
What Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Requirements Apply in New Jersey?
P.L. 2017, c. 26 requires $50,000/$100,000/$25,000 while a driver is logged on and not providing a prearranged ride, plus personal injury protection and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. On a prearranged ride the primary limit is $1.5 million, with at least $10,000 medical payments for the driver and $1.5 million uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. The same act says a transportation network company or driver shall not provide freight service except as otherwise authorized. The Department of Banking and Insurance said in 2014 that personal auto policies typically exclude public or livery use.
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.
New Jersey Last-Mile Delivery Insurance Requirements
What to Watch for With Last-Mile Delivery in New Jersey
The Act Bars Freight Unless Another Law Allows It
Section 3 of the enacted chapter says a transportation network company or driver shall not provide freight service except as authorized by applicable law. A parcel or restaurant delivery is not the prearranged rider trip the $1.5 million limit covers. Do not use the TNC policy as a freight filing unless a separate authorization puts that delivery inside a permitted service. 1
The Ride Is $1.5 Million, Plus Medical Payments
The on-ride duty is not a flat $1 million. It is $1.5 million for death, bodily injury, and property damage, at least $10,000 medical-payments benefits for the driver only, and $1.5 million uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. A quote missing the driver medical-payments benefit is short of the chapter. 1
Personal Policies Typically Exclude Livery
The Department of Banking and Insurance's 2014 release says personal auto policies typically exclude public or livery use. The logged-on period can be that use. If the personal policy excludes it, the company policy has to carry the $50,000/$100,000/$25,000 primary limit and the PIP and UM/UIM the statute adds. 2
Which Last-Mile Delivery Providers Have New Jersey 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 New Jersey?

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
New Jersey DOBI licenses insurers and producers, reviews insurance products and rates, monitors insurer solvency and responds to insurance complaints. The Property and Casualty unit regulates commercial and personal property and casualty rates, rules and forms. 3,4,5,6
Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in New Jersey
Reported tax rate. 5% of gross premium, less return premium 7,8,9
New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance states a 5% surplus-lines tax for policies effective on or after July 1, 2009; its FAQ also describes direct-procurement tax filing for premium allocated to New Jersey. A New Jersey surplus-lines producer generally must make a diligent effort to place the risk with authorized insurers, subject to the exportable-list and other statutory exceptions. New Jersey’s separate surplus-lines guaranty fund has narrow coverage; ordinary commercial surplus-lines claims are generally outside guaranty protection.
Questions to Ask Before You Buy Last-Mile Delivery in New Jersey
- Does the on-ride quote include $1.5 million liability, $10,000 medical payments for the driver, and $1.5 million UM/UIM?
- Is any freight service separately authorized, given the act's ban on freight except as otherwise authorized?
- Does the personal policy exclude public or livery use?
Last-Mile Delivery Insurance in New Jersey: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a New Jersey transportation network company use its ride insurance for freight?
No, unless another law authorizes it. The 2017 act says a transportation network company or driver shall not provide freight service except as otherwise authorized. 1
What limit does New Jersey require during a prearranged ride?
$1.5 million. The act also requires at least $10,000 medical payments for the driver and $1.5 million uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. 1
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