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
Light industrial is a term you often hear when discussing commercial insurance, but what does it mean? Typically, light industrial refers to operations such as machine shops, sheet metal work (shop only, no installation), and manufacturing of metal goods,…
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Category: Business, Commercial, Employees, Liability, Loss Control
Tags: blanket additional insured, business income coverage, commercial, commercial building, commercial insurance, commercial property, coverage, coverage gap, electrical safety, electronics, equipment, equipment breakdown, equipment breakdown coverage, exposure, food handling, food service industry, liability coverage, light industrial, loss control, loss control inspection, machines, manufacturer, product liability exposure, protection, safety, workplace, workplace safety
Boiler & Machinery is an antiquated term once used to describe a separate policy that offered coverage for causes of loss such as mechanical breakdown, electrical surges, explosion of steam boilers, steam pipes, etc. This separate policy was needed because…
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial, Loss Control
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
According to Statista, total retail and food services sales in the United States totaled 5.32 trillion dollars in 2015.[i] This includes perishable foods, which is food that “will spoil the most quickly and require refrigeration.”[ii] A recent article from fooddive.com notes…
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Category: Business, Central, Claims, Commercial, Liability, Loss Control, Risk Management
Tags: commercial, commercial insurance, equipment breakdown coverage, fresh food, perishable food, spoilage coverage, utility interruption coverage
One insurance coverage that is extremely important to property owners – and is sometimes overlooked – is Equipment Breakdown Coverage. Equipment Breakdown insurance has been available for commercial property owners for quite a while, but it is now commonly available…
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Many homes today incorporate advanced technology electronics and other equipment that is not covered by your standard homeowner insurance policy, yet a loss to one of these items can become a significant expense. Is there anything you can do to…
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