Commercial Specialty Auto

Courier Fleets

Insurance Type
Admitted
Distribution
Retail
Availability
Policies cannot be domiciled in or significantly operating in NV, NM, MA, LA, MT, HI, NY, or AK. Not available in South Florida, South Texas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Cook County, Illinois.
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Not an agent or broker? 

If you're a courier fleet owner or manager interested in transportation insurance, please ask your insurance agent or broker for a quote from RLI.

Submission clearance requirements

  • ACORD 125 and ACORD 137
  • A completed RLI Contractor Courier New Business Questionnaire
  • Vehicle schedule with garaging city/state, year/make/model, specific use, seating capacity, disclosure of any modifications or permanently attached equipment and stated amount values (in Microsoft Excel if possible)
  • Four years of currently valued hard copy loss runs with details on all losses over $25,000
  • Drivers’ list with dates of birth, dates of hire, driver’s license numbers and states (in Microsoft Excel if possible)
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Additional requirements

  • Two most recent year-end, audited financial statements, balance sheet and income statement
  • Current MVRs for all drivers
  • Acceptable loss control phone inspection or digital risk review

If financial statements do not meet RLI minimum guidelines, we will not be able to offer a quote.

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Digital Risk Review

Created with you in mind, our digital risk review offers more flexibility than traditional onsite assessments and can be completed from any internet-connected device.

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Explore our eligible and ineligible criteria

Eligible Courier-specific Criteria

  • Minimum premium of $10,000
  • Risks should use primarily owned autos
  • Risks should not have a large independent contractor exposure
  • Fleet should consist primarily of private passenger, light or medium units
  • Risks should have at least 1 full year of operating experience
  • We can consider medical couriers with good controls in place

Ineligible Operations

  • Hot-shot operations
  • Final mile couriers
  • Expeditors
  • Operations with a large independent contractor exposure
  • Operations with Amazon contracts
  • Operations requiring federal filings

Resources

Samsara & RLI Partnership

Learn more about how RLI’s partnership with Samsara, which makes it easier than ever to enhance your loss control and driver safety programs using free dashcams for your fleet.

Loss Control Resources

We provide comprehensive services to develop a risk management program tailored to your business.

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