What Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Requirements Apply in Illinois?

The Transportation Network Providers Act, 625 ILCS 57/10, requires $50,000 per person, $100,000 per incident, and $25,000 property damage from log-on until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and again after the ride ends. From acceptance until the ride or transaction is complete, the primary limit is $1 million, plus $50,000 uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage while a passenger is in the vehicle. The section is scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2028. The Department of Insurance says most personal auto policies exclude livery or driving for compensation.

What Is Last-Mile Delivery Insurance?

Last-mile delivery insurance is not one standard policy: vehicle liability, vehicle damage and cargo protection can be separate. If your staff deliver orders in company, rented or personal vehicles, check each vehicle, cargo and worker-injury exposure in the quote. Read the national Last-mile delivery guide.

Illinois Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Requirements

RequirementDetails
Logged on, before a passenger request is accepted$50,000 / $100,000 / $25,000 1
From acceptance through the ride$1 million, plus $50,000 uninsured/underinsured motorist while a passenger is in the vehicle 1

What to Watch for With Last-Mile Delivery in Illinois

  • The Company Owes Contingent Coverage

    If the driver's policy excludes the use or misses the logged-on limits, 625 ILCS 57/10 requires the transportation network company to maintain contingent coverage in the $50,000/$100,000/$25,000 amounts. Ask which policy is primary at log-on and which one answers if the personal policy excludes livery. 1

  • The Section Is Set to Repeal in 2028

    The statute page schedules repeal of the section on September 1, 2028. A multi-year policy that assumes today's split still governs after that date needs a fresh look at whatever replaces it. Until then, the acceptance trigger, not a generic 'on trip' label, is what moves the limit to $1 million. 1

  • Most Personal Policies Exclude Livery

    The Department of Insurance ride-sharing page says most personal auto policies contain exclusions when the vehicle is used for livery or driving for compensation. A delivery or passenger shift can fall outside the personal policy even before a passenger is in the car. Read the exclusion against the log-on period, not only against the completed ride. 3

  • The Trigger Is a Passenger Request

    Section 57/5 and the insurance duty are built around a request to transport a passenger. Accepting a goods-delivery request is not the acceptance the $1 million sentence describes. Do not use the passenger act as a parcel minimum. 2,1

Which Last-Mile Delivery Providers Have Illinois License Records?

No provider in our research has both a state license record and a listing for this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Who Regulates Insurance in Illinois?

Illinois Department of Insurance

The Department licenses and oversees insurers and insurance producers doing business in Illinois, reviews regulated insurance activity, and investigates complaints about coverage, claims, premiums, and sales. 4,6,5

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Illinois

Reported tax rate. 3.5% of taxable premium plus a 0.04% stamping fee; separate 1% fire marshal tax on taxable fire premium 8,7,11,12,9

When Illinois is the insured’s home state, the broker reports and remits a 3.5% tax on gross taxable surplus-line premium less returned taxable premium. The separate SLAI stamping fee is 0.04% for policies effective on or after January 1, 2023; a 1% fire marshal tax also applies to taxable fire premium.

Surplus Line Association of Illinois

  • Illinois guaranty fund limits: For covered claims against a member insurer, the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund generally caps its obligation at $500,000 per claim; workers’ compensation claims are excepted from that dollar cap. This fund does not protect policies issued by nonadmitted surplus-lines insurers. The net-worth exclusions apply to covered claims against member insurers. 9
  • Illinois FAIR Plan: If you cannot obtain basic property coverage in the voluntary market, the Illinois FAIR Plan offers a residual-market option for eligible property. Check its current eligibility and coverage limits before relying on it for a commercial location. 10

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Last-Mile Delivery in Illinois

  1. If the personal policy excludes livery, does the company's contingent coverage meet the $50,000/$100,000/$25,000 log-on duty?
  2. Does the $50,000 uninsured-motorist coverage apply only while a passenger is in the vehicle, as 625 ILCS 57/10 states?
  3. What happens to this split if you are still on the policy after the September 1, 2028 repeal date?
  4. Is the acceptance you are insuring a passenger request, or a goods delivery the act does not describe?

Last-Mile Delivery Insurance in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions

When is the Illinois transportation-network insurance section scheduled to repeal?

September 1, 2028. The 625 ILCS 57/10 page schedules repeal of the section on that date. 1

Does a typical Illinois personal auto policy cover driving for compensation?

No. The Department of Insurance says most personal auto policies exclude livery or driving for compensation. 3

Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Guides for Other States

Other coverage in IllinoisEvery coverage guide for Illinois, plus the regulator and surplus-lines details.

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