Commercial Property Insurance is a more specific form of insurance coverage that protects you from direct and indirect losses. In addition to tangible property coverage, your business is also insured against economic loss arising from the lost revenue and profits that often accompany many physical business catastrophes.
Commercial property owners, both those operating a business on their property and those leasing property to another entity, may purchase policies that protect the building and associated structures. A property owner´s policy will not protect tenants from loss, however. Business owners who lease their property to other businesses may buy policies that protect the building contents, such as machinery, furniture, and stored or displayed merchandise.
In some cases, the larger more reputable insurance companies will make available certain provisions or additional, but optional coverage that includes such contingencies as:
- insurance to rebuild a destroyed building to code and full functionality even if the value exceeds the old property
- insurance to cover all signs and glass
- insurance to cover breakdowns caused by power surges, mechanical malfunctions, and accidental explosions
- insurance to cover economic loss due to destroyed billing and accounts receivable records
- insurance to cover some types of data loss in the event that your computer network is compromised
- industry specific coverage such as "peak season" breakdowns, contractor outside equipment and tools (on site), and so on.
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