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A Beginner’s Guide to Business insurance

A Beginner’s Guide to Business insurance

All businesses look for profit maximization and risk minimization and an insurance does the latter for you. It reduces your risk of paying for unexpected damages and offers risk management services to safeguard your company or business from threats, perils, tragedies, etc.

An insured business can

- Be safeguarded from potential risks

- provide benefits to employees

- Focus on business goals

- Reduce unwanted stress.


Business insurance provides coverage to your company against any damage or loss through theft, sickness, accidents, injuries or deaths.


YOU NEED BUSINESS INSURANCE TO

• To manage risk and safeguard from natural hazards

• To adhere to the law

• Protect your employees with insurance

• To ensure lawsuit and settlement coverage

• To share only risk, no profit.

• To secure copyright

• Gain new and retain old clients with credibility

• To retain your employees

• It is a pre-requisite in most business contracts

• Its not one size fits all

• Insurance offers BOP ( Business Opportunity Plans )

• For liability protection


Business Insurances are not One Size Fits All, they are customized based on what is most needed for your company. 
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESS INSURANCE AVAILABLE ARE -

1- Product Liability insurance

2- Vehicle Insurance

3- Home Based business

4- Worker’s compensation

5- Property insurance

6- Professional liability insurance

7- Business interruption insurance

8-General Liability insurance

9-Cyber security insurance

10-Shop insurance


You cannot impulse buy an insurance, business insurance helps your company to minimize the risk hence choosing the right business insurance is the top most priority.


Follow simple steps to find the best business insurance available for you. You should always

1) Shop around

2) Compare

3) Bundle policies

4) Customize your policies

5) Manage your risk


When you compare your coverage and quotes from different insurers and combine the policies for a discount, choosing cost-saving options on your policies; you’re more likely to manage your risks effectively since the cheapest insurance may not always be the best one for you.


Follow these 5 Easy Steps to find the best business insurance for your company.


1- Perform Business Assessment

Every business has a unique function leading to unique risks that one may face. To know which insurance suits you the best it’s important for you to completely understand the risks it faces. This assessment will give you a lot of clarity.


2- Policy Research and Comparison

Once you have clarity in what your business needs, you can prioritize what needs maximum coverage. Based on that, you can start your policy research. There are various types of policies that you can choose from. Compare each policy and enlist what is most optimal and profitable for your company and employee needs. Sometimes, you may need more than one insurance policy.


3- Look for an insurance quote

Reach out to different insurance companies and ask for information related to prices, coverage details and customer service review, etc. Ask for a customized business insurance policies that match your need. Business insurances are cannot be common for all the businesses so make sure that you mention the specifications that your policy might need based on your business. Keep a check on the deductibles that make your premium more affordable, the policy limit amount that will be paid on claim, the inclusions & exclusions and the actual cash value v/s replacement value of the polices quoted.


4- Compare the quotes or bundle

Once you receive the quotes from the companies, make a pro/con list of buying each policy. Do a comparative study not just on the price but all the additional benefits and security each of the policy provides your company and it’s employees. The coverage details may vary from each insurer. You can also bundle your policies and get discounts on purchasing more than one policy. The Business Owner’s policy is the most common bundle that combines general liability insurance and commercial property insurance. Check the customer reviews of the policy to get a brief understanding.


5- Manage your risks and buy the right policy

To make your policies more affordable manage your risks well by taking a few preventive measures. Install the security alarms, fire suppression systems. Always communicate well with the clients and customers giving them enough clarity and also by reducing the errors and omissions. Choose the insurance policy that gives you enough coverage and has good client reviews. Don’t just let price play a primary role in your final decision, factor in all the other important aspects by working with an insurance agent or go online to buy.


On buying, regularly review your coverages.

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