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A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Commercial Property Insurance

Protect Commercial Insurance

Navigating the world of insurance can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to understanding commercial property insurance. This friendly guide will walk you through the essentials of commercial property insurance, helping you protect your business premises and assets with confidence.

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What Perils Are Covered by Commercial Property Insurance?

Property Insurance Centre

What Perils Are Covered by Commercial Property Insurance? Commercial property insurance is essential for businesses to protect their assets from unforeseen events. But what exactly does commercial property insurance cover? Below are the most common perils covered: 1.

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How Climate Change is Shaping Insurance Policies for Commercial Properties

Protect Commercial Insurance

Introduction Climate change isn’t just an environmental buzzword; it’s rapidly becoming a pivotal factor in the world of insurance, especially for commercial properties. As we face more frequent and intense extreme weather events, insurers are re-evaluating their policies to better manage these growing risks.

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The Importance of Accurate Valuation in Commercial Property Insurance

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THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE VALUATION IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE When purchasing or renewing commercial property insurance , it’s important for businesses to ensure their coverage includes correct property valuations. inflation). Regardless, such inaccuracies are all too common.

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Automatic Fire Alarms in Commercial Properties New Rules 2024

Property Insurance Centre

Automatic Fire Alarms in Commercial Properties New Rules 2024 As of October 2024 the London Fire Brigade will cease to attend alarms at commercial properties between the hours of 7am & 8:30 pm. It has been found that 99% of alarms at commercial properties are, in fact, false alarms and take up significant resources.

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Does a sagging floor constitute a “collapse”? Court finds ambiguity in “collapse.”

The Property Insurance Law Observer

2024), the District Court of Massachusetts found that “collapse” provisions within a commercial property policy were ambiguous where a floor merely sagged without completely falling to the ground. During the policy period, the insured’s floor “sunk” between eight to 12 inches.

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Court Addresses Whether Rainwater Accumulation on Roof Constituted “Surface Water”

The Property Insurance Law Observer

23, 2024), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the term “surface waters,” as used in a limitation contained in commercial property insurance policies, was ambiguous in the context of rainwater accumulating on roofs, thereby finding coverage for the insured.