Bellingham Underwriters has long been one of the most stable and reliable underwriting management firms in the country. We have broadened our ability to provide creative solutions with the addition of our Lloyd’s Auto Physical Damage and Motor Truck Cargo program. Our Lloyd’s Auto Physical Damage and Motor Truck Cargo accounts will be handled from start to finish by Bellingham Underwriters. Our approach incorporates standard policy forms, flexible underwriting, quick turnaround time and the exemplary customer service that you have come to expect from us.
Auto haulers
Container haulers/Intermodal
Dirt, rock, sand and gravel
Dry Van
Equipment including OS/OW
Hazardous Materials
Livestock haulers
Log haulers
LTL freight forwarding operations
Mixed Commodities
Recycled/Refuse/Scrap Haulers
Tankers – Hazmat/Non-Hazmat
U.S Mail
Water in bulk
Wood Chip haulers
Auto Physical Damage
- Up to $300,000 any one unit/$500,000 any one combined unit
Motor Truck Cargo
- Limits up to $300,000 any one vehicle
AZ, AR, CA, CO, ID, IL, MT, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA
- Agricultural class – including but not limited to fruit, produce, vegetable, grain, feed, seed, refrigerated, fertilizer haulers, hay, livestock
- Auto Hauler – Used autos on fixed contracts
- Container haulers – drayage container haulers in the Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach and Portland (excluding Oakland or Seattle Ports)
- Dirt, rock, sand and Gravel – DRSG of all kinds (including dirty dirt & frac sand) (written selectively in urban areas)
- Dry Van haulers – focusing on regional hauls with fixed regular routes
- Flatbed classes – building materials, steel, rebar, lumber, heavy equipment
- Log haulers – Log haulers for hire and private log haulers either finished lumber or raw logs
- LTL haulers – Less than Truckload risks
- Mixed Use Classes – All mixed operation class (partial agriculture and sand and gravel or flatbed and produce etc.)
- Oversized/Overweight – OS/OW haulers with specialty configurations and equipment
- Pneumatic goods – bulk dry goods, dry cement, lime, fly ash, etc.
- Refrigerated Haulers – Reefer haulers focusing on regional hauls with fixed regular routes
- Scrap Metal Haulers – Scrap metal including metal debris removal
- Tankers haulers – Tanker haulers including wine, dairy operations, milk processed or raw, water, syrup, molasses, liquid fertilizers, petroleum (will not write pollution on petroleum haulers)
- US Mail USPS – Contract haulers for US mail service and USPS service
- Vineyard haulers – Truckers associated with grape, production, hauling, bottling, processing
Trucking Non-fleet
- BU Trucking Non-Fleet Application
- IFTA’s (if available)
- Current MVRs for all drivers
- Currently valued loss runs for the prior four years
- Copy of Brokerage and/or Sub-haul Contract (if applicable)
- Any and all applicable supplemental coverage applications
Trucking Fleet (5 or more power units)
- BU Trucking Fleet Application
- Vehicle Schedule
- IFTA’s
- Current MVRs for all drivers
- Driver list including DOB & DOH
- List of terminal location if more than one terminal
- Currently valued loss runs for the prior four years
- Copy of brokerage and/or sub-haul contract (if applicable)
- Current financial statement (required on all accounts with more than 25 power units)
- Any and all applicable supplemental coverage applications
Trucking Non-Fleet Renewals
- BU Renewal Application
- IFTA’s (if available)
- Current MVRs for all drivers
- Currently valued loss runs for the prior four years
- Copy of Brokerage and/or Sub-haul Contract (if applicable)
- Any and all applicable supplemental coverage applications
Trucking Fleet Renewals (5 or more power units)
- BU Renewal Application
- Vehicle Schedule
- IFTA’s
- Current MVRs for all drivers
- Driver list including DOB & DOH
- List of terminal location if more than one terminal
- Currently valued loss runs for the prior four years
- Copy of brokerage and/or sub-haul contract (if applicable)
- Current financial statement (required on all accounts with more than 25 power units)
- Any and all applicable supplemental coverage applications
Bellingham is always open to developing relationships with new retail partners. Does your agency fit? Ask yourself the following questions to find out:
• Are you looking for a long term stable product with an “A” rated admitted carrier?
• Do your agents know and understand their clients and the business being submitted?
• Do you do the research to be able to provide complete and accurate information on all risks?
• Is a better overall product more important to you than the cheapest price?
• Do you have a desire to work with knowledgeable and flexible underwriters instead of just a binding authority?
• Are you willing to collaborate with our underwriters to write business rather than just submitting risks for quoting?
• Is the majority of the business you target eligible for our program?
APPLICATIONS
Non fleet – Updated Dec 2020
Fleet Application– Updated Jan 2022
Acord Supplemental -Updated Dec 2020
New Venture Application – Updated March 2018
Renewal Auto Application – Updated Jan. 2021
Haz Mat Supplemental – Updated Oct 2018
FLYERS
Auto Physical Damage and Motor Truck Cargo – Last updated June 2020
Auto Physical Damage and Motor Truck Cargo Program Overview – Added May 2020