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Business Types
We have, or can, develop commercial insurance programs designed to meet the insurance needs of the following types of businesses including, but not limited, to:
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Auto Glass Repair & Replacement
Auto Mechanic
Auto Transmission Repair
Auto Tire Repair & Replacement
Auto Sales (new & used)
Bed & Breakfast
Blacksmith
Brick and Stone Mason
Commercial Building & Apartment Building Owner
Cabinetmaker
Brick and Stone Mason
Cargo Distribution & Delivery
Cement (Concrete) Finisher
Communications Systems & Data Wiring Installation
Draftsperson
Drywall, Acoustic, and Lathing
Electrician
Excavation
Farm Equipment Sales & Service
Farm Drainage
Fence Builder
Floor Covering Installer
Framer
General Carpenter
General Handyman
Grocery Store
Hairstylists & Barbers
Heavy Equipment Operator
Home Builders
Ironworker
Jewellers
Landscaper & Lawn Maintenance
Locksmith
Large Manufacturers
Midsize Manufacturers
Small Manufacturers
Motorhome & Vacation Trailer Sales & Service
Municipality & Related Organizations
Non-Profit Organizations & Clubs
Office Painter and Decorator
Plumber
Pool Sales & Installation
Professional Services (Accountants, Architects, Consultants, Dentists, Doctors & Lawyers)
Real Estate Development & Management
Recreational Facilities (Campgrounds, Curling Clubs, Ball Hockey Rinks, Golf Courses, Tennis Clubs)
Recreational Vehicle Sales & Service
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic
Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic
Restaurants & Catering
Retail Stores
Roofer
Snowmobile Sales & Service
Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer
Steamfitter
Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Setter
Tool & Die
Trailer Parks
Transportation Services
Watercraft Sales & Service
Water Well Driller
Web Site Development
Welder
Wholesalers
Coverage
A commercial insurance policy can provide insurance coverage to protect the business owner against:
- Damage or loss to property or assets owned by the business
- Resulting financial loss caused a disruption of the business activity due to damage to property or assets
- Acts of crime that results in damage to property or the loss of assets
- Financial loss should you be sued because of property damage, injuries, or death caused by your services, products, business operations, or your employees.
Commercial Property Coverage
Below is a general description of the property and coverage generally offered on a commercial insurance policy. Depending on the nature of your business you will find that you will be able to purchase an insurance package policy that will include some, if not all, of the coverage types described below but it is always wise to fully discuss your coverage requirements with your insurance broker.
Call us for a review of your Commercial Property insurance coverage needs.
Building
Equipment & Contents
Stock
Tenants Improvements
Accounts Receivable
Bailee Customers Goods
Contractor Equipment Floater
Electronics Data Processing Equipment
Exhibition Floater
Fine Arts Floater
Glass
Installation Floater
Mobile Tool Floater
Motor Truck Cargo
Contractor Equipment Floater
Office Contents Floater
Sign Floater
Transit
Transportation Floater
Business Interruption
This coverage is designed to pay for the costs to reconstruct original source materials, including records, deeds, manuscripts, films, drawings, or other valuable papers or records that have been lost due to an insured peril.
Earnings Form
Benefits are paid only to the point your business is able to resume operation. This form will usually have a time limit for benefit payout and a limit on the amount that can be paid in any one month. This is typically the less expensive version of business interruption coverage.
Profits Form
Benefits are paid until your business profits are back to the level they were at prior to your insurance loss subject to a maximum period of indemnity. This form will be more costly then the earnings form as the benefits paid will usually be greater once the claim is finalized.
Valuable Papers
Earnings Form
Benefits are paid only to the point your business is able to resume operation. This form will usually have a time limit for benefit payout and a limit on the amount that can be paid in any one month. This is typically the less expensive version of business interruption coverage.
Profits Form
Benefits are paid until your business profits are back to the level they were at prior to your insurance loss subject to a maximum period of indemnity. This form will be more costly then the earnings form as the benefits paid will usually be greater once the claim is finalized.
Benefit Period
You can define a specific time period for the payment of your business interruption coverage but it is also possible to obtain a policy that offers a coverage limit based on your actual loss sustained. The limitation would then be based on the coverage form you purchased.
Loss Of Rental Income
Coverage can be purchased to protect against the loss of rental income because your building is unsuitable for occupancy after an insured loss occurs. This coverage can be purchased with a pre-defined limit or with the actual loss sustained clause applied. The choice of benefit limit would be determined by variability of your rental income from your premises.
Extra Expense Coverage
This coverage is designed for businesses that must remain operational during the period affected by damage caused by the insured loss. Extra expenses may be incurred if you have to carry on business at another location (e.g., telephone, advertising, rentals, moving to other premises or outsourcing of your work).
Call us for a review of your business interruption insurance coverage needs.
Boiler & Machinery – Equipment Breakdown Insurance
All Commercial Property Insurance policies contain the following exclusions that are removed if a Boiler & Machinery/Equipment Breakdown coverage is added to your policy:
- Loss or Damage to or caused pressure vessels operating at 15psi and above
- Mechanical Breakdown of machines including rupture or bursting caused by centrifugal force
- Loss to Electrical Equipment caused by electrical currents artificially generated.
This policy will pay for damage to the pressure vessel, machine, or electrical equipment that is compromised, and the resulting damage to other property is direct result of the failure. The limit of coverage you should purchase for this protection should be no less then the limit of fire insurance coverage purchased for the property exposed to the pressure vessel.
Also as with a fire loss, you will experience a potential loss of income and extra expenses because of the damage to your property should such an event occur. Therefore you should also consider adding business interruption coverage for a Boiler & Machinery or Equipment Breakdown to your insurance policy. Again, the limits of this coverage should mirror that of your fire insurance policy.
Call us for a review of your Boiler & Machinery – Equipment Breakdown insurance coverage needs.
Crime Insurance
Commercial insurance policies can provide your business with a comprehensive menu of choices for crime insurance coverage. Below is a brief description of the coverage options, with each option having a separate limit of coverage.
Money & Securities
Inside & Outside Robbery
Money Orders & Counterfeit Forgery
Depositors Forgery
Burglary
Employee Dishonesty
Commercial General Liability Insurance
Commercial general liability insurance protects your business from financial loss should you be sued because of property damage, injuries, or death caused by your services, your business operations, your products, your employees or that occurred on your premises. This policy will usually cover the cost of your legal defence and will pay any damages levied against you if you are found liable up to the limits of your policy.
Deciding what your commercial general liability insurance coverage limit should be is one of the most important decisions you must make when deciding on your insurance program. It is important that your insurance broker is aware of all your business activities so that we can ensure that you have the proper limit of coverage, and that all of your potential exposures to loss are known and protected against by your policy.
Below is a brief description of the components of a Commercial General Liability policy: