Aviva Canada offers cross-border insurance coverage

Aviva Canada Inc. announced on Wednesday that it is offering new cross-border insurance coverage designed to provide a simple solution for Canadian domiciled companies who also have United States plated vehicles.

“With the U.S. accounting for over three-quarters of Canada’s trade, and the two countries sharing the world’s largest trading relationship, a simple, widely available solution was needed for Canadian business that have U.S. domiciled exposures,” said Joe Vachon, executive director, large commercial and national brokers, Aviva Canada, in a press release. “Aviva’s solution will protect customers’ U.S. premises and/or operations, be delivered seamlessly and will be completed quickly because the underwriting decisions are made in Canada.”

According to Aviva Canada, benefits of the new product include:

* Direct access to local U.S. decision-makers: Brokers and their customers will get prompt answers and streamlined service from local experts with a keen understanding of U.S. risks;

* Customized solutions for Canadian and U.S. markets: A comprehensive program that’s tailored to fulfill the specific insurance needs of Canadian trucking companies that have operations and automobiles that are plated and registered in the U.S.;

* Ease of doing business: Easy administrative steps in securing coverage for both Canadian and U.S. operations; and

* Reliable claims management from a network of U.S. partners, who are backed with a minimum financial strength rating of ‘A’ from A.M. Best Company.

Business owners interested in the coverage should contact their insurance broker for more information; insurance brokers should contact their Aviva commercial lines underwriter.