Does Your California Insurance Cover a Rental Car If Your Car Is Stolen?
The car is gone. You filed the police report, called your insurer, and asked the question that should have been answered before you signed anything: "So when do I get the rental?" In California — where a missing car often means a missing paycheck — the gap between what you expected and what the policy actually says arrives fast and costs real money. "Full coverage" sounds like it covers everything. That's basically its entire marketing function. But in California insurance language, full coverage means liability, collision, and comprehensive. It protects the vehicle and the people around it. Getting yourself to work while police search for yours? That's a separate product. One that a significant number of California drivers didn't notice on the quote page. What Full Coverage Actually Covers — and What It Doesn't Comprehensive coverage handles theft. If your car is stolen and not recovered, your insurer pays the vehicle's actual cash value minus y...