Why Regina Businesses Need Commercial Property Insurance
Do you own or rent the space that your Regina business operates in? You need to protect it from risks like theft, fire, and vandalism with commercial property insurance.
Commercial property insurance isn’t legally required, but it’s strongly recommended for Regina businesses of all sizes. This type of insurance provides financial protection for your business and its contents should an unexpected event cause damage or loss.
Your Western Financial Group business insurance expert will give you top-notch commercial insurance advice and ways to save on insurance for your Regina small business.
What is commercial property insurance?
Commercial property insurance helps provide your Regina business with financial coverage for physical loss or damage to your building, property, and contents.
You may also hear commercial property insurance called business property insurance or commercial building insurance.
What Regina businesses need commercial property insurance?
Ideally all Regina businesses need commercial property insurance, but here’s a list of business for which it’s recommended:
- Construction companies
- Contractors
- Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Welders
- Landscapers
- Retailers, including clothing stores
- Auto garages
- Bakers
- Restaurants and cafes
- Dry cleaners
- Florists
Why do I need commercial property insurance?
As a Regina business owner, you need commercial property insurance coverage to protect your business’s physical location and its contents.
Commercial property insurance can help cover repair or replacement costs if your Regina business’s property is damaged or destroyed due to a covered loss, such vandalism, theft, fire, and wind or hailstorms.
Commercial Property insurance can help cover the cost of repairing or rebuilding your Regina business.
Commercial property insurance typically covers:
- Your Regina business premises, including signage and other physical structures such as a fence
- Equipment
- Machinery
- Computer systems
- Hardware
- Inventory/Stock
What’s not included:
- Equipment wear-and-tear
- An unexplained loss
- Deliberate damage to your business
- Theft at a vacant Regina location (more than 30 days)
- Cash/securities
How much does commercial property insurance cost?
The cost of commercial property insurance for Regina businesses will depend on factors such as:
- What sector your business operates in
- Annual revenue
- Location
- Type of property
- Square footage
- Number of employees
- Any past claims
- Any security measures
Here are 3 examples of how commercial property insurance can help your Regina business:
- A windstorm damages the roof of your Regina business. Commercial property insurance helps cover the repairs to the premise’s roof.
- Thieves break into your Regina business and steal some merchandise and computers. Commercial property insurance helps cover stolen goods and computers.
- A small kitchen fire in your Regina cafe leaves it damaged and there’s also some smoke damage in the café. Your commercial property insurance covers the cost to repair the kitchen, replace the damaged insured contents, and clean up the smoke damage.
Coverages you may want to add as extensions to your commercial property insurance:
Flood and sewer backup coverage: This add-on coverage helps protect your Regina business against water damage from floods and sewer backups.
Business interruption insurance: This coverage supports you when your Regina business can’t operate due to a covered loss.
There are a number of losses that can force your Regina business to shut down. Here are some examples:
- Damage to your equipment from fire or vandalism
- A major reduction in revenue due to a client/supplier facing losses of their own
- A disruption in your supply chain
Business interruption insurance can help with expenses related to your Regina business such as:
- Payroll
- Rent
- Utilities
- Property taxes
- Alarm monitoring
- Relocation of your business
Here’s an insurance checklist for Regina businesses:
- Do you have the best Regina business insurance rate that suits your work?
- Do you have the right amount for your deductible and regularly review it to make sure it’s the right amount for you?
- Are you or your employees using personal vehicles for work
What do I do if there’s a claim against my Regina business?
- Contact your broker immediately after any business-related mishap. Waiting to file a claim can confuse insurers about the severity of the damages to your business.
- Know your policy so that when you contact your broker you are familiar with what will be covered or not.
- Document the damage. Take photos right away and write down what happened.
- Do not throw away damaged goods after taking photos. Keep the physical evidence so that your adjustor can see it.
- Do not invite lawsuits. Don’t say anything that could be used against you, especially if you aren’t sure what happened.
- Be honest about what your damaged property is worth. Damaged commercial property is generally valued according to its actual cash value or replacement value.
Western Financial Group has licensed BUSINESS INSURANCE EXPERTS to get you the right commercial property insurance at the right value for your Regina business. Our experts are available now to help you navigate the business insurance journey.
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