The university maintains a program of self-insurance that provides liability and physical damage coverage for university vehicles, as well as vehicles that are rented or leased on behalf of the university. A Certificate of Self Insurance is distributed to all departments who have vehicles to be placed in the glove compartment for easy access.
A Certificate of Self Insurance may also be distributed to departments that have employees who travel as part of their employment. Download a copy of the Certificate of Self Insurance. Domestic travelers should not pay for liability, theft, or collision coverage when renting passenger vehicles in the United States for approved university business travel (see below).
Rental Vehicles
Domestic travelers who rent a vehicle while traveling as part of their employment at the university are required, where available, to use one of the rental programs with National Car Rental, Enterprise, or Hertz. You can find the contract codes for university business travel on this password-protected page of the Travel Services website. These contract codes offer some of the best rates for domestic car rentals while adding embedded insurance coverage. In addition, leisure codes (without insurance coverage) are also available for student and employee use on personal travel. Codes are for use by current ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ employees and students only.
International travelers who rent a vehicle outside of the United States as part of their employment with the university are required to purchase liability and physical coverage offered by the rental company.
Employees driving non-university owned vehicles for university business are required to carry insurance meeting the limits mandated by the State of Ohio (or the state of registry) for liability, uninsured motorist, or other required coverages. Vehicle insurance for personal vehicles is the responsibility of the vehicle owner.