Freight Broker Insurance
Protecting Your Brokerage. Supporting Every Shipment.
Contingent Auto Liability
Provides protection against certain covered third-party bodily injury or property damage claims arising from transportation arranged through contracted motor carriers.
Contingent Cargo Insurance
Provides coverage for qualifying cargo losses under circumstances specified in the policy, often involving situations where the transporting motor carrier's cargo insurance does not respond.
Cyber Liability Insurance
Helps address certain financial losses associated with cyber incidents, data breaches, ransomware, and other covered technology-related risks.
General Liability Insurance
Provides protection against certain third-party bodily injury, property damage, and personal or advertising injury claims arising from covered business operations.
Freight Broker Surety Bond (BMC-84)
Freight brokers operating under FMCSA authority generally must maintain $75,000 in financial security through a qualifying BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust fund arrangement.
Errors & Omissions (E&O) Insurance
Provides protection against certain covered claims arising from professional mistakes, negligence, or failure to perform specified brokerage services.
Excess & Umbrella
Provides additional liability protection above underlying policy limits, helping safeguard your business against significant covered claims.
Freight brokers play an essential role in connecting shippers with motor carriers and coordinating the movement of freight across the country. While brokers typically do not own or operate the trucks transporting their customers' cargo, they face significant financial and legal exposures arising from transportation arrangements, carrier selection, cargo losses, and contractual obligations.
Freight Broker Insurance provides specialized protection designed to address the risks associated with freight brokerage and third-party logistics operations.
Our agency combines transportation insurance knowledge with practical experience in freight brokerage, trucking operations, and risk management to help businesses evaluate insurance solutions that support their operations and long-term growth.
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Shipper's Interest
Provides first-party cargo protection for insured shipments on behalf of parties with an insurable interest in the freight.
Who we Serve
Freight Brokers
Freight Forwarding
Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
New Ventures
Flatbed & Heavy Haul
Refrigerated Freight
HazHat Trasnportation
Car Haulers
More Than Insurance. Transportation expertise.
We understand that freight brokerage involves far more than arranging transportation. From carrier qualification and insurance verification to cargo claims, contractual liability, and freight fraud prevention, brokerage operations require careful risk management. Our experience in freight brokerage, trucking operations, and transportation safety provides a practical understanding of these challenges and the exposures that can affect your business. By combining specialized insurance knowledge with real transportation industry experience, we help clients evaluate coverage options and make informed decisions to protect their operations.
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Contact Us
75 Executive Dr STE 433H
Aurora IL 60504
Tel. (773) 299 8133
Fax (773) 299 8133
Email info@kentfordinsurance.com