You can add all licensed household members to your car insurance policy, such as your spouse and children and others that reside with you. You can also add children that are away at school, but still reside at home during breaks and will drive your vehicle during those times. Although rules vary by insurance company and state, anyone else that regularly drivers your vehicles will usually be allowed to be listed as drivers on your auto insurance policy as well.
- Your car insurance policy will name you as a driver along with your spouse, your children who live with you, and any other licensed household members.
- There is no cap on the number of drivers you can list on your auto insurance policy; however, there must be a valid justification for doing so.
- If a person occasionally uses your car but you still want to make sure they are covered by your auto insurance, you can generally add them to your policy as a partial or occasional driver.
- Some regulations permit (and possibly mandate) that additional occasional drivers who reside outside the home be added.
You, your spouse, your children that live with you or any other licensed household member will normally be listed on your car insurance policy as drivers. The definition of a household member varies from one car insurance company to another but generally it means immediate or extended family that lives with you as well as non-family household members that drive your vehicle, such as a nanny. In some cases, a roommate can be considered a member of your household.
Typically, family members include any immediate or extended family member of driving age. This includes parents, children, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, foster children, in-laws and step family members. There may be some variations in this list among different carriers as well.
There is no limit to the amount of drivers you can insure on your auto insurance policy, there just has to be a good reason for listing them as a driver. Generally, you can’t insurance insure on your policy children that have moved out and others that do not reside with you or use your vehicle. A child is considered to have moved out if they have their own permanent address; if they are away at school but will be returning, they can stay on your policy.
It’s important to notify your automobile insurance company of anyone who operates your vehicle regularly. In general you can add someone to your policy as a partial or occasional driver if the person uses your vehicle fairly often and you want to make sure they are covered. People who borrow your car occasionally don’t need to be listed on the policy, and are covered as permissive users.
You should contact your insurance agent or insurance company to determine what the company’s guidelines are on who can be covered by your car insurance policy and what the procedure is for adding a driver.
Do all household members need to be on your car insurance? As a general rule, yes. Car insurance companies want to know what risk they are taking on by insuring you. If you don’t want a particular person covered, you can request that they be excluded.
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