{"id":10,"date":"2022-01-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hermes-insurance.com\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T22:56:04","slug":"7-commercial-insurance-terms-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hermes-insurance.com\/blog\/7-commercial-insurance-terms-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Commercial Insurance Terms You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many unfamiliar terms you&#8217;ll come across in your commercial insurance policy paperwork or that you&#8217;ll hear from your insurance agent. It&#8217;s a good idea to gain an understanding of what these mean as soon as possible so that you don&#8217;t have to figure them out when you go to file a claim. An agent from Hermes Insurance Solutions of the greater Sanger, TX area can assist you with understanding what&#8217;s relevant to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the more common terms you&#8217;ll find in commercial insurance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Interruption Insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This offers your company protection if you experience any commercial losses from an event that causes you to halt your operations temporarily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effective Date&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The effective date of your policy is the exact date when the policy begins to provide coverage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusions&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exclusions are the specific perils or hazards (events\/causes)&nbsp;that are not covered by the insurer&#8217;s plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premium&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The premium is the amount that the policyholder pays to the insurance company in order to get coverage through their policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Liability Insurance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This protects your company in the event that anyone files a claim after they&#8217;ve experienced losses due to a malfunction, defect, or some other issue with a product that your company sells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Umbrella Insurance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the type of policy that exists to meet gaps in coverage with your current business insurance policies. It protects you in the event that a loss occurs that your policy doesn&#8217;t cover completely or at all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workers&#8217; Comp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the shorthand you&#8217;ll often hear for workers&#8217; compensation insurance. This offers coverage to your employees if they experience losses after an illness or injury that occurs while they&#8217;re conducting work tasks for your company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many unfamiliar terms you&#8217;ll come across in your commercial insurance policy paperwork or that you&#8217;ll hear from your insurance agent. It&#8217;s a good idea to gain an understanding of what these mean as soon as possible so that you don&#8217;t have to figure them out when you go to file a claim. 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