WA Insurance asking for original contract with car rental company to be sent to them

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usam

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22 December 2020
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Hi,
I insured the access on a rental vehicle with the RAC. I then made a claim online through the company they are agents for.
The insurer asked for me to upload a list of documents which I have in full. That included all documents I have received from the car rental company including a copy of the signed contract . They then asked for me to send them the original signed contract to their postal address.

My question is: is it legal for them to request that I send the original contract to them? If I send the original contract I no longer have proof, what if it is lost in postage? what if they loose it?...
 

davidjames

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24 February 2021
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In my experience, they would only usually ask if they suspect the document has been modified in some way. If you disagree with their approach you can make a complaint with AFCA.