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Commercial Automobile
Commercial Automobile or Fleet insurance includes both liability
and physical damages coverage.
Liability Coverage. This
part of your Fleet policy provides protection against legal
liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any
insured automobile. The coverage pays damages for bodily
injury or property damage for which the insured is legally
responsible because of an auto accident. In addition to the
payment of damages, the policy also covers legal defense costs. This
is in addition to the policy limits. Coverages may include:
Medical payments. This
covers reasonable and necessary medical and funeral expenses
incurred by an insured because of bodily injury or death caused by
an accident.
Uninsured motorist. This
pays for bodily injury to an insured who is injured by an uninsured
motorist, a hit-and-run driver or a driver whose insurer become
insolvent.
Non-owned autos. Coverage
is provided only for autos not owned, leased, hired, or borrowed by
the named insured. Coverage includes autos owned by the
insured's employees or members of their households, but only while
used in the insured's business or personal affairs.
Hired auto. This covers
leased, hired, rented, or borrowed for use in the insured's
business.
Physical Damage Coverage.
This part of your Fleet policy covers you for the following:
Collision. This provided
protection against loss or damage to a covered auto or a non-owned
auto resulting from the impact of another vehicle or object.
Comprehensive. This
coverage provides protections against loss or damage to a covered
auto resulting from loss other than a collision or upset. This
coverage also provides for supplemental payments for transportation
expenses in the event of total theft.
Specified cause of loss.
This coverage provides protection against loss from fire, lightning,
or explosion; theft; windstorm, hail, or earthquake; flood; mischief
or vandalism; and sinking, burning, collision or derailment of a
conveyance transporting the covered auto.
Additional coverages may be added for:
Rental reimbursement. If a
loss to your covered auto occurs, this will reimburse expenses
incurred to rent a substitute.
Towing and labor. This
reimburses costs of towing and labor each time a covered auto is
disabled.
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