Auto insurance to drive in the US?

[The_Altruist]

Hello everyone,

I am on a visitors visa and my business requires me to travel for an hour a day from one city to another in the US. I am thinking of driving my Brother-in-law's car which is insured in his name and i hold a valid driver's license from India and a valid International Driver's Permit.

My query is whether my BIL must add me on his insurance? Cause when he contacted his agent, he was told that as long as i have his permission to use the car, i can drive his car. Apart from a medical insurance i do not hold any other insurance in the US. Since not having "insurance to drive" is an offense in the US, I wanted to be sure and wanted to know if it is okay for me to drive without an auto insurance.

Thanks in advance.

[Shinoda]

You need insurance. That agent has to add you as a 'driver' on your BIL's car. Or you could call up insurance companies and talk to them about non-driver's insurance, which basically means that you have a valid license but do not own a car.