{"id":388,"date":"2020-11-15T19:09:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T13:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/?p=388"},"modified":"2022-03-09T12:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T06:49:26","slug":"business-insurance-types-benefits-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/business-insurance-types-benefits-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Insurance \u2013 Types, Benefits, And Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Guard &amp; Protect your Business<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are a business owner and you have a great deal to protect and build. Working on making your business successful requires you to manage many variables including finding &amp; retaining customers, managing the supply of products\/services, managing employees, ensuring quality, managing cashflows, and compliances and this takes a lot of effort. Most business owners just don\u2019t get the right advice on making their business successful by managing their risks which can be insured. The right way to protect all this for the present and in the future is to get the right business insurance. This ensures a great deal of business continuity and success which in turn makes sure that your legacy will get continued to be built upon. There are a variety of coverages to choose from when it comes to protecting your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">These can be classified into:-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Package Policies<\/strong> &#8211; Much like an office package policy. This will cover your office assets, liabilities from third parties and internal stakeholders apart from covering your employees.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Specific Risk Policies<\/strong> &#8211; These include stand alone fire insurance polices, specific trust covers etc.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Customised Policies<\/strong> &#8211; When you have a peculiar risk to be covered, these policies can be customised according to your unique requirements of the business to be insured.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-step-checklist-Facebook.png\" alt=\"classification of business insurance\" class=\"wp-image-2520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-step-checklist-Facebook.png 940w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-step-checklist-Facebook-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-step-checklist-Facebook-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Which insurance works best for your business is a relative function of a few factors including the size and complexity of your business and its risks, your capacity to pay premiums associated with those insurance policies and your risk aversion to many of the factors that can impact you. Many times your customers may insist on your taking specific covers that ensure their risk in dealing with your products and services is mitigated. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The most obvious reason to purchase <strong>small business insurance<\/strong> is to protect your tangible investment arising out of cash spent and time invested. From your raw materials and semi-finished \/ finished goods, to the tools you use to make your business do magic ( plant &amp; machinery, furniture &amp; fixtures, Laptops, Mobiles &amp; other IT equipment ) and right up to the workmanship and quality of your products and services. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What would be the resulting impact of, for example, a fire destroying your place of business, making your equipment unusable and your products unsellable? Another example would be a customer suing you for financial loss arising out of using of your products or implementation done by you or on your advice. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd9b485912e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd9b485912e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/business-insurance-types-benefits-coverage\/#What_Is_Business_Insurance\" title=\"What Is Business Insurance?\">What Is Business Insurance?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/business-insurance-types-benefits-coverage\/#Why_Do_I_Need_Business_Insurance\" title=\"Why Do I Need Business\u00a0Insurance?\">Why Do I Need Business\u00a0Insurance?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/business-insurance-types-benefits-coverage\/#What_Types_of_Business_Insurance_Policy_Are_Available\" title=\"What Types of Business Insurance Policy Are&nbsp;Available?\">What Types of Business Insurance Policy Are&nbsp;Available?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/business-insurance-types-benefits-coverage\/#Can_I_Get_a_Policy_that_Combines_Different_Types_of_Insurance\" title=\"Can I Get a Policy that Combines Different Types of&nbsp;Insurance?\">Can I Get a Policy that Combines Different Types of&nbsp;Insurance?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Business_Insurance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>What Is Business Insurance?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The term <strong>&#8220;business insurance&#8221;<\/strong> includes all the different types of coverages available to protect business owners from losses. Through business insurance india, you can cover your property, insure your raw materials \/ semi finished or finished goods in the factory or warehouse \/ godown, insurance against transit risk while goods \/ products are being procured or sent to customers. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You also get coverage to for legal claims against the business such as Third Party Liability, Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 ( Renamed as Employees Compensation Act, 2011 ), cover under under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.gov.in\/public-liability-insurance-act-1991-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public Liability Act 1991<\/a> and also provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/personal\/health-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">health insurance<\/a> for your employees.