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Does Commercial Property Insurance Cover Water Damage?

Tosten Marketing

Water damage can wreak havoc on commercial properties, leading to costly repairs and business disruptions. At Tosten Marketing, we often hear from business owners wondering about their insurance coverage for such incidents. Commercial property insurance water damage coverage is a complex topic with many nuances.

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

The Property Insurance Law Observer

In Zurich American Insurance Company v. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Background The insurers issued commercial property policies that provided coverage for a hospital. As such, the Court stated that such ambiguity warranted resolution in favor of the insureds. 2024 WL 3504060 (Mass.

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

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Harleysville Insurance Company , 2024 WL 3792261 (D. 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. In Life Skills, Inc.

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Emerging Property Insurance Trends 2024

Property Insurance Centre

. “Insureds need to be aware of the potential risks they face and work closely with their insurers to understand the coverage limitations and take proactive measures to protect their properties.” To offset these challenges, reinsurers are passing costs down to primary insurance companies.

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Top Building Insurance Pitfalls To Trigger F.O.M.O.

Property Insurance Centre

Accidental damage is not usually covered by a normal building insurance policy. These can be added to your policy for an additional premium. Exclusions Building insurance policies will have exclusions, which are specific events or circumstances that are not covered by your policy.

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Types of landlord insurance

Cover4LetProperty

They can range from individual property owners to those who own multiple rental properties as part of their investment portfolio. Corporate landlords: These are companies or organisations that own and manage rental properties on a larger scale. Read more: A landlord’s guide to HMOs.

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