Same-day delivery for local parcels (such as documents) has long been available by local courier. Rail and air transport made same-day delivery feasible over longer distances; for example, packages shipped in the early morning can be delivered (at relatively high cost) anywhere in the mainland United States.
A multi-peril policy is an insurance policy that covers a number of different causes of loss, rather than just one. These types of policies provide comprehensive coverage and are common in property insurance. Many insurance policies only offer coverage for one type of peril. For example, earthquake insurance may only cover earthquakes.
A home insurance policy that only provides coverage on losses incurred to your property from hazards or events named on the policy. Named peril policies may be purchased as a less expensive alternative to a comprehensive coverage or broad policies, which are policies that tend to offer coverage to most perils.