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Commercial Building Insurance - What Coverage Can I Expect?
Insurance, whether personal or business, is there to pay out in the event of an unexpected and unforeseen event. There are some more complex commercial insurance policies which can pay out for events that can be expected (although very infrequently) and even insurance for things that have already happened.
But, the main principle is that you pay an insurer an amount of money, or a premium, in exchange for them providing you with a form of financial protection in the event that there is loss or damage caused to a physical asset (including a building) or to a third party.
Your insurance policy is a legal contract between you and the insurer or underwriter. If necessary this contract will stand the test of law in the courts. For this reason, many policies are very lengthy and difficult to interpret. However, if you are used to dealing with the policies, it is easy to find your way around them. This is one reason why you should always deal with an independent business insurance broker for all of your policies and covers, their advice and interpretation of the policy wording is free.
When we provide people with a commercial building insurance quote, as a broker ourselves, we are obliged, by law, to consider your insurance demands and needs and to provide you with a suitable quotation to meet these demands and needs.
One part of this service is to make it clear to you what cover you will be getting in return for payment of a premium. It is not good receiving five quotes and going with the cheapest one without considering why it is cheaper? Again, this is where the broker comes into play, their job and role is to advise and guide you which is the best policy to take.
For example, if you are receiving an unoccupied building insurance quote, you will always, without fail, have more restricted cover than if it were occupied, tenanted or let. The different types of damage or loss you can suffer are called perils by an insurer. When asking what cover you could expect, your broker or insurer will provide a list of perils that are covered. These come in two categories, there is a basic or standard cover, fire, storm, flood, theft, malicious damage etc and then a wider cover which may include fixed glass cover and/or accidental damage.
It always depends on the type of building, where it is and how it is occupied as to what levels of cover you can get. The key point to remember is that when you receive your quote, you should always ask the broker to confirm what perils are covered and importantly, which ones are not covered. Then, when you have your five quotes side by side you can understand why the cheapest quote is so cheap, usually it is because the cover is so restricted or the insurers are not fully aware of all of the facts about the property.
Paul Roach has many years of experience in business insurance. For more information he recommends you visit this website on small business insurance
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