You might be running a business at your own property or have taken it on lease from someone. Are you worried about finding the right ways to protect the premises and your business?

Obviously, there are a lot of parameters to understand and work on, while running a business. Worrying about protecting your property from unexpected events shouldn’t be your number one or even number ten priority. For such cases, businesses believe and rely on commercial property insurance. This is becoming increasingly important and popular these days.

So, what is commercial property insurance? What does it cover? How does it work?

What is commercial property insurance?

Investors and property owners are becoming more and more agile about protecting their property against any damage or harm. Commercial property insurance is the right way to save your business (and bank account) from any unforeseen hazard or mishap. Situations like theft, fire, property damage, vandalism, leakages, building collapse, falling of heavy objects, or other disasters are uncertain to predict. Therefore, it is ideal to protect your commercial property with an insurance policy that provides cover for these events.

What does the insurance cover?

There is a wide range of coverage options depending on what you opt for. But here are the foundational aspects of commercial property insurance coverage.

• Income Loss

This insurance covers income that is lost due to the business not being in operation due to any mishap that has occurred.

• Equipment Requirements

Permanently fixed equipment that is part of the day-to-day operation of the business is covered under the policy for any repair work required.

• Other Aspects

At times, the insurance policy also covers other aspects like protection from any dispute, loss of personal property, etc., due to the damage.

All businesses have different types of requirements regarding commercial property insurance. The right valuation needs to be done to understand how much is practically enough for a business model.

This can be understood by keeping the following things in mind, for example, the cost of your commercial property, repair and the actual cost of your equipment, inflation, etc.

How does it work?

Identifying and assessing the risks and costs of a business and its operations are the first major steps before buying any insurance. Here are a few things to keep in mind while evaluating your insurance and picking the perfect policy:

• Minutely inspect your property and liability insurance to make sure that the coverage is enough for you.
• Understand the risks and find all the possible scopes that could lead to a hazard either machine or human intervention-led.
• Find all the loopholes that can lead to friction later.

The right insurance agency will recommend the right combination of insurance cover and premium for you after identifying all these key areas, and maybe some more. The idea here is to make it favorable for you, as much as practically possible.

In most cases, multiple options get added to the policy for maximum coverage for specific eventualities, depending on the requirement of the property.

How much does the premium cost?

This is one of those questions with an “it depends” answer. Due to an increase in the number, scale, and frequency of natural disasters as well as other issues, commercial property insurance cost is generally trending upward. Apart from this, there are other factors as well like inflation, rise in labor costs, etc., that affect the cost. The premium of commercial property insurance depends on factors that include but are not limited to:

–        Property location

The geographical location has a major role in deciding the premium of commercial property insurance. If your property is located in an area where help can reach quickly then the premium prices get reduced and vice-versa. Apart from this, the material used in the construction of your property is another thing to keep in mind. Some materials are highly prone to accidents and damages and in such cases, the premium might factor that in.

–        Type of Business

Businesses that are in a higher risk zone must pay a higher premium because of the rising risk curve. For example, a factory that has furnaces and uses fire in its daily operations is likely to face a higher premium. On the other hand, a service business operating on just human power might have to incur lesser premium rates.

Each policy can have a variety of options that cater to the exact needs of a commercial property.

To understand more about commercial property insurance you can contact us and get a customized quote that fits the bills and actually works for you.