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_I_Need_Business_Insurance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Why Do I Need Business\u00a0Insurance?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Why Do I Need Business\u00a0Insurance?\" class=\"wp-image-2519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-140x140.png 140w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.plancover.com\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Blue-Orange-Question-Instagram-Post.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Success in your business is not only about increasing your chances of success. It is equally about reducing your chances of failure. There are always far too many risks and potential threats to its successful and continued operation; A thorough evaluation and being present to your risks along with tailored business insurance policies can help protect you and your venture to a great deal. And it will give you peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fires and accidents happen, earthquakes &amp; floods are becoming common, burglary &amp; theft is rampant and so are chances of lawless people doing malicious &amp; intentional damage to your property. People slip, fall, get sick, and even die. And all of these things can occur in your business. This is why all businesses, whether they are one-person operations or large businesses, need&nbsp;insurance. No one ear thought that there ever would be a risk of businesses shutting down, downsizing or getting impacted globally due to an event. Yet Covid happened and proved everyone otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Types_of_Business_Insurance_Policy_Are_Available\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>What Types of Business Insurance Policy Are&nbsp;Available?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The main types of business insurance you should consider&nbsp;include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Property and Casualty Insurance:<\/strong> Property insurance provides coverage for the physical location of your business (rented or owned) and its contents from perils like fire, theft, flood, and earthquakes.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Marine \/ Transit Insurance: <\/strong>This covers&nbsp; potential loss or damage to goods while being transported from one location to the other by rail, road, air or by sea.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Health Insurance:<\/strong> Health insurance provides health coverage for you and your employees. Group health Insurance policy or Group Mediclaim as it is often called provides excellent coverage for this. These canoe tailor made to suit your requirements and capacity to pay premiums.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Life and Disability Insurance:<\/strong> Life and disability insurance covers your business in the event of the death or disability. These are typically group life insurance and group accidental insurance covers.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Workers&#8217; Compensation Insurance<\/strong> If you have employees, by law they are protected against death or disability during the course of performing their duties ( per Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 and amended as Employees Compensation Act, 2011 ).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>General <\/strong><strong>Liability Insurance:<\/strong> Liability insurance covers you in the event someone sues you for negligence, which can occur, for instance, if someone falls on your property or has an accident that causing injury.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Product Liability Insurance:<\/strong> Product liability insurance covers your business for damages caused by a product designed, supplied, or manufactured by your business.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_Get_a_Policy_that_Combines_Different_Types_of_Insurance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Can I Get a Policy that Combines Different Types of&nbsp;Insurance?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Yes. A Compact Package Policy, often appropriate for small to medium-sized businesses, usually includes property, casualty, liability, and employee insurance cover. Its likely that he cost in this bundled package gives you an advantage as compared to buying each cover individually.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>How Do I Buy Business&nbsp;Insurance?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Much like you go to a Lawyer for getting legal contract made and checked, a Doctor when you need medical advice, an Insurance Broker is best suited to help you procure the right insurance coverage. Unlike an individual agent who can only provide insurance from a single insurer or directly buying from an insurance company, when you buy from an Insurance Broker, you get an advantage of knowing the best covers available for your business. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another important reason is that the broker will also support your interests at the time of a claim which otherwise you may end up handing yourself with limited knowledge. Their experience and expertise is best suited to represent you in this highly technical domain.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a broker, we help you in making an informed decision about choosing a cover knowing exactly what your business is and associated risks are. We then present to you the types of coverage we think might be helpful in your business for various risks and help you in finalizing a policy and insurance company after discovering the options available with the insurance markets. The final decision is always yours.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Choose an insurance broker who is licensed and has a record of helping businesses like yours get the best options &#8211; coverages \/ fine prints and premiums, and make sure they understand your type of business and the risks it incurs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guard &amp; Protect your Business You are a business owner and you have a great deal to protect and build. 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