Friday, February 17, 2012

How Does Business Insurance Help Businesses?

Business insurance protects business against claims concerning property and building damage, workers' injuries, product and stock damage, workplace conflicts etc.,
Business insurance is thus useful to businesses.

Property insurance provides assets protection against natural disaster
Property insurance covers the risk to business buildings or properties due to earthquake and floods. It also covers the property of others in your control when the loss occurs.

Casualty insurances provides benefits against flood losses
Casualty insurance provides insurance cover against loss or damage to the business.
For example: Your business is on the fifth floor of a building and the first floor gets damages and no damage for the fifth floor. No loss would be covered by your property insurance because there is no direct loss to the location of the business. Such types of losses are covered by casualty insurance.

Liability insurance provides protection against liabilities
Liability insurance covers risk to business such a liability that is legally imposed upon your business due the negligence of your employees or of the business.

Commercial auto insurance provides protection for business vehicle
Your personal auto insurance does not cover vehicle used by the business. This type of insurance covers the risk to your business vehicles against accidents. If any accident occurs, the risk to your business vehicle is covered. This could be damage to the vehicle or/and some injury to the crew. Then the cost of damage covered by the insurance firm.

Business interruption insurance provides protection for profits.
Business interruption insurance insures against loss or damage to the cash flow or profit of the business caused by the business being unable to operate the business because of the interruption. It secures your business profits.

Hence, business insurance, a comprehensive plan, should be considered by the owners.

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