May 19, 2010
Insurance Commercial - How to Find Business Insurance
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It is the responsibility of the employer to keep their employees feeling safe and happy. When the company has the proper business insurance it helps to keep everyone involved safe and happy. It is mandatory for all businesses to have insurance coverage today. But each company can choose coverage based on their capacity and budget. The reasons to have business insurance are endless and in this article I would like to briefly highlight some of the reasons for having adequate coverage.
First, you could have damages caused by a fire, or a crime that could cause heavy damages. The cafeteria where food is served could be bad and cause illness to an employee or visitor. This could result in both emotional and physical damages. A good reason to have business insurance.
Second, Most insurance companies would like that policies cover both assets like property along with other liability protection. If you are a mid-sized business you should have a policy known as a Business Owners Policy {BOP} this has standardized coverage on immovable assets both standard and those out of the ordinary. This type of policy covers cost for such tragedies as fire or any other natural disaster but does not cover those caused by auto or workmen compensation or health problem.
Three, business insurance is sold along with other insurances you may already have. When disaster strikes you will be so happy you have a business insurance policy. Just having your business closed for a few days can put you out of business. It outs you at risk of loosing business to your competition. If you are covered by business insurance they will try to have you back in working order as soon as possible. Which will be a great relief for both you and your employees. So whatever your premium is it is certainly worth it at the time of disaster. For more articles like this, bookmark http://newbusinessinsurance.info
Article by Bryan Burbank
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July 11, 2009
New Business Insurance and Is Your Business Prepared For an Natural Disaster Or Emergency?
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New business insurance can, and should, include insurance options that cover you should a disaster or emergency strike. If you have questions about what insurance is right for your company, contact an insurance professional or a business attorney. Click here for an online insurance resource: 01insurance.com - Compare direct rates. Save up to 35% quick and easy.
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When a natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane, earthquake or other situations strike an area, your business location is also vulnerable. Preparing a safety plan ahead of time could make the difference between getting started again or not in your business after the disaster. This article provides some quick tips to think about to help you prepare a safety plan for your business.
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April 27, 2009
New Business Insurance and Liability Insurance Options
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Congratulations and welcome to New Business Insurance! You have either started a new business, or have come to realize that you need to protect your business in this challenging economy. There are a variety of insurance options for new businesses and small businesses, including the liablity insurance options in my article. Insure your business to ensure that you will stay in business and potentially avoid financial ruin and the loss of your dream of being a business owner.
Insurance Options for Small Business:There are a variety of insurance options that small business owners should secure, depending upon their business, business needs and risks involved in the industry and environment in which the business operates. As a small business owner, you are truly part of the backbone of American commerce, and yet the small business environment continues to become more and more challenging. We have become a very litigious society, and small business owners are often at the most risk if they are not properly insured. Issues well beyond a small business owner’s control (like a serious storm or fire) can also challenge your ability to recover and continue to do business. Furthermore, even your own health and wellbeing needs to be insured, as insuring your ability to continue to have an income is key to maintaining the business and supporting yourself and family.
Business Liability Insurance will help protect you and your business from serious financial issues. More than 3/4 of businesses in the U.S. are either sole proprietorship or structured as a partnership. Those forms of ownership exposure your personal finances and your business to what can be serioussly be considerable risk. Even an LLC (limited liability company) needs to have liability insurance. Here are are business liability insurance types that your small business may need:
General Liability Insurance is also known as Commercial General Liability and this insurance is typically the only policy you and your business may need. This type of insurance will cover your business from advertsing claims, injury claims and property damages.
Product Liability Insurance is an ideal insurance policy for businesses and manufacture or sell products, as this coverage will protect you and your business should someone suffer an injury when using that product. With recent issues, and the resulting and potential legal action regarding lead in toys, food safety issues, and more, product liability insurance is increasingly becoming an important insurance for a small business to obtain.
Professional Liability Insurance is another insurance option, particularly the professional liability insurance that is called "Errors and Omissions". This kind of coverage is needed to protect you and your business from omissions, errors, negligence and malpractice. In some states, doctors must have coverage to practice (also known as Malpractice Insurance), and some kinds of consultants also need this coverage to work as an independent contractor.
