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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.

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Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« on: January 04, 2011, 11:20:19 PM »
Hey.. does anyone know of any credit cards that will cover all car rental insurance??
« Last Edit: January 17, 2011, 09:15:08 PM by Dan »

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #1 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)

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2011, 02:39:16 AM »
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)
CO Onepass Plus has free primary insurance.
Not valid in Israel though.
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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2011, 10:01:28 AM »
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?

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2011, 01:48:43 PM »
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.

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2011, 07:38:36 PM »
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?
I did one through Travelocity. I called AMEX later and they confirm,ed that it was covered, but I would always call the CC to notify them that it's a car rental to b sure ur covered.

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2011, 08:40:22 PM »
so for free coverage for a rental in the us (i have a rental tomorrow) is it beeter to use my citi Aadvantage Mc, or amex gold card?

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2011, 08:49:23 PM »
so for free coverage for a rental in the us (i have a rental tomorrow) is it beeter to use my citi Aadvantage Mc, or amex gold card?
Do you have your own car insurance policy?
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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2011, 09:35:41 PM »
Do you have your own car insurance policy?
yes. why?

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2011, 09:40:33 PM »
yes. why?
Then neither of those cards will cover you as they only help you if your own insurance won't cover it.

You either need the CO Onepass Plus which has free primary insurance or you need to pay the $20/rental AMEX fee to make an AMEX primary insurance.

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2011, 02:41:41 PM »
Then neither of those cards will cover you as they only help you if your own insurance won't cover it.

You either need the CO Onepass Plus which has free primary insurance or you need to pay the $20/rental AMEX fee to make an AMEX primary insurance.
They will cover the deductible and administrative fees if applicable.

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Re: Car Insurance
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2011, 02:53:35 PM »
They will cover the deductible and administrative fees if applicable.
but the rest of the damages will be charged to your insurance, which can affect your rates...

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2011, 05:53:40 PM »
is it recomended to take out liability insurance?

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2011, 07:15:22 PM »
yes

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2011, 10:50:59 PM »

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2011, 12:28:32 AM »
no, bbut i do have plenty of experience and have done alot of research on the subject......why are u so full of hate? we just try to help here, if u have nothing good to say you dont have to make  a comment

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2011, 12:33:01 AM »
+100000

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2011, 09:10:23 AM »
no, bbut i do have plenty of experience and have done alot of research on the subject......why are u so full of hate? we just try to help here, if u have nothing good to say you dont have to make  a comment
it just irks me when people give advice without any reasoning. Why should a single person with not a cent to his name buy liability insurance?

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2011, 10:50:17 AM »
I think hocker is making $en$e here.

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Re: Credit Card Car Rental Insurance
« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2011, 01:10:21 PM »
I think hocker is making $en$e here.
thanks for the support. Congrats on your post #1000!