My wife was in a car accident in Ontario, California. Who pays for car rental insurance?
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My wife was in a car accident in Ontario, California. Who pays for car rental insurance?
My wife was rear ended in a car accident in Ontario, California and her car will be fixed by the other party’s insurance. She will also get a rental car. The other party’s insurance does not want to pay for the insurance coverage for the rental. Our insurance will not cover. It will end up costing about $29 a day. Are we responsible to pay this even though we were the innocent party?
Asked on May 13, 2009 under Accident Law, California
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Regarding your wife's car accident in Ontario, California, the answer is NO. I don't care if the other insurance company is being whiny. They are required to pay. Then if they want to recoup it from their insured, that is on them. Your insurance won't cover probably because you don't have that coverage in your policy? If you do have coverage, your insurance is also practicing bad faith.
Contact the Department of Insurance in your state and file a complaint. Keep all your notes, emails, telephone messages. Then, call that insurance company and indicate you will sue them for bad faith and continue with your administrative complaint if they don't pay? Why? Because the accident was not your fault, and therefore, you should not bear the cost of rental. If you want to take this further, you can also contact an auto accident attorney in Ontario, California using the AttorneyPages directory at http://www.attorneypages.com.
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