{"id":11915,"date":"2024-06-24T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/?p=11915"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:16:00","slug":"business-insurance-you-will-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/blog\/business-insurance-you-will-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Insurance You Will Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"co-flex_row co-flex_row__blue co-flex_row__long-form-text co-flex_row__next_row__blog-contributors\" >\n\t<div class=\"co-flex_row--row co-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"co-long_form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-long_form--block co-long_form--block__nomedia prow items-start \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-long_form--text pcol-md:8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-long_form--content\"><h2>Business Insurance You Will Need<\/h2>\n<p>If you are like many small business owners, your business may not be adequately insured in the case of a fire, flood, natural disaster, theft, or personal injury.<\/p>\n<p>Often home-based business owners assume they are covered under their homeowners policy. Other entrepreneurs, working long hours and pulled in too many directions, may never get around to talking to an insurance agent about their business.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been procrastinating on business insurance, consider this: small businesses are much more likely than larger companies to be devastated in the event of an unforeseen loss, and business insurance need not be costly. You can save money on a bundled business insurance package or lower your premiums by simply increasing your deductible.<\/p>\n<p>Look at these four essential types of business insurance designed to protect businesses of any size.<\/p>\n<h3>General Liability Insurance<\/h3>\n<p>Protects business owners should they, an employee, product, or service cause personal injury or property damage to a third party.<\/p>\n<h3>Property Insurance<\/h3>\n<p>Protects business owners who own a building or other valuable assets (e.g., equipment, computers, tools, or inventory) in case of fire, flood, vandalism, or theft.<\/p>\n<h3>Business Interruption<\/h3>\n<p>Protects business owners from financial loss should business activity be suspended for a period of time (e.g. following a theft, flood, or other unforeseen loss).<\/p>\n<h3>Vehicle Coverage<\/h3>\n<p>Protects business owners for damage and collisions when vehicles owned or leased by the business are used by staff to perform their jobs or transport products\/equipment.<\/p>\n<h3>Save Cash With a Business Owners Policy<\/h3>\n<p>Several factors come into play when determining business insurance premiums, including the type of business insured, location, gross revenue, and type of coverages required. A business owners policy (BOP) provides comprehensive coverage in a customizable bundled package, offering excellent value. This type of policy typically includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liability insurance<\/li>\n<li>Property insurance<\/li>\n<li>Crime insurance<\/li>\n<li>Business interruption insurance and<\/li>\n<li>Vehicle coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Final Tips<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to protecting your small business, your profit margins are not what should determine whether to get insurance. What matters is how great the impact would be to your business should something unexpected go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/business\/insurance\/\">Sound Insurance Services<\/a> to do a risk assessment for your business\u2014then see exactly what kind of insurance you need.<\/p>\n<p>If cost is a barrier to getting business insurance, take heart: your premiums may very well qualify as an end-of-the-year tax write off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"co-flex_row co-flex_row__last co-flex_row__blog-contributors\" >\n\t<div class=\"co-flex_row--row co-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"co-blog_contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-blog_contributor\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-blog_contributor--img_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/files\/WhiteClaire_scu-43_300x300.jpg\" class=\"co-blog_contributor--img\" alt=\"Claire White VP Business Banking Services\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/files\/WhiteClaire_scu-43_300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/files\/WhiteClaire_scu-43_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/files\/WhiteClaire_scu-43_300x300-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-blog_contributor--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"co-blog_contributor--name\">Claire White<\/h3><div class=\"co-blog_contributor--title\">VP Business Deposit Services<\/div><div class=\"co-blog_contributor--bio text-component\"><p>Claire White is the Vice President of Business Deposit Services at Sound Credit Union. She leads a team of Business Services Officers and Specialists who work closely with local businesses to provide personalized support and smart banking solutions. Claire is a Certified Cannabis Banking Professional (CBP) and helps ensure Sound&#8217;s cannabis banking program meets the highest standards of compliance and care. She also oversees the credit union&#8217;s\u00a0treasury management program, helping business members access secure, efficient tools to manage their money with confidence. Claire is passionate about making business banking simple, accessible, and tailored to the unique needs of each member.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-blog_contributor--social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Connect<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/clairepwhite\" class=\"co-social_share--link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon-svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Icon LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/soundcu-theme\/images\/sprite-icons.svg#linkedin\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to protecting your small business, your profit margins are not what should determine whether to get insurance. 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