If taking an airline flight doesn’t generate enough anxiety, there’s the march from the arrival gate to the rental car counter ... What’s wrong with this picture? The customer reactions ...

That’s why it’s prudent to know your rental car insurance options before you pick up the keys at the counter. Like any other vehicle, rental cars need car insurance to be operated on the roadway.

As I stood in line at a rental-car counter in Chicago’s Midway airport last week, I dreamed of Turo. The line was long, plus you have to deal with the whole rental-car-agent spiel, which ...

Full liability protection comes with the rental company's insurance. You typically have to add it on at the counter and/or at the time of reserving the car, unless you have extended rental car ...

But a trick can cut the time you spend waiting in line at the car rental counter, sometimes allowing you to go directly to your car at major airports: joining a car rental company’s rewards program.