The correct answer is A. The Hired Auto and Non-Owned Auto Liability endorsement extends a Businessowners Policy's liability protection to specified automobile exposures that otherwise fall within the BOP's auto exclusion.
A non-owned auto is generally an automobile the business does not own, lease, hire, rent, or borrow but that is used in connection with the business. An employee's personally owned automobile being used for company business is the classic example. New York BOP rating material describes Non-Owned Auto Liability as protection for automobiles not owned, borrowed, or hired by the insured, while court decisions applying the endorsement confirm coverage for bodily injury or property damage arising from use of qualifying non-owned autos in the business.
Technically, the endorsement principally protects the business's liability arising from that use; it should not be interpreted as automatically providing personal liability or physical-damage protection to the employee-owner of the vehicle.
Options B, C, and D involve a company-owned automobile. A business-owned van or auto normally requires appropriate commercial automobile insurance and does not become a hired or non-owned auto simply because an employee or customer is driving it.
The Series 17-70 outline specifically includes Businessowners coverage and associated liability concepts.
Therefore, A is correct.
