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Hired and Non-owned

Policy covers business’s liability in accidents that occur while driving leased vehicles, rentals and employee-owned cars. Accident in leased vehicles, accident in rental cars, accidents in employee-owned vehicles doing business task are all candidates for coverage.

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Hired and Non-owner Auto

Policy covers business’s liability in accidents that occur while driving leased vehicles, rentals and employee-owned cars. Accident in leased vehicles, accident in rental cars, accidents in employee-owned vehicles doing business task are all candidates for coverage.

What is hired and non-owned auto insurance?

This policy provides coverage for business owners and employees who get into an accident while driving a personal vehicle for business purposes. It also covers leased or rented vehicles. Non-owned car insurance can cover your liability when one of your employees occasionally uses his or her personally-owned vehicle for your business

HNOA provides protection for:

Personal vehicles used for work

Employees running errands

Car rentals for a business trip

Companies that lease vehicles

Who needs non-owned auto coverage?

If your employees occasionally drive their personal vehicles for business-related tasks, such as delivering an invoice or driving to the hardware store, you probably need non-owned auto coverage. It could provide liability protection if one of those employees were involved in an accident.

EXAMPLE:Employer's non-owned coverage example:

At a work site, you realize you're short on bolts. You send your employee, Joe, to the hardware store to get more. On his way to the store, Joe rear ends a car. The other car's bumper is damaged, and the other driver’s wrist is sprained. The resulting expenses are as follows:

$1,900 medical expense for the injured driver's wrist X-ray

$1,800 bill to replace body damage to the other car's bumper

Since James was driving for work, James’s personal auto insurance might not apply. If you were carrying non-owned coverage with a $300,000 combined single limit, the above expenses would not be an issue if you had non-owned.

Additional specialty coverages

There are several other ways to protect yourself aside from non-owned car insurance depending on the needs of your business including:

Hired auto coverage

Hired Auto coverage provides liability protection when you’re driving a hired, leased, rented or borrowed vehicle.

Any auto coverage

Any Auto coverage provides liability protection for all vehicles on a policy whether they are owned, non-owned, or hired, including vehicles that you purchase during your policy even if you forget to tell your insurance company. You can typically carry Non-Owned coverage along with Hired Auto coverage. Any Auto coverage already includes Non-Owned coverage, so these two coverages can’t be purchased together.

Hired and non-owned auto insurance can be inexpensive for a small business. Several factors affect policy costs, including:

Number of vehicles

Vehicle type and value

Level of risk involved

Claims history

Employee driving records

Policy deductible and limits

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