
Pennsylvania Inland Marine Insurance and the Deleted Installment Class
Pennsylvania's Insurance Department adopted the Nation Wide Definition of marine insurance that the NAIC adopted on June 12, 1953. Chapter 91 of the Pennsylvania Code still prints an installment-sales and leased-property floater. Section 112.3 says that class was deleted from the marine definition and must be rate-filed. Use the deletion, not the older chapter sentence, when a lender or lessor asks for a floater.
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 to Watch for With Inland Marine in Pennsylvania
Installment Sales and Leased Property Left the Marine Definition
The opened chapter 91 text still contains § 91.8(b)(12), which says installment-sales and leased-property policies shall cover property in transit, shall not extend beyond termination of the seller's or lessor's interest, and may not cover certain property. Section 112.3 says that class was deleted from the marine definition and must be rate-filed. If a lessor asks you to insure leased equipment as inland marine, ask whether the current rule still allows that class. 1,2
The Adopted Definition Is the 1953 Text
Section 91.1 says the Department adopted the Nation Wide Definition of marine insurance adopted by the NAIC on June 12, 1953, in San Francisco. That is an older text than the 1976 definition some other states cite. Do not substitute another state's 1976 subclasses for a Pennsylvania filing question. 1
If the Old Floater Sentence Still Fits Your Form, Stop at the Lessor’s Interest
Where a form still follows the chapter 91 installment or leased-property wording, transit coverage is part of the class and coverage is not supposed to outlast the seller's or lessor's interest. Ask the insurer which sentence controls: the chapter 91 text or the deletion in § 112.3. Then match the quote to the interest that actually exists. 1,2
Which Inland Marine Providers Have Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.
TechInsurance
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. 15
TechInsurance arranges inland marine coverage for contractors’ tools and equipment.
Who Regulates Insurance in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Insurance Department
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department publishes state tools to check licensed producers, agencies, and insurers, and its Consumer Services Online portal accepts complaints about insurers, agents, brokers, and public adjusters. The department also oversees Pennsylvania insurance business and consumer services. 3,4,5
Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Pennsylvania
Reported tax rate. 3% of gross premium (2% for eligible surplus-lines risk retention groups) 6,7,8,9
Pennsylvania charges 3% of gross surplus-lines premiums (2% for an eligible surplus-lines risk-retention group); the tax is in addition to premium, is borne by the insured, and is collected by the producer. For multistate risks, the 2025 Revenue instructions say all gross premiums are taxable when Pennsylvania is the home state, while Insurance Company Law §1621(d) says tax is levied only on premium reasonably ascribable to Pennsylvania risk; confirm allocation with your producer or the state. Surplus-lines coverage is excluded from the guaranty association, and qualifying large risks or exempt commercial purchasers may use distinct no-search routes, with the ECP route requiring disclosure and written request.
Questions to Ask Before You Buy Inland Marine in Pennsylvania
- Is this leased or installment-sales property, and has the insurer treated it as deleted from marine under § 112.3?
- Whose interest is insured, and when does that interest end?
- Are tools you own scheduled separately from property a lessor still owns?
Inland Marine Insurance in Pennsylvania: Frequently Asked Questions
Are installment-sales floaters still marine insurance in Pennsylvania?
Which nationwide marine definition did Pennsylvania adopt?
Section 91.1 says the Department adopted the Nation Wide Definition of marine insurance adopted by the NAIC on June 12, 1953. 1
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Other coverage in PennsylvaniaEvery coverage guide for Pennsylvania, plus the regulator and surplus-lines details.


