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# Does Commercial Auto Insurance Cover Stolen Equipment?

Usually not—comprehensive may cover theft of the insured vehicle, but tools and equipment inside it need separate business-property or inland-marine coverage.

Usually not. Comprehensive may cover theft of the insured vehicle, but tools and equipment inside it need separate business-property or inland-marine coverage. NAIC describes comprehensive as covering insured-vehicle damage from non-collision events such as theft; it does not establish that tools, inventory, or contractor equipment inside that vehicle are covered. A stolen van claim and a stolen-tool claim can therefore be evaluated under different contracts.

California’s guide describes inland marine as a property line for items in transit and lists contractors’ equipment floaters among common forms. A specific policy may still limit theft from unattended vehicles, impose security conditions, exclude property left in the open, or cap recovery for individual items.

Check the property schedule, transit territory, theft conditions, valuation method, deductible, and any unattended-vehicle exclusion. Keep purchase records and serial numbers, and ask the insurer to explain whether one event could trigger separate deductibles under auto and equipment policies.

## Related Questions

- [Does Commercial Auto Insurance Cover Tools in a Vehicle?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/commercial-auto/does-commercial-auto-cover-tools-in-vehicle)
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## Related Coverage

- [Commercial auto](https://spot.insure/coverage/commercial-auto)
- [Tools, equipment and inland marine](https://spot.insure/coverage/inland-marine)

## Sources

1. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm). California Department of Insurance; Commercial Automobile: Coverage, Classification and Limits of Insurance; How Are Commercial Policies Rated. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Auto Insurance](https://content.naic.org/insurance-topics/auto-insurance). NAIC; Coverages: liability, collision, and comprehensive. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Commercial Auto and Hired and Non-Owned Auto Insurance FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/commercial-auto).

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