What Inland Marine Insurance Requirements Apply in Louisiana?

Louisiana law’s marine-and-transportation definition reaches property tied to navigation, transit or transportation, including incidental delays, storage, transshipment and personal-property floaters; it separately describes liability connected with such property. The Department of Insurance’s rate-filing guide describes inland marine as property that may be in transit, held by a bailee, fixed in one location or moving between locations, with examples including off-road construction equipment and live animals. A buyer with contractor gear, customer property or goods in a shipping chain should tell the agent who owns each item, who holds it, and when it leaves the route; line classification alone does not settle a claim.

What Is Inland Marine Insurance?

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 Should You Watch for With Inland Marine Insurance in Louisiana?

Separate your gear from property in your care
The Louisiana DOI filing guide lists transit, bailee custody, fixed-location property, movable goods and scheduled items as inland-marine categories. The statute also identifies liability connected to the insured subject matter. If you repair, store or transport customer goods, list your own equipment and the other party’s property as distinct interests. ^2,¹
Describe pauses as well as mileage
Louisiana’s statutory transport language names incidental delay, storage, transshipment and reshipment. The insurer’s actual terms define what delay or stop qualifies. Give the quote the warehouse, staging yard, transfer terminal, route and expected storage window instead of describing only the origin and destination. ^1,²
Do not collapse equipment cover and vessel liability
The statute separately describes marine protection-and-indemnity liability tied to vessel operations, while the DOI guide also lists Ocean Marine as a different category. If your business owns or operates a vessel, identify hull, cargo and liability interests separately from tools or property moving over land. ^1,²

Which Inland Marine Providers Have Louisiana License Records?

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

TechInsurance
Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28
Specialty Program Group LLC
TechInsurance’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. ¹³
TechInsurance arranges inland marine coverage for contractors’ tools and equipment.

Who Regulates Insurance in Louisiana?

Louisiana Department of Insurance

The Louisiana Department of Insurance licenses producers and insurers, reviews insurance filings, and investigates complaints about insurance companies and agents. You can use its state lookup or complaint service to check a license or raise an insurance issue. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: 800-259-5300

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Louisiana

Reported tax rate. 4.85% of gross premium plus a 0.175% SLIP+ transaction fee for policies effective on or after July 1, 2026 ^6,⁷

For Louisiana-home-state policies effective on or after July 1, 2026, the state charges 4.85% of gross premium plus a 0.175% SLIP+ transaction fee, which your broker may add to your bill. Louisiana's required policy disclosure says these policies are not covered by the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association; state placement and filing rules still apply.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Inland Marine in Louisiana

Which items are owned by my business, held for a customer, or being moved for a shipper?
Which storage, delay, transfer, reshipment and return locations appear in the quote?
Are off-road equipment, live animals or scheduled valuables identified on the correct form and schedule?
If a vessel is involved, which policy addresses its hull, cargo, inland-marine property and liability?

Inland Marine Insurance in Louisiana: Frequently Asked Questions

Does Louisiana’s transport definition guarantee payment for goods during every delay?

No. It defines categories of marine and transportation insurance, including certain delay and storage incident to shipment. The contract determines which property, periods, perils, exclusions and limits apply. ¹

Can the Louisiana DOI guide help when my company holds a customer’s property?

It identifies bailee property as an inland-marine filing category, which is a useful exposure to discuss. Ask the insurer to distinguish the customer’s property from your own equipment and show the specific terms proposed for each. ²

Sources for Inland Marine Insurance in Louisiana

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Louisiana Revised Statutes § 22:47: Marine and Transportation Insurance. Louisiana State Legislature; R.S. 22:47(13)(a)–(e); transit, delay/storage/transshipment, personal-property floaters and separate marine protection-and-indemnity scope. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission Rate Filing Search Help. Louisiana Department of Insurance; Line of Business definitions, 'Inland Marine' and 'Ocean Marine'; describes transit, bailee, fixed-location, movable and scheduled property examples. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Louisiana Department of Insurance. Louisiana Department of Insurance; Homepage and consumer services. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance License Lookup. Louisiana Department of Insurance; State-designated producer/company search. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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File an Insurance Complaint. Louisiana Department of Insurance; State complaint process and contact. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines Premium Tax. Louisiana Department of Insurance; Current tax/transaction fee and July 1, 2026 transition. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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La. R.S. 22:433. Louisiana Legislature; Required policy disclosure; no LIGA protection. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

What Inland Marine Insurance Requirements Apply in Louisiana?

What Is Inland Marine Insurance?

What Should You Watch for With Inland Marine Insurance in Louisiana?

Separate your gear from property in your care

Describe pauses as well as mileage

Do not collapse equipment cover and vessel liability