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While there’s typically no such thing as one-size-fits-all when it comes to insurance, commercial insurance is designed to offer protection to a wide range of businesses and industries from broad coverage to niche needs. The functions of these companies can…
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial, Liability
Tags: building, building contents, building coverage, business income coverage, commercial, commercial building, Commercial general liability, commercial insurance, commercial policies, commercial property, exposure, exposures, general liability, liability, office, office building, offices, property
Whether you’re undertaking new construction, a remodel, or a renovation, a Builder’s Risk policy is an important consideration for residential and commercial properties. What is a Builder’s Risk Policy? Designed to cover a property throughout the course of construction, a…
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial, Risk Management
Tags: Builders Risk, building, business, commercial, new construction, remodel, renovations, residential, soft costs
When determining which of your employees should have access to a company vehicle, it’s important to consider the effect these individuals could have on your business auto insurance policies. At-fault accidents are the most common cause of premium increases on…
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Category: Auto, Business, Commercial, Employees, Liability, Prevention
Tags: business auto policy, business owner, commercial, company drivers, company vehicles, distracted driving, Distracted Driving Awareness Month, fleet management, fleet safety program, Motor Vehicle Record, telematics
Homeowners insurance is one of the most common types of coverage offered. It is designed to cover the cost of repairing or rebuilding your home after an accident and can provide replacement costs for personal belongings when broken or destroyed. …
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Category: Business, Commercial, Personal
Tags: commercial, commercial building, commercial insurance, commercial property, coverage, electrical circuits, electrical hazards, equipment, equipment breakdown, equipment breakdown coverage, insurance carrier, loss prevention, mechanical breakdown, preventive measures, property coverage, property policy
Data privacy will be a top trend for businesses in 2021. Today, virtually every nation has enacted laws that impact data privacy—or they are actively considering them. Failure to protect customer and employee information can have costly consequences. Business leaders…
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Category: Business, Commercial, Liability, Technology
Tags: businesses, commercial, Consumer data, cyber, cybercriminals, Data Privacy, Data Privacy Laws, IT resources, password protection, phishing scams, scams, software
Contractors have enough items to juggle without adding insurance into the mix; however, insurance-related issues are often unavoidable and, in some cases, misunderstood. Sure, it’s easy enough to determine how much coverage is needed for tools and equipment and it’s…
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Category: Business, Claims, Commercial, Liability
Tags: bodily injury, business, commercial, commercial umbrella policy, commercial vehicles, contractors, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, equipment breakdown coverage, general liability, liability insurance, professional liability, property damage, subcontractors
When I’m completing a risk management review for one of our commercial partners, the most common area of losses we discuss are fleet claims. Whether your company has one vehicle or 100, having drivers out on the roadway poses a…
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Category: Auto, Business, Claims, Commercial, Liability, Loss Control, Risk Management, Technology
Tags: accident investigation, business, car camera, commercial, commercial insurance, company drivers, company vehicles, fleet claims, fleet management, fleet performance, fleet safety program, fleet tracking, liability, risk management, telematics
Fleet Management is a stressful task in all types of companies and operations…from the fleet that is a major part of a company’s operations such as large trucks, to a small company that has one to five vehicles. According to…
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Category: Auto, Business, Central, Commercial, Loss Control, Risk Management
Tags: Azuga, claims, commercial, commercial auto policy, company car, company drivers, company vehicles, fleet, fleet management, fleet safety program, fleet tracking, Safety cam, telematics
One of the questions a commercial lines underwriter hears most is, “Is your umbrella follow-form?” Basically, will it only increase the limits of my current coverage (follow-form), or will it also offer some additional coverage (umbrella)? Of course, the answer…
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Category: Accident, Auto, Business, Commercial, Liability
Tags: business owner, commercial, commercial auto policy, commercial insurance, commercial umbrella policy, commercial underwriting, excess policy, self-insured retention
If you’re the proud owner of a new business – or even just kicking around the idea of hanging your own shingle – you’ve probably realized that there is a lengthy list of items and issues to address. From startup…
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Category: Business, Claims, Commercial, Financial, Liability, Risk Management
Tags: assets, business, business auto policy, Business Income - Loss of Use of Designated Auto Coverage, business income coverage, business income loss, business insurance, business inventory, business owner, commercial, commercial building, Commercial general liability, commercial insurance, commercial liability insurance, commercial policy, commercial property, commercial umbrella policy, equipment breakdown coverage, errors and omissions, independent agent, inland marine, inland marine insurance, loss prevention, professional liability, risk transfer