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Are coronavirus-related losses covered by business insurance? We answer this question and more in our latest FAQ: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Business Insurance. https://t.co/IsGYdlSPhf #covid19 #businessinsurance

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With a claims-made policy, if you do not have an active policy, you have no coverage for any of your past actions. This is important because in professional work, a client may not discover an error until much later than when the work is completed.

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Professional Liability Insurance is written on a claims-made basis, which means that claims are only covered if the claim is made while the insurance policy is active. #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #professionals

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Business Income Insurance is usually subject to a waiting period, which is most commonly 72 hours. None of the losses to business income during the waiting period are covered. The waiting period begins at the time of the loss. #entrepreneur #smallbiz #insurance

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The liability component of commercial auto insurance consists of bodily injury liability and property damage liability. This coverage protects your business if you or one of your employees causes injury or damage to another party while driving and are deemed to be at fault.

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Employment Practices Liability Insurance is usually written on a claims-made basis. Claims against a policy are only valid if both the incident causing the claim as well as the reporting of a claim occur while the policy is still active. #insurance #SmallBusiness

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It is very common for companies to pay for their employees’ basic life insurance coverage. According to the BLS, in 2018, 95% of workers with group life insurance coverage did not have to make a contribution to their group life insurance premiums. #smallbusiness #insurance

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First-party coverage protects your company when you incur expenses from a data breach or when your company is hacked. You may choose to purchase either or both types of coverage.

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Cyber liability coverage has two major components: third-party liability coverage and first-party coverage. Third-party coverage provides protection when a customer, vendor, partner, or other party sues you for allowing a data breach to happen.

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An employee is making deliveries for a business using her personal car. The employee rear-ends another vehicle on the road, injures himself, and is unable to work. Workers’ compensation insurance would pay benefits to the worker for her medical expenses and partial lost wages.

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The insurance companies offering ocean marine insurance began to insure these goods as they traveled on trucks, trains, and river barges. This new coverage was called inland marine.

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Hundreds of years ago, ocean shipping was the primary means of transportation for goods. Shippers of goods needed a way to insure their goods against loss or damage as it crossed the ocean, so ocean marine insurance was created.

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These insurers offered “all-risk” policies that covered almost any cause of loss for this cargo. Over time, railroads and highways allowed goods to be shipped more cheaply over land and population centers developed further away from port cities.

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Group life insurance policies are guaranteed issue, which means that your employees do not need to take a medical exam or submit medical information in order to qualify for coverage. #insurance #business #Entrepreneur

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Life insurance is a popular employee benefit that can provide some financial peace of mind for the families or beneficiaries of your employees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2018, 60% of all workers had access to employer-provided group life insurance.

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The third-party liability coverage provided by cyber liability insurance provides protection against lawsuits filed by clients or others against your business as a result of a breach of their security or privacy. #liability #business #insurance

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Indemnification is an agreement to compensate officers or directors for any financial losses or damages they personally suffer as a result of actions they took while acting in their role of officer or director. #SmallBusinesses

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A common misperception is that D&O Insurance is only applicable for companies who have outside shareholders. However, the most common type of lawsuit against directors and officers comes from dissatisfied employees rather than other shareholders. #smallbiz

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The period of restoration is the amount of time that is reasonably required to rebuild, repair or replace the damaged or destroyed property, or the amount of time required to move into a different property and permanently reopen, whichever is shorter. #insurance #facts #smallbiz

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Many management teams mistakenly believe that general liability insurance will cover them. General liability insurance only covers the company itself. It does not provide protection against lawsuits that name managers personally and also does not cover management mistakes.