
If you need insurance coverage to reinstate your license or meet your state’s insurance requirements, you may have considered non-owner operator’s insurance coverage. This type if insurance is often misunderstood, so it is important to know what it covers before you sign an insurance contract.
Definition
Non-owner operator’s insurance is a policy that covers drivers who do not own, or have regular access to, a vehicle. It provides limited coverage for drivers when borrowing a car.
Purpose
The primary purpose of non-owner operator’s insurance is to meet a state’s minimum insurance requirements. It is not designed to provide financial protection for the policyholder.
Coverage
Non-owner operator’s insurance typically only provides liability coverage, which pays for injuries and damages you cause to others while driving a borrowed vehicle. It does not provide coverage for the car you borrow.
Limitations
This type of insurance does not cover any car owned by you or a resident or your household. It also does not cover a car you have regular access to, including a work vehicle.
Additional Insureds
You cannot add other drivers to a non-owner operator’s policy. It is designed specifically cover one person.
References
- Motor1. "States Where Car Insurance Is Not Mandatory." Accessed July 22, 2020.
- Forbes. "What Is Non-Owner Car Insurance?" Accessed July 22, 2020.
- Dairyland. "Non-owner insurance." Accessed July 22, 2020.
- Insurance Information Institute. "Automobile Financial Responsibility Laws by State." Accessed July 15, 2020.
- Allstate. "What Happens When You Let Someone Drive Your Car And They Get In An Accident?" Accessed July 22, 2020.
- Insurance Information Institute. "Rental Car Insurance." Accessed July 15, 2020.
- Progressive. "What is non-owner car insurance?" Accessed July 22, 2020.
- NAIC. "NAIC Consumer Shopping Tool for Auto Insurance." Accessed July 22, 2020.
- GEICO. "What is SR-22 or FR-44 insurance?" Accessed July 22, 2020.
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