When you rent a car, the rental car agent almost always offers to add a collision damage waiver (CDW) to your contract for a specified daily charge. It sounds like insurance, but it's not. Instead, ...

A collision damage waiver is optional coverage available on rented vehicles that protects the renter from repair bills in the event of theft or an accident. Rental car companies not only expect their ...

In Heckart v. A-1 Self Storage (No. D066831, filed 12/30/15) a California appeals court held that damage waiver, indemnity and insurance provisions of a self-storage facility’s rental agreement did ...

Collision damage insurance, or collision damage coverage, is a form of auto insurance that protects the renter from the financial responsibility of damage to the vehicle. A collision damage waiver is ...

With a few exceptions, the card's auto collision damage waiver perk will provide coverage for all damage or theft. However, cardholders need to know what's covered and excluded to avoid pitfalls.