How much does freight broker insurance cost in Maryland? (2026)
Freight Broker insurance pricing in Maryland is shaped by the same state-specific bureau loss-cost filings that govern every commercial policy issued in Maryland. Below: the most-recent Maryland filings affecting freight broker operations, cited to their SERFF tracking numbers — primary-source, government-held pricing records. Read the full national context on the Freight Broker cost guide.
Recent rate-filing activity — 1 state filings across 1 commercial line
Commercial carriers can't charge whatever they want — each state's Department of Insurance must approve loss-cost filings before they take effect. These are primary-source, government-held records available on SERFF Filing Access. Cited below: the most-recent active filings affecting freight broker operations, with the real SERFF tracking number for each.
| Line | State | Overall change | Effective | SERFF tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC | MD | Overall -12.3% voluntary loss cost decrease | Jan 1, 2026 | NCCI-134632965 |
Source: SERFF Filing Access (filingaccess.serff.com) — the official public-records interface for state Department of Insurance filings. Loss-cost changes shown are the overall bureau-wide change in each state; the actual impact on your quote depends on your class code, payroll, experience modifier, and carrier-specific loss-cost multiplier (LCM). Get a quote for your exact numbers.
National context — Freight Broker insurance overview
Freight broker insurance is a completely different product set from driver/carrier insurance. Brokers don't operate trucks — they connect shippers with carriers, taking a percentage. The coverage stack reflects that: a federally-required FMCSA $75,000 BMC-84 surety bond (or BMC-85 trust fund), General Liability for office operations, Contingent Cargo + Contingent Auto for when a carrier's coverage falls short, Errors & Omissions for booking mistakes, and increasingly Cyber Liability for the rising tide of broker-carrier fraud schemes.
Typical total annual cost: $1,500-$5,000 in insurance premium plus $300-$1,000 for the BMC-84 bond (Insureon, TIA 2024). The bond is the gating requirement — FMCSA won't issue or renew your MC# without it. Every figure on this page cites a named external publication.
National benchmark figures
Published cost ranges for Freight Broker insurance — useful as a national baseline against which the Maryland filings above signal local direction.
More Maryland rate-filing detail
- All Maryland commercial rate filings (every line, every recent filing) — the broader rate-data view for Maryland
- Rate filings by state — directory of all 47+ states with active filings
- National Rate Change Tracker — every filing across every state, sortable
Get a real Maryland quote for freight broker
The data above shows the regulator-filed direction for Maryland. For your actual quote — based on payroll, experience modifier, and the LCM each carrier files — request a free quote in under 90 seconds.
Get a free Maryland quote →