Is It Covered?

Delivery Driver Runs Someone Over

October 14, 2025·9 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

A delivery run goes sideways when a company truck collides with a passenger car. Injuries, vehicle damage, police reports — and the big question: does the driver’s policy pay, the business’s policy, or both?In this episode of Is It Covered?, Bruce and Brian Chapman (with Rich) unpack how insurance actually responds when a crash happens mid-delivery — whether employees use company vehicles or their own cars for work.✓ What Hired & Non-Owned Auto (HNOA) covers for businesses using employee vehicles ✓ Why a driver’s personal auto can deny claims for deliveries/commercial use ✓ How liability is split when both the driver and employer get pulled into a lawsuit ✓ What changes if it’s a company-owned truck vs. an employee’s car ✓ When higher limits or an umbrella policy can keep a bad crash from becoming a business-enderWhether you run a restaurant, contractor crew, or small fleet — or you deliver on the side — this episode shows how one wreck can expose costly coverage gaps.🎧 Listen now and make sure your next delivery isn’t a liability surprise.Have a claim scenario you want us to cover? Email brian@jdchapmaninc.com.#InsuranceClaim #CommercialAuto #DeliveryDrivers #HNOA #NonOwnedAuto #BusinessInsurance #JDChapman #IsItCovered

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