Liability & Extra Coverage Options

Liability Limits by State

**Virginia's minimum limits are changing to from 30/60/20 to 50/100/25 for Renewals and New Policies effective 01/01/2025 or later. 
*Georgia - This is the lowest limit that Elephant can offer. Do not advise this is the state minimum.

Income Loss in VA

Income Loss is a separate coverage in VA. It covers a customer when they are injured in a covered loss and are excused from work by a doctor. The coverage will apply if the customer is employed at the time of the accident. 

• It will provide $100 per week, but for no more than 52 weeks.
• If multiple vehicles are on the policy, it can be multiplied up to a maximum of four times.

Additional Coverages

Glass Damage

There is no separate glass coverage at Elephant. Glass is covered under Other than Collision coverage (aka Comprehensive). If the window is damaged under a covered claim and the window is able to be repaired, there is no deductible. If the window has to be replaced, the deductible will have to be met. Whenever discussing coverage, we do not want to say specifically what is and isn't covered as it is circumstantial. 

Rental Reimbursement

Rental Reimbursement is a first-party coverage that is available when your covered vehicle is not drivable or needs repairs following a comprehensive or collision claim. If selected as a policy coverage, rental reimbursement will provide you with a rental vehicle while your vehicle is being repaired or replaced. Again, this coverage is only available following a covered claim. Policy limits and exclusions apply. 

All states except Virginia have a per-day limit, with a maximum total amount that will be paid for the claim. Virginia only specifies a maximum coverage and does not have a per-day limit.

When obtaining a rental vehicle, you are responsible for the initial deposit, which is refundable, as well as the damage waiver, any additional gas needed, or insurance purchased. We work directly with Hertz, so you do not have to pay for your rental limits upfront. If you choose to go with another rental company, you would pay upfront, then the adjuster would review for the appropriate reimbursement.

The cost of a rental vehicle varies by state.

Roadside Assistance

What is the advantage of getting roadside through Elephant?

• Available 24/7/365 from wherever you are
• Real-time tracking of your service provider’s progress toward you. You’ll see their name and the information about their service vehicle.
• Keep others in the loop. Share your service-tracking link with family, friends, or coworkers to give them continuous live updates about your status.

Roadside Assistance Covers: 

• Towing
  • Vehicles will be towed up to the maximum benefit limit to the nearest qualified repair shop. 
• Battery Jump Start 
  •  Agero will arrange for a service provider to attempt to start the customer’s vehicle. If it can’t be started, Agero will arrange for a towing based on the towing limit.
• Flat Tire Change 
  • Agero will arrange for a service provider to change flat tire with an inflated spare. If the customer does not have a spare, Agero will arrange for towing based on towing limit.
• Lock Out Service
  • If a customer’s car door key is lost, broken or accidentally locked inside of the car, Agero will arrange to send a service provider to open the vehicle's door. The making of a spare key is not included.
• Fuel Delivery 
  • Agero will arrange for a service provider to deliver up to 2 gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel. The customer must pay for the fuel when it is delivered.
• Winching
  •  If a vehicle is in a ditch or stuck and accessible within 100 feet from a normally traveled roadway and conditions allow for the vehicle to be dislodged if stuck, dispatch coverage for winching is provided.

The following are the coverage limits available by state: 

**After exceeding the $75 tow limit in VA, the cost per mile can vary by mileage

*Per year regardless of term length. Once the limit has been reached, customers can pay out-of-pocket at a reduced rate.
**If the customer wants their vehicle towed further than the limit, Agero will be able to quote the price in advance so that the customer knows what they will be paying before the tow occurs

Pet Injury Protection

Pet injury protection is automatically added to the customer's Elephant policy with the collision coverage. Elephant will pay up to $1,000 for vet bills and other related costs if your pet sustains injuries while driving with you at the time of an accident. 

Coverage Details: 

• Limited to dogs and cats owned by Elephant policy holders
• The customer's pet must be inside the vehicle at the time of the accident
• Elephant will cover up to 2 pets (dogs or cats)

Legal Coverage

Legal coverage can be purchased for the individual or for everyone on the policy. The plan offers:

• 100% attorney fee coverage for a minor traffic violation once per year.
• 25% discount off any other attorney services such as:
  • Will preparation
  • Real estate transactions (buy/sell/refinance)
  • Family law (divorce, adoption)
  • Elder law matters
  • Tenant/landlord matters, and more.

