If any business owner reading this doesn’t believe that they should check that their cover is adequate and wait until they make a major claim well then they will join the 7 out of 10 who are forced to close down within 2 years of making the claim.
Perhaps the saddest fact of all is that the vast majority of these business failures could have been avoided. They should have remained in business.
You see, all too many companies buy, or rather are sold, insurance cover that in the event of a serious claim proves to be inadequate for their needs. The ability of the business to survive is then severely put to the test.
The reason this happens is simple -
Public liability (80%)
Office contents and computers (66%)
Employers’ liability (66%)
Professional indemnity (59%)
Buildings (58%)
Car, Van & Truck Insurance (52%)
Portable equipment (49%)
Legal expenses (46%)
Business interruption/loss of income (44%)
Consequential loss (30%)
Health (28%)
Product liability (25%)
The most popular business insurances is: