save some shekels and have no deductible for damages.

Visa phone number : 800-VISA-911

Visa does NOT cover:

Cadillac Escalade
Mercedes GL series (they do cover GLK)
Mercedes E class
Corvettes
Camaro ZL1

AMEX premium will charge $24.95 per rental and they cover:

Up to $100K for damage or theft and accidental death or dismemberment coverage ($250,000 for California residents), up to $15,000 for excess medical expenses per person, and up to $5,000 for excess personal property coverage ($15,000 for Florida residents)
Any car from Mercedes, pickup trucks, Porsche and 15 passenger vans.
There's no need to pay for the full amount with money, even if it's with points or coupon rental and you pay just $2 fees they will still cover you.

Those that do NOT have a credit card insurance, here is an alternative: https://worldwideinsure.org.

« Last edited by SuperFlyer on August 04, 2022, 12:31:39 PM »

ilikedeals:
Hey.. does anyone know of any credit cards that will cover all car rental insurance??

gozalim:
there is no credit card that covers liabilty
all cards cover damage (cdw) as secondary
Amex for $20-25 per rental covers damage primary
world MC covers cdw in Israel (1 country that almost no company covers)

Dan:

--- Quote from: gozalim on January 04, 2011, 11:46:35 PM ---there is no credit card that covers liabilty
all cards cover damage (cdw) as secondary
Amex for $20-25 per rental covers damage primary
world MC covers cdw in Israel (1 country that almost no company covers)

--- End quote ---
CO Onepass Plus has free primary insurance.
Not valid in Israel though.

abe1:
any idea if a car rental is made thru priceline if it will be coverd with cdw insurance from the credit card you pay pricline?

Bh101:
as long as u decline the cdw from the rental company and pay and reserve the rental on the credit card then yes it covers it. but as dan said the onepass covers as primary insurance.