Controlling Liability Risks In Your Business

Liability insurance isn’t enough to protect your business. You must limit your business risks. What would you do if someone slipped, fell, and sued your company? Nobody wants to think about this situation, but lawsuits happen. 

It comes down to this: a person can’t win a lawsuit unless they can prove to and convince a judge and jury that your business was at fault.

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How Key Disability Insurance Can Save Your Business

Suppose your top producer had a terrible accident this very afternoon. Your best employee is hospitalized with broken bones all over their body. Their doctor demands 6 months bed rest and physical therapy. And, that is a best case scenario.

YIKES! What would you do? How would your business continue to produce and function?

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Understanding Information Technology & Why You Need To Manage Your Risks

How would you define information technology (IT)? One simple definition is that IT is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data.

Lets go even simpler. You can say it is a synonym for computers and computer networks. If you have a business, then it is safe to say that you are using information technology.

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Property Insurance Losses Not Covered In A Basic BOP

You already recognize the power of a good business property insurance policy. In our previous blog post concerning this topic, we discussed what losses were covered. In this post, we discuss causes of loss that aren’t normally covered.

What isn’t covered in my standard business owner policy (BOP) property insurance policy?

First, remember that just because it isn’t covered now, does not mean that you can not add additional coverage to your policy. In fact for a small additional premium you can custom design a policy that will fit your needs. For this very reason, it is imperative to communicate openly and honestly with your insurance agent, who’s goal is to protect everything that is important to you in your business.

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Key employee insurance can help your business if an important employee passed away.

Key Employee Insurance: What if an important employee died tonight?

What is key employee life insurance?

Just suppose your CEO died tonight. Think about what would happen if your number 1 sales person passed away tomorrow. What would you do? First, think of the emotional pain. Second, think of the business financial pain.

How long would it take to replace them and get the new person to be able to do all that they do know?

Weeks? Months? Longer? What kind of financial impact would that have on your business?

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6 Ways To Keep Business Premiums Down

If you looking for ways to lower your commercial insurance rates, then you are not alone. Nowadays, it seems like every business owner is trying to find ways to reduce costs and cut expenses. So, the $99,000 question is then, “How can we keep our business premiums down?”

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