Auto insurance is required by almost every state in the country – which means most of you reading this article have it. The insurance that covers you while you are driving your own car also covers you while driving in someone else’s car, including a rental car. Which means that when you rent a car while on vacation you may be tempted to take out the insurance plan that the car rental company offers you. It’s not necessarily a bad idea to take that insurance, although it isn’t necessarily required either. Let’s look at both sides of the equation.

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