Examples are vehicles that belong to employees or executive officers. In commercial auto insurance, such vehicles are called non-owned autos. Non-owned autos can generate claims against the business if they are involved in accidents, so they should be insured for liability under a business auto policy. What are Non-Owned Autos?
The non-owned and hired auto liability coverage will kick in if there is an accident and your company is found legally liable. Typically, an employee’s personal automobile insurance will provide primary insurance to both the employee and the business if the employee is using his or her own vehicle on company business.
The Standard Non-Owned Automobile Policy-SPF 6 Introduction The standard non-owned automobile policy (the SPF 6 1) is an independent stand-alone commercial coverage. It is usually part of a package of liability coverages. In fact, some insurers issue the SPF 6 as an endorsement to their CGL (Comprehensive General Lipolicy. 2.
Nonowned Automobile — described in commercial auto policies as an auto that is used in connection with the named insured's business but that is not owned, leased, hired, rented, or borrowed by the named insured. As used in the business auto policy (BAP), the term specifically applies to vehicles owned by employees and used for company.
In general, the driver of a non-owned or hired auto is covered if he or she is a named insured acting on behalf of the organization. That excludes the following: The owner or anyone from whom you hire or borrow a covered auto. Your employee, if the covered auto is owned by that employee or a household member of that employee.
Hired and non-owned auto is a common term when describing this type of insurance. Hired Auto Liability is separate and distinct from Non-Owned Auto Liability. Each type of coverage is listed separate on a policy and represented by different coverage symbols. Hired and Non-Owned Auto Insurance Symbols: Symbol 8: hired auto coverage.
If the company won’t add the extended non owned endorsement (or a similar one) to the personal auto policy or can't add it, the next option would be to buy a Named Non Owned policy to fill the gap in coverage. In effect, this accomplishes the same thing as the Extended Non Owned Coverage for a Named Individual but may be more expensive.
Hired and non-owned auto insurance (HNOA insurance) covers liability expenses for accidents involving vehicles that your business uses for work purposes but doesn’t own. This includes vehicles that your business rents, as well as your employees’ personal vehicles that are used for work errands. For example, if your employee drives his car.
Non-Owned Auto coverage can help pay for legal expenses if your business is sued over a car accident you or your employees caused while driving a personal vehicle for business errands. Just like Hired Auto, it only covers the company’s liability, and its role is to fill the gap in personal auto liability coverage, which doesn't cover business.