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Inland Marine Insurance in Indiana

An Indiana Finance Authority water-study agreement offers a narrow but useful example: when plans, drawings, media, data, records, reports or billings are produced or used under that agreement, its appendix requires valuable-papers cover under an inland-marine policy sufficient to recreate those records. The agreement also asks for proof and endorsements before work begins. This is a contract-specific requirement, not a mandate for every Indiana business. If your own work creates or carries project records, price the cost to reconstruct them separately from tools and equipment, and inspect the signed contract and policy wording. 1,2

What Is Tools, Equipment And Inland Marine?

If your business moves equipment between sites or ships goods, inland marine can cover those property exposures; installation and other forms address different property categories. Match the quote to what you own, rent or hold for others. Read the national Tools, equipment and inland marine guide.

What to Watch for in Indiana

  • Value the work product by its recreation cost

    The IFA agreement ties valuable-papers coverage to plans, drawings, media, data and other named documents produced or used under that agreement, with limits sufficient for recreation and reconstruction. Estimate that cost before setting a limit; the clause does not value portable tools or insure every contractor’s files. 1

  • Keep the IFA requirement with its contract

    The cited requirement sits in an Indiana Finance Authority water-study agreement and applies when the named document work is produced or used there. For another IFA project or a private customer, read that project’s executed terms rather than carrying this requirement over as a statewide rule. 1

  • Check proof and endorsements before mobilizing

    The same agreement allows the IFA to request coverage evidence before work begins and requires delivery of certificates and endorsements before commencement. A certificate is evidence only; compare the policy’s named insured, documents, limit and conditions with the contract language. 1,2

Who Regulates Insurance in Indiana

Indiana Department of Insurance

The Indiana Department of Insurance licenses and regulates insurance companies and producers, reviews rates and policies, and investigates consumer complaints. Its Consumer Services Division accepts complaints and the Department provides company and license searches. 3,4,5

Surplus-lines tax and stamping office

Reported tax rate: 2.5% of gross premium when Indiana is the home state Indiana’s surplus-lines premium tax is 2.5% when Indiana is the insured’s home state. Surplus-lines policies are outside Indiana guaranty-fund protection; before you buy, confirm the insurer’s identity and financial strength with your broker. 6,7,8,9

Providers With Documented State Licenses

These providers publish a national listing for Tools, equipment and inland marine; the state records document licenses for the entities and roles shown below. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in Indiana. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

  • RisklyticsRisklytics, Inc.Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28Risklytics’ licensing page lists its Massachusetts resident agency license plus state license records in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Washington; it identifies the NPN record date as September 10, 2026. This list is company-published and not a product availability map. 15
  • TechInsuranceSpecialty Program Group LLCInsurance producer · checked 2026-09-28TechInsurance’s current licensing page names Specialty Program Group LLC / SPG Insurance Solutions and lists state license numbers, but labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses” rather than identifying a license for the named agency. RI is omitted because this disclosure does not establish agency authority there; this is a search limitation, not an assertion that the company is unlicensed. The remaining state entries are company-reported and are not an insurance product availability map. 16

Questions to Ask Before You Buy in Indiana

  1. Does the signed agreement require valuable-papers coverage, and exactly which project records trigger that clause?
  2. What would it cost to recreate the project’s plans, drawings, data, reports and billings after a loss?
  3. Are tools, rented equipment and customer property covered separately from records and media?
  4. Do the insurer’s issued endorsements and policy forms match the contract before work starts?

Tools, Equipment And Inland Marine in Indiana: FAQ

Does Indiana require every business to buy valuable-papers inland-marine insurance? 1

The cited provision is part of a specific Indiana Finance Authority service agreement. It does not establish a universal statewide purchase rule; check your own contract and quote. 1

Does a certificate prove that the project’s records are insured? 1,2

No. The IFA agreement calls for evidence and endorsements, but the policy form and schedule determine what records, events and values are insured. Review those documents against the signed requirement. 1,2

Tools, Equipment And Inland Marine in Other States

Other Coverage in Indiana

Sources

  1. Southeast-Central Water Study Agreement. Indiana Finance Authority; Appendix, §25(A)(5)–(7), PDF pp. 14–15; project-specific valuable-papers inland-marine and pre-work evidence terms. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. Property & Casualty Review Standards. Indiana Department of Insurance; I. General Requirements for Property and Casualty Insurance Filings; listed class must be authorized; Commercial Inland Marine line heading. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  3. Indiana Department of Insurance. Indiana Department of Insurance; Official regulator homepage and insurance oversight. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  4. Company/Entity Financial Compliance. Indiana Department of Insurance; Official Company Lookup queries live department data on licensed entities; producer resources linked separately. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. Submit a Complaint Online. Indiana Department of Insurance; Online complaint portal and published consumer phone. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Indiana Code § 27-1-15.8-4: Tax on surplus lines insurance. Indiana General Assembly; 2.5% tax and insured home-state application. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  7. Surplus Lines Agent Licensing. Indiana Department of Insurance; Official IDOI surplus-lines agent and company guidance; identifies surplus-lines insurers as companies not licensed to transact admitted insurance in Indiana and statutory eligibility conditions. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  8. Guaranty Associations & Funds. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Overview of state guaranty-association scope and nonadmitted insurers. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  9. Guaranty Funds. Indiana Department of Insurance; Department description of Indiana P&C and life/health guaranty funds and their limits; together with the Department's surplus-lines company page distinguishing these nonauthorized companies from licensed insurers. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  10. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  11. Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
  12. Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  13. About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  14. Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  15. About Risklytics. Risklytics; What we do; Who we insure; Licensing; Agency licenses table dated 2026-09-10. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  16. Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  17. Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

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