Commercial

Business or Commercial auto insurance is needed to protect your business in the case of an auto accident. Generally, your commercial liability policy does not cover business vehicles.

You need this protection if:

Most states require the business to purchase liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage that occurs from an auto accident.

Many businesses carry property insurance. However, there are often exclusions in property coverage and Inland Marine is a great way to offer a variety of coverages to provide protection. This is a great way to cover moving and movable property.

Examples of Inland Marine coverages include :

Did you know that your business could be in a lawsuit as a result of an employee injury? Injuries can and will occur in the workplace. Workers‘ compensation is a type of insurance that provides wage replacement and medical expenses to employees when injured in the course of their work.

Workers’ compensation insurance helps protect employees from the potentially devastating costs of work-related accidents and it can also help protect the business owner from the expensive costs of employee claims.

Imagine that you ask one of your employees to take the business vehicle over to the job site to deliver some tools. On the way, he/she slides on an icy road and collides with other vehicles full of salesmen on their way to a lunch meeting. Your employee is not badly hurt and your van is well within your limits of your auto insurance. Unfortunately, the other vehicle full of salesmen are from a large company and they had multiple injuries that required medical attention.

Because of the damage, a court rules that the accident is your fault and you must pay for medical expenses, damage to the other vehicle, and loss of wages to the company. With all of the damage combined, you owe roughly a million dollars in damage. Your auto insurance policy has a limit of $500,000 so you are on the hook for the other $500,000.

“One accident and you could lose your entire business”. Commercial umbrella policies cover your business above and beyond its max limits. It is also be used to cover multiple lines of business (General Liability, Auto, etc.). Commercial umbrella policies are designed to offer protection against a catastrophic loss.

Liability insurance payable to the directors and officers of a company, or to the organization itself, as reimbursement for losses of defense costs in the event an insured suffers such a loss as a result of a legal action brought for alleged wrongful acts in their capacity as directors and officers.

The need for Cyber insurance is growing rapidly. Data Breaches are happening more often than ever. Everyone hears about large business breaches on the news. But many small business owners do not feel the need to have cyber coverage to protect their businesses.

The truth is, small businesses are just as susceptible to cybercriminals. In fact, small businesses are often targeted more due to having less security on their systems. Statistics suggest that more than half of small businesses nationwide have experienced multiple breaches. The results can damage the reputation, put employees and customers at risk and cost the business $$$$ in expenses. Laws require businesses to do specific things after a breach like send out notifications to all customers or monitor their credit for a specific period of time.

The costs after a breach add up quickly. Contact us for a quote on Cyber insurance to protect your business.

To ensure protection from losses resulting from the business-related crime. Protection can cover merchandise, money, or other property loss when a company is victimized by someone perpetrating embezzlement, forgery, robbery, securities theft, or another form of business-related crime.

A type of property insurance, it is also known as Course of Construction. It’s a form of insurance that covers buildings while they are under construction. It can the structure, materials on site waiting to be installed, property in transit, or at a temporary storage site.

Builders Risk is a temporary insurance policy. It is issued on a per-project basis and only lasts as long as the construction project. Custom Homebuilders, Homeowners remodeling their homes, and General contractors building or remodeling a building are a few examples where Builders Risk would provide protection in the event of a loss.

Surety Bonds are legally binding contracts that ensure obligations will be met between three parties. (The Principal-whoever needs the bond, the oblige-whoever is requiring the bond, and the surety- The company guaranteeing the principal can fulfill obligations) If an obligation is not met, a claim can be made on the bond. HOWEVER, unlike an insurance policy which indemnifies the Insured and does not require reimbursement for claim payments, when it comes to bond claims you are expected to pay the Surety back.

This is why there is more financial underwriting to issue a bond. The most common types of surety are Bid bonds, Payment bonds, performance bonds, license and permit bonds, court bonds, fiduciary bonds, public official bonds, and miscellaneous bonds.

Special Events coverage provides temporary coverage for a special occasion. This coverage is often purchased for weddings, festivals, conventions, athletic events, etc. Event Liability coverage may help protect you if you’re found responsible for property damage or an injury during your event. Often times, venues require you to have it.

Examples of special event claims are:

It is important for any establishment that serves, sells, or assists in the purchase of liquor to get coverage for liquor liability. Liquor liability provides coverage for losses to bodily injury or property damage that occur as a result of someone being intoxicated.

Coverage is typically required for bars, restaurants, taverns, special events, and nightclubs. A few examples in which this coverage would provide protection would be an intoxicated patron driving away from the bar and getting into an accident or intoxicated people getting into a fight that causes bodily injury.

While it seems logical that the intoxicated person should be the one held responsible, often the business is sued for liability or damages due to not property monitoring or dispersing their liquor.

Employment Practices Liability Insurance offers protection and defense for claims arising from the employment process.

Examples of EPLI Claims are:

In addition to purchasing insurance protection for these kinds of claims, a business can also do several things to lower their risk of potential lawsuits. As Risk Managers, we can help provide you with suggestions on ways to protect your business such as: