Change in Commercial Automobile Insurance Procedure (CAIP) Servicing Carrier
Effective September 1, 2022 National Specialty Insurance
Company (National Specialty) will be replacing NCIC as the CAIP Servicing
Carrier for the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan. The National
Specialty policies will be serviced by AIPSO. This change will apply only to
policies issued by NCIC.
For Policies with an Effective Date on or after September
1, 2022, please direct inquiries to:
National Specialty Insurance Company
Serviced by AIPSO
PO Box 6200
Providence, RI 02940
Phone 855-224-2247
Fax 855-224-7329
CommercialAuto@aipso.com
In-Force Policies Prior to September 1, 2022
Any policy in-force with National Continental Insurance
Company (NCIC) with an effective date of August 31, 2022 or prior will
non-renew
on the first anniversary following September 1, 2022
.
As part of the non-renewal process, NCIC will notify the
insured and producer that the Plan policy they issued will not be renewed (in
accordance with Plan language for each state). The insured will be advised to
contact their producer to determine if they can obtain coverage in the
voluntary market. If the insured is unable to obtain coverage in the voluntary
market, the insured may re-apply to the Plan for coverage.
For In-Force Policies with an Effective Date of August
31, 2022 or earlier, direct inquiries to:
National Continental Insurance Company
CAIP Underwriting
PO Box 94762
Cleveland OH 44101
Phone 800-777-5304
Effective
Immediately:
Communication
with National Continental Insurance Company has been expanded to include
email:
caipcsr@nationalcontinental.com
(You will receive an auto-response
to your email with an assigned tracking number for your inquiry/request and
important information)
Important Notice
Effective October 1, 2021 CAARP will be implementing a new Private Passenger Pool (PPP). Twenty percent of the CAARP private passenger applications will be assigned to the PPP and will be issued by CAARP on policies in the name of CAARP. All policy processing services will be performed by AIPSO. All other aspects will remain the same. The assignment notice you receive will inform you if the application was assigned to the PPP or was assigned to a designated company.
E-Signature (Private Passenger Applications Only)
Certified producers may now utilize their own e-signature product/process to secure the necessary signatures at the application process.
Revised Convenience Fee Rates
Effective 12/1/2014, the convenience fee pricing for use of debit card payments for CAARP Private Passenger and CA Low Cost Auto processed through EASi has been revised and reduced by our vendor, Official Payments:
California Low Cost: $1.95
CAARP: $2.95
(Prior pricing was at $3.99 for California Low Cost and $19.99 for CAARP)
Credit Card convenience fees will remain unchanged:
California Low Cost: $3.99
CAARP: $19.99