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Old Jun 4, 2006, 10:35 pm
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JadedTraveler
 
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What proof of insurance do you carry when using a rental car for business travel?

Situation: You rent a car when traveling on business for your employer. In the case I'm thinking about, all the travel expenses are reimbursed by your employer (or your client). In these cases you are covered by your employers insurance, such as for liability and maybe travel. If you are an indepensent consultant, you probably have your own business liability insurance.

Say you are pulled over in a traffic stop, or are involved in an accident, or there is damage to your vehicle, such as a breakin, and you have to show someone license and identification. What do you use as proof of insurance? Simply showing a police officer the rental car receipt (if you even have it with you) and telling him/her you are covered by corporate insurance seems like a very big leap of faith these days. So I'm curious what others do, or have done, in a situation like this?
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