Commercial Auto Insurance, Non-Owned Auto Insurance, Pizza Delivery and Your Teen

With the first day of school crawling up it's time forcar.
your teen to start looking for an alternative to their fullDoes Their Employer Carry Non-Owned Auto
time summer job. Some places let teens cut theirInsurance?
hours back when school starts, but others aren't goingYou may not have known this, but your teen's
to give them that option. Pizza delivery is a greatemployer is actually required to carry liability insurance
option for teenagers looking for nighttime andon their delivery drivers. That applies whether they're
weekend hours that will give them the flexibility anddriving a company owned vehicle or their own. Many
freedom to be a teen, but from the viewpoint of yourpizza delivery companies (such as Dominoes) prefer
auto insurance carrier pizza delivery is a nightmareto provide their drivers with company cars because
come true.they're cheaper to insure; however, those that have
Here's why auto insurance companies hate pizzadrivers driving their own cars are supposed to carry a
delivery jobs, and what you can do about it.non-owned auto insurance liability policy during work
Non-Commercial Use of Your Vehiclehours.
When you first bought your auto insurance policy youThis non-owned auto insurance liability policy will
probably answered a million questions about what youcover:a) Damages to other vehiclesb) Property
were going to be using your car for and how muchdamagec) Medical expenses (for you, your
time you were going to be spending on the road. Morepassengers, the other drivers and their passengers)
importantly, your car insurance provider madeWhat Non-Owned Auto Insurance DOESN'T Cover...
absolutely certain that you weren't going to be usingWhat a non-owned auto insurance policy isn't going to
your car for business purposes, even if thosecover is the damage your car is going to suffer after
"purposes" are just running business-related errandsan accident. Since your teen's employer isn't going to
during the day with your own vehicle. Why? Becauseoffer comprehensive or collision coverage for your
cars that spend the day on the road are more likely tovehicle you're probably going to want to look into
be involved in an accident. Your insurance companypurchasing that on your own. It beats having to buy a
really hates that.new car because your insurance company won't
Now take into consideration the added risk of puttingtouch your repair bills with a ten foot pole!
your teenager behind the wheel (who is, statisticallySome auto insurance companies might be willing to
speaking, 60% more likely to be in an accident thanextend your coverage for an additional fee. Others
you are) and letting them spend six to eight hours onare going to require you to pick up a commercial policy,
the road after dark. The risk of damage to your carwhich is more expensive but well worth the
climbs exponentially, which is why your regular autoinvestment. Whichever way you decide to go you can
insurance coverage probably isn't going to cover yourrest easy knowing that your car is in good hands
teen during work hours...even if they are driving yourevery time your teen is out on the highway.