Natural disasters can cause many business owners there to wonder whether or not they should have purchased earthquake insurance. It should also cause business owners elsewhere to reexamine their business insurance needs. The question, of course, is not whether a business really needs business insurance, but what type of insurance it needs. 
Business insurance basically comes in four types: General liability, product liability, professional liability and commercial property. Depending on which type of business a company is involved in, one or more of these may be essential.
General liability insurance covers legal actions due to accidents at the business, injuries that may be sustained and claims of negligence. Any type of business can fall victim to an on-the-job accident, no matter what type of precautions it has in place. In this scenario, general liability insurance could be a major factor in protecting a company's assets.
Product liability insurance covers financial loss sustained as a consequence of a product defect which caused injury. When one considers the wide array of products that this is applicable to, the necessity of product liability insurance becomes obvious.
Professional liability insurance covers those losses resulting from claims of malpractice, errors and negligence in the provision of services. Even the best professional may be accused of an error, whether founded or not, and face adverse consequences as a result. Professional liability insurance can help protect a business from profit loss in this case.
Finally, commercial property insurance covers loss of property directly related to such factors as fire, storms, vandalism and other causes of harm. It comes in basically two different types: All risk (which covers all instances not specifically excluded in the policy provisions) and peril specific risk (such as flood and, of course, earthquakes).
Today's businesses face a wide array of potential profit-limiting factors, many of them beyond their control. The best protection comes in the form of business insurance, especially that most suited to a particular business's operations and location.
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