Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1765 – Rental vehicle insurance
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1765
- Limited licensee: means a person or entity authorized to sell certain coverages relating to the rental of vehicles pursuant to the provisions of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1762
- Rental agreement: means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a vehicle provided by the rental company for rental or lease. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1762
- Rental company: means any person or entity in the business of providing primarily private passenger vehicles to the public under a rental agreement for a period not to exceed ninety days. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1762
- Rental period: means the term of the rental agreement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1762
- rental vehicle: means a motor vehicle of the private passenger type including passenger vans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, and of the cargo type including but not limited to cargo vans, pickup trucks and trucks with a gross vehicle weight of less than twenty-six thousand pounds and which do not require the operator to possess a commercial driver's license. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1762
- Renter: means any person obtaining the use of a vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement for a period not to exceed ninety days. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1762
A. The rental company licensed pursuant to this Part may offer or sell insurance only in connection with and incidental to the rental of vehicles, whether at the rental office or by preselection of coverage in a master, corporate, individual, or group rental agreement, in any of the following general categories:
(1) Personal accident insurance covering the risks of travel including but not limited to accident and health insurance that provides coverage, as applicable, to renters and other rental vehicle occupants for accidental death or dismemberment and reimbursement for medical expenses resulting from an accident that occurs during the rental period.
(2) Liability insurance that provides coverage, as applicable, to renters and other authorized drivers of rental vehicles for liability arising from the operation of the rental vehicle.
(3) Personal effects insurance that provides coverage, as applicable, to renters and other vehicle occupants for the loss of or damage to personal effects that occurs during the rental period.
(4) Roadside assistance and emergency sickness protection programs.
(5) Any other travel or automobile-related coverage that a rental company offers in connection with and incidental to the rental of vehicles.
B. No insurance may be offered by a limited licensee pursuant to this Part unless all of the following items are satisfied:
(1) The rental period of the rental agreement does not exceed ninety consecutive days.
(2) At every rental location where rental agreements are executed, brochures or other written materials are readily available to the prospective renter that:
(a) Summarize clearly and correctly, the material terms of coverage offered to renters, including the identity of the insurer.
(b) Disclose that these policies offered by the rental company may provide a duplication of coverage already provided by a renter’s personal automobile insurance policy, homeowner’s insurance policy, personal liability insurance policy, or other source of coverage.
(c) State that the purchase by the renter of the kinds of coverage specified in this Part is not required in order to rent a vehicle.
(d) Describe the process for filing a claim in the event the renter elects to purchase coverage and in the event of a claim.
(3) Evidence of coverage in the rental agreement is disclosed to every renter who elects to purchase such coverage.
Acts 1999, No. 1278, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:2105 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.