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Potential Small Business Risks
In some ways, owning a business is like being a parent. There’s the joy of training your employees to perform in ways that help your business flourish. But there’s a distinct downside, namely that opening any business is flooded with managing risk, specifically liability risks. In the same way that parents end up having to…
Read MoreGeneral Liability Insurance: How to Keep your Business Protected
For any business with multiple employees, there are countless scenarios that could result in an unhappy customer filing a lawsuit. Though the possibilities for lawsuits are endless, the lion’s share of those claims is likely to fall into one of two general categories: bodily injury or property damage. Thankfully, general liability insurance is a vast…
Read MoreChoosing a Business Insurance Provider: Everything You Need to Know
A huge part of being a small business owner means having to purchase insurance. Some types of business insurance are required by federal law. Others are so crucial to protecting the health and well-being of your employees—not to mention protecting yourself from potential liabilities—that they should be required. Choosing the right bundle of insurance plans…
Read MoreBusiness Insurance Plans – Do I Need One?
Would you rock climb without a harness? How about race a car without a seatbelt? Of course you wouldn’t! Those items protect you and allow you to perform risky maneuvers in relative safety. Without them, you’re vulnerable to serious injury, if not certain death. Similarly, you’d never operate a business without the proper insurance. There…
Read MoreBenefits of Professional Liability Insurance
If you’re in a service business, you work with customers on a constant basis. While you want to provide the very best possible service, guaranteeing it is an impossible feat; no matter how much you plan, there will inevitably be human errors, mistakes, or slip-ups that occur in the line of duty. While the vast…
Read MoreWhat Is the Average Cost of Errors and Omissions Insurance?
Errors and Omissions insurance—also known simply as an E&O policy—is a type of liability insurance instated to protect employees and employers against claims made by a client. These claims, pointed at a business for their inadequate or negligent services, are based on the fact that these errors cost the client money. Should a lawsuit occur,…
Read MoreWhat Is Cyber Liability Insurance?
Just a decade ago, cyber liability insurance was scant more than a niche market. The insurers that offered it either did so at an outrageous cost—while failing to cover much—or as inexpensive, sub-limited addendums to existing cyber policies. Now, though, the cyber insurance market has burgeoned and become an essential element to any business’ risk…
Read MoreWhat Does Errors and Omissions Insurance Cover?
Errors and Omissions insurance is a type of liability insurance that provides protection when either a customer or client accuses you or any of your employees of losing them money. This accusation typically highlights a mistake made on the business’ end. For any sized business, these claims can be costly, even leading to financial ruin.…
Read MoreCyber Insurance 101: Why You Need It
Your business is a ship. A fine, sea-hardened vessel with a hard-won reputation for providing safe passage to all aboard and timely delivery of cargo. Pre-digital revolution your greatest worry? Weather and piracy. Now, in this day and age, cyberattacks on your, your employees’ and your clients’ sensitive data are like an infestation of plague…
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