When Do You Need Business Insurance?
A few weeks ago, I bought a new car. It was a stressful experience because of the shortage of vehicles at dealerships across the country. Incredibly, I was able to work out a sale price my wife and I were comfortable with, but we still purchased the car in a seller’s market. Worse, unlike homes...
Errors and Omissions Coverage Is A Must for Technology Businesses
In early September, I attended the Ann Arbor New Tech showcase. This event featured several startups in the technology sector, ranging from software programming to app development. After three presentations, I offered a two-minute spiel on business insurance, how to procure it for new enterprises and the potential coverages needed to secure a business’ financial...
A Summer Of Storms In Michigan Has Made Business Income Interruption Insurance A Must
In early August, on one particular Wednesday, thunderstorms raged through southeast Michigan for hours – I remember well because our 1.5-year-old was awoken by every loud rumble of thunder – leaving more than 900,000 DTE Energy customers without power, according to the Detroit Free Press. Many of those customers went days without electricity in their...
There’s No One Way to Pick an Insurance Broker (But Here’s a Cheat Sheet)
To start or run a small business, an entrepreneur has an incredible number of tasks to check off, the biggest being getting paid customers through the door or clients to sign on. With such an intense focus on creating a product that consumers need and marketing to create awareness that such a product exists, business...
Business Owner’s Policy: Why Your Startup Needs This Type of Insurance Now
Like many industries, the insurance world has its own language, with a glossary full of acronyms that routinely spill out of an agent’s mouth: GL (general liability), E&O (errors and omissions), EPL (employment practices liability), BPP (building personal property), WC (workers’ compensation) and on and on. Insurance can be complicated, and the frequency with which...
Here’s Why Cyber Insurance is a Must for Startups (and it’s Affordable)
The dreaded 180-day notification arrives on your computer. It’s time to change your password again. What version of a pet’s name or mother’s maiden name will you use this time? Max1234? Sherbert5678? Now, you must remember this new password and the one to your credit card and your bank and your Venmo and on and...