Best Insurance Tools for 3PLs

InsureShield (a UPS Capital company) provides cargo insurance solutions for shippers, retailers, and e-commerce businesses. The platform offers per-shipment and annual cargo coverage with instant online quoting and certificate generation. Coverage extends across all modes — ground, air, ocean, and parcel — with worldwide coverage options. The simplified claims process features fast resolution and broad coverage terms that protect against damage, loss, theft, and natural disasters during transit and warehousing.

Hub International Transport Practice provides transportation insurance brokerage services. The HUB Drive Online platform offers fleet, cargo, marine, and workers' compensation coverage for trucking companies, logistics providers, and transportation businesses across North America.

Loadsure provides AI-powered cargo insurance for shippers and freight brokers through an instant digital quoting platform. Using machine learning models trained on millions of shipment records, it prices risk in real-time based on commodity type, route, carrier safety scores, and weather conditions. Policies can be purchased per-shipment or on an annual basis, with claims processing automated through digital documentation. The platform integrates directly with TMS systems for seamless coverage at booking.

AssureAssist provides insurance technology and certificate of insurance (COI) management solutions for transportation companies. Automates COI tracking, compliance verification, and insurance documentation workflows.

McGriff provides insurance brokerage and risk management services for businesses across many industries, including a dedicated focus on transportation. Through its Business Insurance, Risk Management, and Employee Benefits practices, McGriff works with organizations to protect operations, people, and property and to address evolving exposures. The Transportation specialty practice connects clients with industry-aligned coverage and advisory resources supported by McGriff’s broader capabilities. Transportation clients can access a wide range of commercial insurance solutions. Available coverages include auto, liability, property, workers’ compensation, cyber liability, environmental, flood, bonding and surety, captives, transactional risk, executive risk, and options for small business needs. McGriff helps align these coverages to individual risk profiles, account structures, and growth plans so transportation organizations can address operational exposures across fleets, facilities, and supporting functions. Beyond placement, McGriff offers risk management services designed to mitigate loss and improve outcomes. These include analytic solutions to inform risk decisions, risk control consulting to address safety and operational practices, claim consulting solutions to support claims strategy and advocacy, and client education and resources that help teams stay current on requirements and best practices. McGriff’s insights library features articles and webinars on topics relevant to transportation risk, including fleet safety, ergonomics, and the evolving claims environment. For organizations seeking to support their workforce, McGriff’s Employee Benefits team provides strategies that help manage costs and drive engagement. Services span actuarial and underwriting support, benefits administration technology, compliance, clinical wellness, flexible benefits administration, health management services, human resources advisory, insights and analytics, nurse health coaching, pharmacy benefit consulting, retirement consulting, and COBRA administration and direct bill services. These capabilities can be integrated with insurance and risk management programs to create a coordinated approach across people and operational risk. McGriff’s transportation offering is part of a comprehensive platform that also serves adjacent sectors and complex risk profiles. Clients can leverage McGriff’s specialty practice knowledge along with its broader commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits resources. Educational content, webinars, and success stories—such as those highlighting trucking companies—illustrate practical applications and outcomes. Organizations can engage McGriff to assess current programs, identify gaps, and build solutions tailored to their transportation operations.

Loadsure Broker API provides embedded cargo insurance capabilities that freight brokers can integrate directly into their TMS or quoting workflows. The API returns instant quotes with AI-powered risk pricing based on commodity, lane, carrier, and market conditions. Brokers can offer per-load or annual policies to shippers at the point of booking, creating a new revenue stream while protecting their customers' freight. Automated certificate generation and claims processing reduce administrative overhead.

Reliance Partners provides specialized insurance solutions for carriers, including primary liability, physical damage, cargo, and occupational accident coverage. As one of the largest truck insurance agencies in the US, they leverage deep industry expertise to find competitive rates across multiple A-rated carriers. Their technology platform offers digital certificate management, claims reporting, and proactive risk management tools. Dedicated teams understand DOT compliance requirements and FMCSA regulations.

Travelers Transportation Insurance provides enterprise transportation coverage for logistics and trucking operations. Products include commercial auto, inland marine, 3PL liability, cargo, and warehouse legal liability from one of America's largest property and casualty insurers.

Roanoke Insurance Group (a Munich Re company) provides specialized insurance for freight forwarders, customs brokers, and logistics service providers. Coverage includes freight forwarder errors & omissions, cargo liability, customs bond, and warehouse legal liability. As one of the oldest logistics insurance specialists in North America, Roanoke brings deep industry expertise to policy design and claims handling. Their Surety Bond division provides customs bonds for importers and licensed customs brokers.

Reliance Partners Broker - transportation insurance for brokers/3PLs. Founded 2009. HQ: Chattanooga, TN. CEO: Andrew Ladebauche. Products: contingent cargo, 3PL liability, E&O coverage. Acquired Borderless Coverage (2021) for cross-border. Carousel Capital investment (2022). Offices: Chattanooga, Nashville, Phoenix, Austin.

Descartes MyCarrierPortal (formerly Assure Assist RMIS) is a carrier onboarding, vetting, and compliance monitoring platform offered by Descartes Systems Group. It is designed for freight brokers, shippers, and 3PLs that need to qualify carriers before adding them to their networks and then maintain ongoing compliance records over time. Core capabilities include carrier identity verification and vetting, fraud prevention and risk screening, automated insurance certificate monitoring, and AuditLog compliance tracking. The platform flags carriers with expired or insufficient coverage and provides an auditable record of compliance actions and decisions for risk management and regulatory purposes. MyCarrierPortal integrates within Descartes's broader carrier and network management portfolio, which also covers route planning, transportation management, and customs and global trade. Organizations can use MyCarrierPortal as part of a wider Descartes ecosystem or as a standalone carrier compliance tool. The platform evolved from the Assure Assist RMIS product and is now offered under the Descartes brand at mycarrierportal.com.