Diminishing Deductible

Diminishing deductible is a coverage feature that can be added onto a vehicle's collision deductible to lower the out-of-pocket costs in the event of an accident*. To be eligible, all vehicles with collision added must have at least a $500 deductible. It is an all or none coverage, so all vehicles on the policy with collision must opt for the coverage (vehicles with liability-only are exempt). 

With the coverage selected, customers will see an immediate reduction of their deductible amount by $100 for yearly policies or $50 for 6-month policies. The deductible will reduce automatically after the policy is bound and will continue to reduce by $100 (for yearly policies) or $50 (for 6-month policies) each term the customer remains accident-free*. 

The maximum amount the customer's deductible could reduce by is $500. 

Example: A customer purchases a 6-month policy with a $1000 collision deductible with diminishing deductible added. Immediately, the customer's collision deductible reduces to $950. If the customer remains accident free for the foreseeable future, their collision deductible will reduce by $50/term until it reaches $500. Having reached the maximum reduction amount, the deductible will freeze at $500.

On the other hand, a customer who chooses a $500 collision deductible, for example, could have their collision deductible reduce all the way to $0, if they remain accident free! 

In the event of an accident*, the customer will not see a reduction in their deductible at renewal. Instead, it will remain the same (freeze) for one term and will continue to decrease following the next accident-free* term. It does not reset!

*DD is affected by chargeable and non-chargeable accidents. When talking to your customer, keep the description simple by saying "accident-free."

Example: A customer purchases a 6-month policy with a $500 collision deductible with diminishing deductible added. Immediately, the customer's collision deductible reduces to $450. The customer has an accident during their first term. At renewal, their collision deductible freezes at $450. It will continue to reduce following an accident-free term.

The cost for this coverage is $30/term/vehicle for 6-month policies ($60 a year). It can only be added at new business and renewal. It cannot be added mid-term.

To add this coverage you will go to the quote page where  you select coverages. Diminishing Deductible is found under Additional Benefits.

Loan/Lease Payoff

Elephant does NOT offer Gap insurance! Loan/Lease coverage is NOT Gap coverage. 

If your car is totaled and you are “upside down” (owe more than the value of the car) on your loan, then loan/lease coverage can help offset the remaining amount due on the loan/lease. Loan/lease will not pay for:

• Your comprehensive or collision deductible
• Any overdue loan/lease payments at the time of the loss
• Financial penalties imposed for: excessive loss, abnormal wear & tear, or high mileage
• Security deposits not refunded by a lessor
• Cost of extended warranties, credit life, health, accident, or disabilities
• Carry over balances from other loans
• Cost of service contracts

Loan/lease only applies if your vehicle is a total loss. The vehicle must have comprehensive and collision coverage to be eligible.

*policy contract exclusions apply

There is no limit specified for VA’s coverage, but in our other states, we will only pay up to 25% of the actual cash value of the auto toward the remaining balance on the loan/lease. In Virginia, loan/lease payoff is only available for vehicles that are 8 years old or younger.

Here is an example of how loan/lease payoff could help offset the remaining balance due on the loan. Keep in mind that exclusions do apply and every claim is different. 

Accident Forgiveness

Accident forgiveness is a policy feature that is automatically earned after a customer goes three consecutive years without having an accident on their policy (no accidents for any driver on the policy). After remaining accident free for 3 years, the customer is eligible to have their next at-fault accident waived from their policy. A waived accident will not affect the premium with an accident surcharge, but will freeze diminishing deductible, if applied to the policy.

Only one accident is eligible to be waived per policy. Once an accident is waived, it stays waived until it falls off after 3 years.

*Accident is abbreviated as AX

Upgraded Accident Forgiveness

Eligibility

If they qualify, customers can now purchase Upgraded Accident Forgiveness (UAF). 

To be eligible, there cannot be any accidents from the past 3 years for any driver on the policy.

It will ONLY appear if the customer is eligible. 

How does it work?

At renewal, PC will automatically check claims history for the prior term. If there was a chargeable or non-chargeable accident, it will be waived. 

If there are multiple accidents, the most severe accident will be waived. 

When can it be added?

It can only be added at new business and renewal. However, we can add UAF regardless of other coverage options (ex: comp and collision).  

UAF can be removed at any time.

Custom Parts and Equipment

Elephant CPE Limits

Each state has an allowable limit for custom equipment. If a vehicle has more than that amount of custom equipment, it would be an unacceptable risk. You could offer Answer Financial. This table outlines the state specifics regarding custom equipment:

How to Add CPE Coverage

The custom equipment field on the Vehicles page is an Underwriting question designed to discover unacceptable risks. The selection made on this page does not transfer to the quote page.

