What Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Requirements Apply in Mississippi?

House Bill 1381, as sent to the governor in 2016, requires primary automobile liability of $50,000 per person, $100,000 per incident, and $25,000 property damage while a driver is logged on and not on a prearranged ride, and $1 million on a prearranged ride, for transportation of passengers. The session history describes the act as licensing businesses that connect riders to drivers and as requiring primary automobile insurance. The current codified section was not the page that opened, so match a quote to the section now in force before you bind.

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.

Mississippi Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Requirements

RequirementDetails
2016 bill, logged on, not on a ride$50,000 / $100,000 / $25,000 1
2016 bill, prearranged ride$1 million 1

What to Watch for With Last-Mile Delivery in Mississippi

  • Confirm the Section Now in Force

    The dollar amounts are from House Bill 1381 as sent to the governor, not from a current code page that rendered. Section 23 of that bill says July 1, 2016. Have the broker open the codified insurance section and confirm the figures still match before you treat the bill text as the binding minimum. 1

  • The Bill Connects Riders, Not Packages

    The session history's long title is businesses that use a digital network to connect riders to drivers who provide prearranged rides, and it requires primary automobile insurance for that business. A goods delivery is not the ride in that title. Do not use the bill's $1 million passenger figure as a parcel filing. 2

  • The Bill Also Calls for Uninsured Motorist Coverage

    Section 8 of the bill as sent to the governor adds uninsured motorist coverage to the extent required by Section 83-11-101, in both the logged-on period and the ride. That cross-reference was not opened here, so the quote should show whatever that section currently requires rather than a guessed amount. 1

Which Last-Mile Delivery Providers Have Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

Mississippi Insurance Department

The Mississippi Insurance Department licenses agents and companies, enforces state insurance laws, and investigates insurance complaints. You can use its state lookup or complaint service to check a license or raise an insurance issue. 3,4,5

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Mississippi

Reported tax rate. 4% premium tax and 0.25% stamping fee on gross premium and policy fees when Mississippi is the insured's home state; MSLA says do not report if Mississippi is not the home state unless 100% of premium is allocated to Mississippi. A separate 3% MWUA fee applies to gross premium and policy fees except residential flood and earthquake. 6,7,8,9,10

For policies quoted or bound on or after July 1, 2017, Mississippi no longer requires a general diligent search before surplus-lines placement. If Mississippi is the insured's home state, the published charges are 4% premium tax and a 0.25% stamping fee on gross premium and policy fees, plus a separate 3% MWUA fee except for residential flood and earthquake; Mississippi's required policy notice says a nonadmitted insurer is not protected by the Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association if it becomes insolvent.

Mississippi Surplus Lines Association

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

  1. Does the codified section still match the $50,000/$100,000/$25,000 and $1 million figures in the 2016 bill sent to the governor?
  2. Is uninsured motorist coverage included to the extent Section 83-11-101 requires?
  3. Is this a prearranged rider trip, or a goods delivery the bill's title does not describe?

Last-Mile Delivery Insurance in Mississippi: FAQ

Are the Mississippi transportation-network limits on this page the current code?

Not confirmed. They are the figures in House Bill 1381 as sent to the governor. The current codified section did not open. 1

Does that 2016 Mississippi bill set a goods-delivery insurance minimum?

No. The session history describes businesses that connect riders to drivers for prearranged rides. 2

Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Guides for Other States

Other coverage in MississippiEvery coverage guide for Mississippi, plus the regulator and surplus-lines details.

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