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A worker checking over a delivery van parked at a warehouse door.

Commercial Auto

Hired and non owned auto coverage: why small businesses need it

One of the lowest cost items on a commercial policy, and the one that protects you when an employee drives a rented truck or their own car for work.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 2 min read

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Auto

What is gap insurance and do you need it?

Gap insurance pays what you still owe on a totaled car after the policy pays its value. When you need it, when you can skip it, and when to drop it.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

Customers standing in line at a food truck on a sunny waterfront.

Commercial Auto

What insurance does a food truck need in Texas?

Auto liability, general liability, equipment coverage, and the certificates that events and commissary kitchens require before you set up.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 2 min read

A row of white utility trucks parked together in a lot.

Commercial Auto

When does a fleet policy make sense?

Where the fleet threshold usually sits, how the pricing changes, and the safety practices that lower a multi truck premium.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 2 min read

Lines of cars waiting to cross the border into Mexico.

Auto

Does my car insurance cover me in Mexico?

A car policy bought in Texas does not cover you in Mexico. What Mexican law requires, what to buy, and what to do after a crash down there.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

The hood of a car dimpled with dents from a hail storm.

Auto

Does car insurance cover hail damage?

Hail is paid under comprehensive, not collision. How the deductible works, what to do after a storm, and how to check what you carry.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

A contractor loading tools into the bed of a work truck at a jobsite.

Commercial Auto

Do I need commercial auto insurance?

How to tell whether your truck belongs on a personal or a commercial policy, and what happens to a claim when you guess wrong.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 4 min read

A work truck parked on a construction site with equipment in the bed.

Commercial Auto

Commercial auto insurance for contractors in South Texas

Tools in the truck, employees behind the wheel, and the certificate of insurance every general contractor asks for before you get on the site.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

A mechanic working under the open hood of a work truck.

Commercial Auto

Deductibles, downtime and getting a truck back on the road

Rental reimbursement, loss of use, and the coverages that decide how long a damaged truck stops your income.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 2 min read

Two people reviewing fleet paperwork at a desk.

Commercial Auto

What drives the cost of commercial auto insurance?

Radius, drivers, truck class, cargo and loss history, and which of them you can actually change this year.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

A certificate of insurance on a clipboard at a construction site.

Commercial Auto

Certificates of insurance: what customers are really asking for

Additional insured, waiver of subrogation, and primary and noncontributory, translated into what each one costs you.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

Workers loading crates of fresh produce onto a refrigerated truck.

Commercial Auto

Motor truck cargo insurance for produce haulers

Reefer breakdown, rejected loads, and the exclusions that decide whether a spoiled trailer of produce gets paid.

Gerino Alejos · Updated September 8, 2026 · 3 min read