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Proper insurance coverage protects your small business from unexpected circumstances and costs. Yet, according to the 2023 Hiscox Underinsurance Report, 75% of small businesses in the U.S. don’t ...
Starting your own business requires a significant investment of both time and money. Millions of people continue to step up to the challenge with 33 million small businesses active in the U.S. as ...
Type of business insurance. Description. General liability insurance. Pays legal fees and settlements (up to your policy limits) if you get sued for a covered general cause
A business owner's policy (also businessowner's policy, business owners policy or BOP) is a special type of commercial insurance designed for small and medium-sized businesses. [1] BOPs are cost-effective and convenient for business owners, as they provide comprehensive protection against common risks like property damage, lawsuits, and income ...
Business overhead expense (BOE) disability insurance, also known as Business Expense Insurance, pays the insured's business overhead expenses if he or she becomes disabled. A BOE policy pays a monthly benefit based on actual expenses, not anticipated profits. It is designed for businesses that rely on a small number of people (or one person) to ...
Whether or not general liability insurance covers construction defects or "faulty workmanship" is a matter of some debate, as some insurers have viewed poor workmanship as a risk that is covered by a surety bond rather than an insurance policy given that a construction professional may have some influence (through attention to detail, skill, and effort) over whether such a defect occurs.
Subject to the "fortuity principle", the event must be uncertain. The uncertainty can be either as to when the event will happen (e.g. in a life insurance policy, the time of the insured's death is uncertain) or as to if it will happen at all (e.g. in a fire insurance policy, whether or not a fire will occur at all). [4]
Insurance in the United States refers to the market for risk in the United States, the world's largest insurance market by premium volume. [1] According to Swiss Re, of the $6.782 trillion of global direct premiums written worldwide in 2022, $2.959 trillion (43.6%) were written in the United States.