Business insurance for auto service shops

Small business insurance can help protect your auto service or mobile service shop.

What is business insurance for auto service shops?

State Farm® Small Business insurance offers a wide variety of coverages to help protect a range of auto services businesses, such as an auto glass shop, a car wash, oil change shop or other auto service operation.

What does business insurance for auto service shops cover?

By bringing together the right coverages, you can help safeguard your business. This allows you to concentrate on growing your company.

Property

Helps protect buildings and other structures, personal property, and equipment from covered accidental direct physical loss

Liability

Helps provide financial protection against costly claims and lawsuits under the policy

Loss of income

Offers protection if operations are suspended due to a covered loss

Equipment breakdown

Helps cover damage to covered property, like an air compressor or impact gun, if it breaks down or is damaged by a covered loss

Employee dishonesty

Covers loss of business personal property and money and securities caused by an employee’s dishonest act

Coverage in action

A fire breaks out at your garage, damaging one of the building’s walls and some equipment. Property coverage could help you get your business back up and running quickly.

How to help protect your small business

Other coverages included in your business insurance for auto service shop:

Accounts receivable

May cover loss of monies due to you that are uncollectible because of damage to accounts receivable records

Garagekeepers

Helps provide coverage for physical damage to customers’ vehicles while in your care, custody or control

Backup of sewer and drain

Helps provide protection against accidental physical loss of business personal property at a shop due to sewer and drain backups

Frequently asked questions about business insurance for auto service shops


The cost varies depending on several factors, including coverage amounts, construction of your building, presence of alarms and prior losses.

In addition to liability coverage, a mobile service business may have need for specific insurance for their tools.

Liability insurance helps protect your business if you're responsible for bodily injury or property damage, while garage liability insurance helps cover you if you cause injury or damage while driving customers’ vehicles.

Additional coverage options

Commercial auto insurance

Get coverage for your commercial vehicles – cars, trucks, vans and other vehicles used for business.

Workers’ compensation

Helps protect your team against work-related injuries or illness. Requirements for workers’ comp vary by state.

Commercial liability umbrella policy (CLUP)

Gives you an added measure of protection when your covered liability losses exceed your policy limits.

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Prices are based on rating plans that may vary by state. Coverage options are selected by the customer, and availability and eligibility may vary.

This is only a general description of coverages of the available types of business insurance and is not a statement of contract. Details of coverage, limits, or services may not be available for all business and vary in some states. All coverages are subject to the terms, provisions, exclusions, and conditions in the policy itself and in any endorsements. Contact a State Farm agent for more information and a customized quote.

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