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Rental‑car industry and small operator urge H.1301 to make personal policies primary for rentals
Summary
Backers including the American Car Rental Association and a Massachusetts rental‑car owner told the Joint Committee on Financial Services that H.1301 would require personal auto insurers to be primary for accidents involving rented vehicles, aligning Massachusetts with most other states and easing financial burdens on rental operators.
Don Lefebvre, executive director of the American Car Rental Association, and a Massachusetts rental‑car operator testified in support of H.1301 before the Joint Committee on Financial Services, urging the committee to report the bill favorably.
Lefebvre said the bill “is common sense legislation that would require personal auto insurers to provide primary coverage when they're insured causes an accident while driving a rented vehicle.” He told the committee that most other states already adopt the same…
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