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Insurance for Automotive
Repair Shops

You use your unique skills to serve your customer's needs. That's why Selective offers unique insurance options to help you protect your auto repair shop.

Whether the job is an oil change or a transmission replacement, auto repair shops face unique risks. That's why Selective's industry experts packed our coverage for mechanics with protections that go the extra mile.

From insurance for when your employees drive customer vehicles to generous coverage for tools, equipment, and damage to autos or the contents within, we can help you safeguard your business against financial loss.

Selective is here to help your business stay on the road to success. That's why we also offer flexible payment options and specialized coverages, including Garagekeepers and Primary Auto Liability for when you or an employee operate a customer's vehicle.

Selective Insurance Advantages for Auto Repair Shops

Customers count on you to get them back on the road quickly and safely. Auto repair shop insurance from Selective can help you and your mechanics navigate the unique risks of fixing cars and other vehicles. Power tools and other specialized machinery can be dangerous, and customer vehicles are valuable, but the right business insurance policy can help you run your auto repair shop confidently.

Auto liability insurance helps protect garage owners and employees who fix, sell, repair, service, or store customer vehicles. It also protects against loss to customer vehicles while being driven by your employees. A comprehensive insurance policy that includes this coverage may help your clients feel confident about choosing your auto repair services. Optional coverages include:

  • Garagekeepers coverage
  • False pretense coverage
  • Federal odometer statute errors & omissions
  • Title errors & omission coverage

General Liability Insurance helps protect your auto repair business from third-party claims related to bodily injury or property damage.

  • New acquisitions and additional insureds
  • Aggregate liability limits apply per location
  • Broadened products coverage
  • Blanket insured contracts
  • Blanket additional insureds (where required by contract)
  • Product recall expense

Commercial Property Insurance Advantage

  • Water backup from sewers or drains
  • Expanded pollutant clean-up
  • Business income (actual loss sustained)
  • Employee dishonesty
  • Newly acquired buildings
  • Coverage for outdoor pumps, canopies, signs, lights, and underground tanks plus the fuel within them
  • Ordinance or law
  • Personal property of others (auto contents)
  • Monies and securities
  • Equipment breakdown

Inland marine insurance protects auto service shop assets like tools, equipment, machinery, and moveable goods and materials. It also covers goods in transit between shops. This essential coverage for mechanics includes protection from theft and weather-related damage such as wind, lightning, and earthquakes.

  • Business computer hardware and software
  • Installation property
  • Personal property of others
  • Property in transit
  • Mobile equipment on and off-premises
  • Tools and equipment coverage for the owner and employees

TYPES OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS SELECTIVE INSURES

An insurance policy has to be flexible because every auto repair shop has different needs. Some need small business insurance to help them grow while others require specialized coverage for the unique risks within the industry. Here are some examples of auto services businesses we cover:

  • Audio, alarms, sunroofs with installation
  • Automobile body shops
  • Automobile glass repair or replacement
  • Automobile repair shops
  • Automobile upholstery shops
  • Muffler shops
  • Quick lube shops
  • Transmission shops

Don't see your specialty? Get in touch anyway! Selective and our independent agency partners will discuss your unique needs and recommend auto repair shop insurance policy options that best suit your business.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR AUTO REPAIR SHOPS

What coverage can General Liability provide for Auto Care and Service companies?

How much does insurance cost for Auto Care & Service businesses?

What happens if I need to buy more insurance later?

Risk Management Services

Good protection goes beyond auto care insurance. A properly managed auto care safety program can greatly reduce your company’s exposure to loss. Selective offers Risk Management services to help minimize your risks and keep you and your business safe and ready to serve customers.

  • Auto care and services best practices assessment
  • Contractual liability consultation
  • Customized workers compensation insurance cost containment
  • Driver and fleet safety programs
  • Exposure reduction consultations
  • Premises liability reviews
  • Regulatory guidance
  • Safety assessment and benchmarking tools
  • Sprinkler system evaluation and analysis
  • Supervisor accountability programs
  • Thermographic infrared survey

For more information about Selective’s Risk Management services, click here.

Please contact your Selective agent for more information about our products and services for Auto Care Insurance & Service Businesses.

For more information about Selective's coverages, click here.