Practically unplayable as a non-whale

Nevermind the various bugs with contracts, insurance, hangars eating ships, etc. or the fact that I lost 7 Wikelo ships and 22 Exec hangar ships with the wipe.

As a Mustang-only 'owner', now I can't even rent a ship. Not from Defensecon terminals, not from NB, not from Teach's. How am I supposed to get even close to recovering my Wikelo Polaris if I can't rent a Mole to mine, or a hauling ship to move boxes?