Errors and Omissions Insurance is important now more than ever. Consumers are increasingly turning to the legal system to resolve issues surrounding professional liablity. While this is a common type of insurance for doctors, realtors and financial services professionals, more and more small business owners need to know how this insurance policy can truly protect them as well. Let’s face it, professional errors and omissions can and do happen every day in many types of businesses and industries. E&O can save you and your business from complete financial ruin.
There are other insurance options beyond Business Liablity Insurance. As a small business owner, you also need to investigate the following types of policies with your insurance agent and or business attorney:Business Disability Insurance.
Business Disability Insurance covers your income should you become injured or ill. This kind of insurance will not cover 100% of your income, however, it covers from 40% to 80% of you income, depending on what you are willing to invest in this type of policy. This kind of insurance is truly vital to ensure that you do not lose your precious income in what can be an already challening time for a small business owner.
Business Property Insurance. Business Property Insurance is a basic policy to obtain to protect your company’s property and assets. Depending upon the kind of policy you purchase, you can be insured against a lot of serious losses including damage from storms, fires, and more.
With regard to Business Property Insurance, you can obtain basic form policies to cover damages from devastating events like a storm or a fire, or special form coverage to include more events and offers you much broader coverage.
Contact an insurance professional, business accounting professional or a business attorney for more information and determine what insurance options are best for you and your small business.
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April 27, 2009
New Business Insurance and Does Bankruptcy Insurance Really Exist?
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So you have started your new business, or are trying to find ways to protect your small business in these tough economic times. There are some very smart insurance options you should look into to protect your business.
Is there really such a thing as "bankrutpcy insurance"? No, not really. Unfortunately, there is no insurance policy that you can take out to protect you or your business against bankruptcy. Bankruptcy Insurance would be quite a policy in this day and age with a tough economy, a global recession and sagging consumer confidence and spending.
With that said, however, there are different forms of insurance that can help to protect you, your business, your family and precious assets against major risks that could cause a serious financial loss that could lead to bankruptcy. There are unforeseen circumstance, above and beyond the economy, that can pose a financial challenge for your business. Here are some of those types of insurance policies you can evaluate for you and your type of business:
Product Recall Insurance: With the recent issues with toy recalls and other kinds of food recalls, product recall insurance can certainly help a business minimize the financial damage done with a product recall. Product recall insurance is a policy that is considered "extra-expense" coverage and not legal liability type coverage. For example, a product recall insurance policy may cover the expenses incurred with having to remove the product from your shelves. These expenses could include print or aired communication in notifying customers of the recall, any expenses in mailing notifications to customers or vendors, paying employees any overtime benefits that were involved in the physical recall of products from the shelves and their disposal or return to vendor. These costs can be considerable.
Business Interruption Insurance: Business interruption insurance covers the interruption of business should a disaster strike your business, such as a fire or serious windstorm. Business interruption insurance is not an individual policy, but included in a package policy. With a business interruption insurance policy you may be compensated for lost income, the profits you were forecasted to earn and operating expenses that continue even if you have temporarily ceased operations (like your utilities).
Employee Lawsuit Insurance: Insurance companies now offer policies that protect companies against costly litigation for sexual harrassment, wrongful dismissal or discriminatory employment practices.
Corporations also can benefit from insurance products that protect them from fluctuating interest rates and currencies. Foreign currency fluctuations can very dramatically impact a company’s ability to be profitable, in a manner that they could not foresee or control. Corporations, including one that I used to work for, even have insurance policies to protect the business against severe weather patterns that risk business profits.
One of the best ways to protect yourself, your family and your assets is to Incorporate your business, or become a Limited Liability Company. By structuring your company correctly you can protect yourself, your partners and any shareholders from being personally liable for the debts that the business incurs and struggles, or ceases, to pay back. There are savvy ways to structure your business that basically act as an insurance policy, if you will, that protects you.
If you have more questions about how to best protect you and your business with any of these insurance products, contact your insurance agent or a business attorrney.
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