Real carrier recommendations from independent insurance agents who have placed auto dealerships, repair shops, and body shops in Colorado.
These carriers are most frequently recommended by agents for placing auto dealerships, repair shops, and body shops in Colorado.
Real conversations from agents about placing auto dealerships, repair shops, and body shops in Colorado.
HELP - Need some real-world carrier direction on a garage risk in Colorado. Client is an auto repair shop (no sales). They perform repairs, test drive vehicles on a frontage road/freeway after repairs. Employees are driving customer vehicles (non-owned autos). GL = auto exclusion (no help). Garage...
I used Chris-Leef to broker out a couple auto repair shops in Colorado. With Farmers I also just wrote a Christian Brothers in Wyoming not sure if it would be the same in Colorado but worth a shot
You're looking for a Garagekeepers policy. Not sure who is all available in Colorado, but there are a bunch of carriers that target this sort of risk.
Hey all - need some real-world carrier direction on a garage risk in Colorado. Client is an auto repair shop (no sales). They perform repairs, test drive vehicles on a frontage road/freeway after repairs. Employees are driving customer vehicles (non-owned autos). Here's the issue: GL = auto...
HELP. Hey all - need some real-world carrier direction on a garage risk in Colorado. Client is an auto repair shop (no sales). They perform repairs, test drive vehicles on a frontage road/freeway after repairs. Employees are driving customer vehicles (non-owned autos). Here's the issue: GL = auto...
You need a garage liability policy, not just garagekeepers. Progressive commercial writes garage liability that includes the test drive exposure.
Foremost has a solid garage program. Make sure you're quoting garage liability, not just GL + garagekeepers.
Try Nationwide or Hartford for garage risks. The key is garage liability form, not standard GL.
HELP - Hey all — need some real-world carrier direction on a garage risk in Colorado. Client is an auto repair shop (no sales). They perform repairs, test drive vehicles on a frontage road/freeway after repairs. Employees are driving customer vehicles (non-owned autos). Here's the issue: GL = auto...
Need some real-world carrier direction on a garage risk in Colorado. Client is an auto repair shop (no sales). They perform repairs, test drive vehicles on a frontage road/freeway after repairs. Employees are driving customer vehicles (non-owned autos). GL has auto exclusion (no help). Garage...
HELP. Hey all — need some real-world carrier direction on a garage risk in Colorado. Client is an auto repair shop (no sales). They perform repairs, test drive vehicles on a frontage road/freeway after repairs. Employees are driving customer vehicles (non-owned autos). Here's the issue: GL = auto...
Based on agent discussions, carriers frequently mentioned for auto dealerships, repair shops, and body shops in Colorado include Progressive, GEICO, Liberty Mutual, Travelers, Farmers. Availability varies by specific risk details.
Many agents report difficulty placing auto dealerships, repair shops, and body shops in Colorado. Our database contains 6 discussions specifically about this niche in Colorado, reflecting the ongoing challenges agents face finding willing carriers.
Independent agents in Colorado recommend networking with peers, working with wholesale brokers like RT Specialty or Kinsale, and checking surplus lines markets. Browse the 6 agent discussions below for specific carrier recommendations.
I just wrote something similar in Colorado, with Liberty. Talk to your underwriter about the deets to make sure all needed coverages are in place.