2009 Washington Code
Title 48 - Insurance
Chapter 48.115 - Rental car insurance.
48.115.030 - Rental car insurance producer prohibitions.

Rental car insurance producer prohibitions.

A rental car insurance producer may not:

     (1) Offer, sell, or solicit the purchase of insurance except in conjunction with and incidental to rental car agreements;

     (2) Advertise, represent, or otherwise portray itself or any of its employees or agents as licensed insurers or insurance producers;

     (3) Pay any person, including a rental car insurance producer endorsee, any compensation, fee, or commission that is dependent primarily on the placement of insurance under the license issued under this chapter;

     (4) Make any statement or engage in any conduct, express or implied, that would lead a customer to believe that the:

     (a) Insurance policies offered by the rental car insurance producer do not provide a duplication of coverage already provided by a renter's personal automobile insurance policy, homeowners' insurance policy, or by another source of coverage;

     (b) Purchase by the renter of rental car insurance is required in order to rent a rental car from the rental car insurance producer; and

     (c) Rental car insurance producer or the rental car insurance producer's endorsees are qualified to evaluate the adequacy of the renter's existing insurance coverages.

[2008 c 217 § 91; 2002 c 273 § 7.]

Notes: Severability -- Effective date -- 2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.