Does Commercial Vehicle Insurance Include Water Damage Coverage?
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Commercial vehicle insurance does not include water damage coverage. Here are the relevant details: 1. Difference: Water damage coverage is referred to differently by various insurance companies, but the essence is the same. It is an additional coverage that vehicle owners can purchase specifically for the engine. It provides compensation if the insured vehicle's engine is damaged due to driving through waterlogged roads or being submerged. The so-called 'comprehensive insurance' refers to all primary coverages, including third-party liability, vehicle damage, theft, and compulsory traffic insurance. Additional coverages like water damage insurance need to be purchased separately. 2. The scope of water damage coverage claims includes: Damage to the insured vehicle's engine caused by an insured incident while the vehicle is being used by the policyholder or an authorized driver, as well as reasonable and necessary rescue expenses incurred by the policyholder to prevent or reduce losses, are eligible for compensation by the insurance company.
When I first started buying car insurance, I mistakenly thought that commercial insurance covered everything, including water damage coverage. Actually, that's not the case. Water damage coverage is usually an optional add-on that needs to be purchased separately to protect your vehicle from losses in flooded areas. The basic parts of commercial insurance mainly consist of vehicle damage insurance and third-party liability insurance, but water damage coverage often serves as a supplement to vehicle damage insurance. Especially after the 2020 auto insurance reform, many policies have integrated water damage coverage into vehicle damage insurance. If you've just bought a new car, the policy might already include it, but for older cars or existing policies, you need to check carefully. I recommend you quickly flip through your insurance contract to review the details or directly call the insurance company to confirm. Water damage coverage is really crucial—like in our area where summers are rainy, if your car gets waterlogged and the engine fails, repairs can be super expensive, and not having coverage would be a huge loss. In short, don’t rely on assumptions; only what’s clearly written in the insurance terms is reliable.
