AZ Travels the World, how did you determine you are not covered under Visa Platinum? The Visa website, http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/v...m_terms.html#a ,
seems to indicate that coverage will be provided in Italy.

Today’s website shows the following: Auto Rental Insurance Effective 3/1/02

When and where am I covered?
This coverage is available on a 24-hour basis, in the United States and most foreign countries. No coverage is provided for motor vehicles rented in Israel, Jamaica, or the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.


What type of insurance coverage is this?
Visa Platinum Auto Rental Insurance is "secondary" coverage within your domiciled country and "primary" coverage outside your domiciled country. …
Outside your domiciled country, coverage is primary where available. You do not have to claim payment from any other source of insurance before receiving coverage under the policy.