PESTICIDE SECTION:
Regulates the distribution and application
of pesticides in the State of Indiana

 
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Insurance Requirement for Licensed Business
 
Proof of Financial Responsibility; Insurance
Applicants for licensure as a pesticide business shall furnish evidence of financial responsibility acceptable to the state chemist prior to the issuance and upon annual renewal of such license or upon expiration of the proof of insurance on file with the state chemist. This requirement may be satisfied by liability insurance issued in the name of the business.
       
Minimum Coverage
Minimum coverage requirements shall be as follows:
1. General liability; three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) combined single limit of liability for bodily injury and property damage. The limit applies to each occurrence.
2. Vehicle liability, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) limit per accident. This shall be required only if the insured owns, leases, rents, maintains or uses any vehicle in connection with the use of pesticides. This type of coverage is not required if already covered by the general liability insurance.
3. Watercraft liablity, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) limit per accident. This shall be required only if the insured owns, leases, rents, maintains or uses any watercraft in connection with the use of pesticides. This type of coverage is not required if already covered by the general liability insurance.
4. Aircraft liability, either of the following shall be required only if the insured owns, leases, rents, maintains or uses any aircraft in connection with the use of pesticides:
  A. Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) limit per accident.
  B. Both:
    i. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) bodily injury per person and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) per accident; and
    ii. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) property damage per accident and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) aggregate.
       
Coverage
General liability coverage shall be conditioned to provide coverage for damage to persons or property outside of the insured's care, custody and control resulting from wind drift or overspray of pesticides.
 
Official Form
Proof of financial responsibility shall be provided by the issuing company or institution on forms determined to be acceptable by the state chemist. Acceptable forms shall include a certificate of insurance.