Does My Company Really Need Business Insurance?

If you’re a small-business owner, you might be wondering if you need business insurance. After all, you have plenty of expenses already. Why should you add another one?

On the other hand, you might also wake up in a cold sweat some nights, imagining the worst. What if one of your workers were to be injured or even killed on the job? How would you pay the medical or—heaven forbid—funeral expenses? Or what if an employee made a simple mistake that turned out to be costly for one of your clients? Your client could end up suing you, possibly causing you to lose your business.

Some types of business insurance are required by law. What’s more, the US Small Business Administration recommends that you consider insuring your business beyond the legal requirements, as well.

All in all, there are plenty of reasons to invest in business insurance. Read on to find out more.

General Liability Insurance

If your company is open to the public or your business depends on product sales, you need general liability insurance.

This type of business insurance helps to pay for your legal defense when someone hurts themselves while they’re on your property or suffers harm from using one of your products. Companies in nearly every industry rely on general liability insurance, because it covers bodily injury, property damage, medical bills, and personal injury.

Consider the case of Jane C. (not her real name), who owns a small upscale boutique.

“An elderly customer slipped and fell as she entered my store on a rainy day,” said Jane when she talked about it later. “The lady broke her leg. She had to spend several weeks in a physical rehabilitation facility, and her physical therapy treatments lasted for months. Naturally, her family sued me to recover her medical expenses. Thank goodness I had general liability business insurance. Otherwise, I might have had to close my store.”

Business Owners Policy

If you own an apartment building or a store, you should definitely have a business owners policy. That’s because this type of business insurance pays for property damage in case of disaster. What’s more, you can customize this type of policy for your industry and for your specific business. Additionally, you can insure property that you keep inside your buildings, such as equipment and furniture.

Workers Compensation

If you employ people in your business, you need workers compensation insurance. Then too, in many cases, workers compensation insurance is required by law.

This type of business insurance pays for any necessary expenses if someone is injured or killed on the job. It protects you and your family, your business, and your other employees and their families from financial liability.

Professional Liability

Professional liability insurance will protect you and your business financially from lawsuits over expensive mistakes. For instance, this type of business insurance would protect you if your nightmare about the inept employee’s costly mistake were to come true. If that were to happen, and your client should happen to sue you to recover their losses, professional liability insurance would protect your business.

Business Auto Insurance

If your business owns one or a fleet of vehicles, you must have business auto insurance. Additionally, you need to insure all of your employees who drive for you, as well as the vehicles they drive.

Business Insurance Will Give You Peace of Mind

Do yourself a favor and don’t spend another sleepless night fretting about what might happen. Insure your company with the right mix of business insurance and give yourself peace of mind.

About the Author

Carrol Strain is a Top Rated Premium copywriter on Upwork. She is also editor and on-call writer for the Business Opportunities blog.

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