This does NOT apply any coverage. (UW question only)

In order for a customer to have custom equipment coverage, their car would need to be covered by comprehensive and collision and the selection would need to be made on the Quote page.

This applies coverage!

Virginia

In Virginia, custom parts and equipment on a customer’s vehicle are covered underneath comprehensive and collision  up to $1,500 – there is no additional coverage for customizations available. If a customer has $1,501 to $5,000 of CPE and they want it covered, refer to partner carriers since VA does not have additional CPE coverage. If a customer has more than $5,000 worth of customizations on the vehicle, and you fail to ask for customizations, this may put Elephant on the hook to cover more than we would normally cover.

All Other States

In all of our other states, the customer has the option to purchase a separate coverage for their custom equipment. Elephant will cover up to the first $1,000 of custom parts at no cost to the customer. The customer would need to elect first-party coverages on their vehicle (comprehensive & collision) in order to add on additional custom equipment coverage.

Lift Kits

Vehicles with lift kits higher than 4 inches are unacceptable.

Coverage Outside the US

Coverage Extending to Canada (Yellow Cards)

Elephant covers customers driving anywhere in Canada. Yellow cards are no longer needed as of May 2024, but the customer should carry hard copies of the items listed below instead:

• Auto Insurance Policy
• Proof of Insurance ID Cards
• Current Vehicle Registration
• Current Auto Insurance Declarations Page
• US Driver License

Assure the customer the Canadian Yellow Cards are no longer needed.
If the customer insists on getting a Canadian Yellow Card, please chat with an agent to request a hard copy to be sent by mail within 7-10 business days.

If the customer then indicates the request constitutes an emergency, please chat with an agent to request a card to be emailed to the customer. 

If the policyholder is driving a rental vehicle in Canada, the rental company is responsible for issuing the yellow card.

Why Did Canada Need a Yellow Card?

If an insured is involved in an accident or stopped by a police officer in Canada as a result of a traffic violation, they will be considered by Canadian authorities to be driving in Canada with the appropriate amount of liability insurance. Though not required in every province, a U.S. driver can prove to the police that his or her insurer has filed for this by presenting a Yellow Card.

Coverage Extending to Mexico

• Indiana and Tennessee: Coverage will not apply to an insured vehicle.
• Virginia: Coverage will apply to an insured vehicle within 25 miles of the border.
• Illinois, Texas, and Maryland: Coverage will apply to an insured vehicle within 75 miles of the border.
  
  
• Only comprehensive and collision coverage will apply to physical damage in Mexico. There is no coverage for liability or additional coverage.
• The named insured must stay no longer than 10 days.
• If a customer is driving further than the above limits, they will be required to purchase temporary insurance from the country of Mexico (this is often offered at border security).

US Territories

Coverage is US Territories is the same coverage as it is in US states.

Coverage transfer to a rental vehicle

When a customer rents a vehicle, some or all of their Elephant coverages might transfer to the rental vehicle for a max of 30 days. Coverages only transfer while the vehicle is being operated by a driver insured on the policy. 

If the customer is renting for pleasure, the broadest coverage transfers.

If the customer is renting due to an accident/claim, the coverage of the specific vehicle being replaced transfers. 

What does the broadest coverage mean? This means the best or highest level of coverage available on the policy.

Example: Customer's policy has two vehicles: one with just liability and one with comp/collision. When they rent a vehicle for pleasure use, liability and comp/collision will transfer, since that's the highest level of coverage available.  

NOTE: Roadside Assistance and Rental Reimbursement do not transfer to the rental vehicle. 

General Guidelines

Vehicles  

• The rented vehicle must be acceptable under our UW guidelines

Timeframe

• Coverage will only transfer to a rental vehicle for a max of 30 days. After 30 days, coverage would no longer apply. A customer can turn in that vehicle and rent a different vehicle to restart the 30-day window.

Extra Coverages 

• Purchasing extra coverage should always be up to the discretion of the customer 
• Customers may avoid a deductible if they purchase insurance through the rental company

Claims/Accidents 

• Per the contract, if the vehicle being rented (for either pleasure or due to a claim) is damaged in an accident, we may not cover administrative fees, loss of use charges, etc.

In Canada 

• If the policyholder is going to be operating the rental vehicle in Canada, the rental company is responsible for providing them with a Canadian Yellow Card

Test Driving Vehicles at the Dealership

Typically, the broadest coverage on the policy will transfer to the vehicle the policyholder is test driving at the dealership. The vehicle must still be acceptable under our underwriting guidelines.