Originally Posted by
MitzEclipse
Hi all
Will be renting a car at SBP for almost two weeks in Dec and doing some early planning. Will be two adults/two kids with car seats in likely a mid-sized SUV. Haven't booked the car yet but thinking about the insurance approach. I am from the US but living in Switzerland with no car hence no primary auto insurance. I previously had a CC (CSR) that had supplementary car rental insurance, however, was not primary hence even if I applied for another CC with rental coverage, this wouldn't be adequate as I have no primary auto insurance.
Hence was looking at other insurance options such as rentalcover.com - seems to be legit and coverage is OK. I'm looking to hear from anyone if they've had experiences with claims. Or any other ideas how to approach rental car insurance? i just want to ensure I'm covered if there is an accident (doesn't matter who's fault), car damage, etc
Thanks in advance
There's a lot to unpack here, so let me ask a couple of clarifying questions first:
1. Where was your current driver license issued? In a U.S. state? In Switzerland? Elsewhere?
2. Do you currently hold
any U.S.-issued credit card? If not, do you still maintain a U.S. address from which you could obtain a new U.S.-issued card (and have someone forward it to you in Switzerland)?