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What Types of Insurance Does Your Business Need?

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Guest Author

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There are types of insurance coverage that your company needs to legally operate in your state or in the U.S. and there are types that are recommended for businesses in your industry. To get the best comprehensive coverage for your company, it is a good idea to work with an agent familiar with your industry and with business insurance as well as research government and industry recommendations. General Business Insurance Most companies will be required to have general liability insurance and commercial property insurance to obtain a business license as…

What can fitness experts expect from personal trainer insurance?

August 12, 2019August 9, 2019 Julie Campbell

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Fitness experts face a number of liability exposures and need commercial policies designed to protect them. Personal trainer insurance is a category of commercial policies created for the protection of these fitness professionals. Many trainers think they’re covered with a general liability business policy but may need more. Though the basic level of personal trainer insurance typically does involve commercial general liability coverage, there are other policies that better cover a fitness expert’s exposures. Indeed, it’s easy to remember the need for third-party bodily injury, reputation harm and property damage,…

Global commercial insurance rates dropped in Q2

August 17, 2015August 15, 2015 G. Turner

Property coverage saw the largest drops during that quarter with more moderate decreases in casualty. Customers in the commercial insurance market saw positive news upon the release of a recent August 2015 report from Marsh, called the “Global Insurance Market Quarterly Briefing,” which determined that rates had decreased worldwide in nearly every business line. That report indicated that this was the ninth consecutive quarter in which there were decreases. It also explained that this trend of commercial insurance rate decreases is a reflection of the competition within the market. It…

Hurricane insurance tips offered to Texas homeowners

May 25, 2015May 23, 2015 Julie Campbell

The season for these massive tropical storm reaches its official start on June 1, so preparations should be underway. As the official summer storm season gets going on June 1, hurricane insurance tips are now being issued to homeowners in Texas in order to help them to ensure that they have the coverage that they need and that they will be properly prepared to protect themselves and their families. The Insurance Department has issued a checklist to make sure that appropriate coverage is in place. On the checklist, some of…

Property insurance rates experience “modest” increase in US

June 13, 2013June 11, 2013 H. Cutner

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A survey has indicated that American commercial policy rates have increased just slightly. The results of a new survey that was conducted by Towers Watson & Co. has revealed that the price of commercial property insurance in the United States rose slightly during the first quarter of 2012. It also indicated that business employment practices liability and workers compensation rose during that time. The rise that was experienced in the commercial property insurance rates from the last quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013 was – according to…

Business insurance tips for small company startups

April 28, 2012May 26, 2012 Nordstrom

Affordable business insurance can provide significant financial protection for startups. When starting a small company, it is important to look into the types of business insurance that will be required to help you to mitigate risk and protect the financial future of your organization, no matter its size. There are certain types that will be very useful for making sure that you will be covered against a number of different potential circumstances, though there are also forms of coverage that you may not require. As you consider the various forms…

GEICO announces cheaper commercial auto insurance rates for businesses in Texas

March 28, 2012April 30, 2013

Business owners in Texas may now have a commercial auto insurance policy available to them at a lower rate, as GEICO announced that they have made this new coverage available in the state. According to the director of commercial lines at GEICO, Kushwant Singh, his company is happy to be able to provide this new coverage to Texas businesses. He added that his company is recognized for providing cheap auto insurance coverage, but that “more and more business owners in Texas are discovering how much they can save with us…