Public Liability Insurance Helps Protect Your Business and Home
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Public liability insurance is something that both business and home owners must acquire. Public Liability Insurance gives you protection against paying legal or medical costs for someone who got injured on your premises, or for ongoing disability payments. In the same manner, this will also give you protection if someone’s assets get damaged on your premises.
The different type of injuries which are covered under public liability insurance are: injury due to a slippery or out-of-shape floor, a falling object hurting someone or someone’s assets etc.
Some states in the USA and some other countries have a law which requires everyone to be covered under Public Liability Insurance.
However, it is better to be cautious. Although public liability insurance may not be required in your state or country, it may be wise to go ahead and get it. If you do not have liability insurance and a third party was to injure themselves on your premises, you could be put out of business due to the costs of the liability claim. All of your hard earned assets could be liquidated in order to pay the costly claim if you do not have insurance.
Places such as theaters, shopping centers, sporting venues, hotels and for that matter all places where there are large gatherings of people, have a high risk of accidents. If alcohol is used in public, it becomes even more risky. Please keep in your mind that public liability insurance will not give you any protection in case your employee gets injured on your premises. For protecting against this, there is employer liability insurance.
Public liability insurance also has a subtype. It goes by the name product liability insurance. This will cover you in case someone incurred damages due to a use of your product(s).
Public liability insurance has varying amounts of coverage and premium costs. You must understand your insurance needs very well. How much coverage do your need? Is there anything special you want covered? If a number of people suffer some sort of damages on your premises, the cost of claims will add up. Therefore, it is advised to get some extra coverage.
Your premium costs you pay every month or quarter will be justified in the case of an accident on your property.
The insurance costs depend upon factors like size of property, business type and the likes.
Maintaining your property and keeping it in good shape will help you avoid the embarrassment of “deliberate negligence” in the first place. You should make conscious attempts to eliminate risk factors when a number of people are inside your premises. If “deliberate negligence” is proved against you, you will not get the benefits of public liability insurance.
Due to the fierce competitive nature of the insurance industry, your premium quote will vary from one insurer to another. It is your best interest to secure quotes from various insurance providers and compare their prices and services.
Public liability insurance is a relief to have, both for business and home owners. It will protect you in case someone sues you for personal or asset related damages. If you are covered under public liability insurance, you will be saved from paying for damages.