The Importance of Small Business Insurance<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhy do I need business insurance?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou might have doubts because you think of business insurance as covering a fleet of vehicles \u2014 and you don\u2019t have anything for a commercial auto insurance<\/a> policy to cover. Or protecting against injuries or lawsuits from employees \u2014 and you\u2019re working solo. Or that it protects against product defects \u2014 and you don\u2019t make or sell any physical products. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe point is that it\u2019s easy to reject company protection if you think it\u2019s something that\u2019s not applicable to your line of work and the way you operate. But the truth is that this type of policy covers a lot of different lines of coverage and ways of protecting businesses of all sizes and categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almost no company needs every form of business insurance, but it\u2019s likely that one or more lines of coverage are perfectly applicable to your company \u2014 and could save its very survival if various calamities occur. Still wondering what insurance does a small business need? Keep reading to explore the most essential coverage options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Types of Insurance Your Small Business Should Consider<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhat insurance do I need for my business?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nCertainly not every form of business insurance that\u2019s out there. But start by reviewing a few of the more common forms that offer benefits to most companies of all sizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
General Liability Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nAlso known as commercial general liability, or CGL, this form of small business liability coverage pays medical and legal bills when your company is found responsible for actions you or an employee took. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This could take various forms, depending on the kind of business you operate. It might be injuries or property damage caused by your negligent delivery driver. If you have a retail company, it can pay claims for a lawsuit if a patron slips and falls on grease on the floor or a patch of ice on the pavement out front. It might cover legal action for copyright infringement if your firm is an information service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other words, general liability coverage can be shaped to fit your industry and way of doing business and offer you protection against charges that could otherwise put you out of business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Property Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nDo you run your operation out of an office building, a warehouse, or a factory? What\u2019s inside that building? Do you have expensive office automation, manufacturing equipment and tools, or thousands of dollars in physical inventory? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have any of this, it might be subject to theft, vandalism, fire, harsh weather, or other destructive events. And what comes after such an event? Your company is crippled, and you have no way to continue running it until your building is rebuilt or new inventory is bought and delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your commercial property policy will offer financial protection against most causes of damage or destruction to your physical property, including buildings and their contents. Furthermore, your coverage will help you keep your business running while your operation is recovering from the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Workers Compensation Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nDepending on where you live, workers comp probably isn\u2019t optional if you have employees. Most states make this coverage mandatory. It offers financial benefits to workers who are injured or made ill while on the job or to their survivors if an employee dies on the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Workers comp covers medical care and rehabilitation, and lost wages as a result of a workplace accident. Every U.S. state but Texas requires such coverage if you have even one employee (but not if you work alone).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nProfessional Liability Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nI don\u2019t have factories, inventory, or my own office building. Does my small business need insurance?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou might be a self-employed lawyer, accountant, engineer, writer, photographer, or other professional. You operate out of your house, apartment, or leased office space, and you have no inventory, very little expensive gear or equipment, and no fleet, machinery, or employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So you don\u2019t need coverage for your company. Right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not so fast. Just because you don\u2019t need to cover a fleet, property, or inventory doesn\u2019t mean your company isn\u2019t vulnerable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professional liability policies cover entrepreneurs who offer professional services against legal damages for various reasons. You might be sued for providing faulty advice, missing deadlines, breaching contract terms, taking actions that result in claims of libel or slander, and for countless other reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your professional liability coverage will help pay for your legal costs and for fines, fees, and damages awarded to claimants if you lose your case. This is another situation in which one honest mistake \u2014 or even a baseless accusation of fault \u2014 could wipe out your company if you don\u2019t have such very affordable coverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Financial and Legal Benefits of Business Insurance<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nThink about the various forms of coverage you have in your personal life \u2014 and the financial disasters that could occur if you didn\u2019t have them. Imagine a fire costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to your home \u2014 and you had to come up with that full amount out of your own pocket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or you\u2019re driving at night in stormy weather, and you hit another vehicle. Your car is totaled, the other vehicle is heavily damaged, and the other driver suffers injuries and is bringing a lawsuit \u2014 and you have no auto policy in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or you have no life insurance,<\/a> and you leave your loved ones in a dire financial situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBusiness insurance is as indispensable to your company as those other lines of coverage are to your personal life. While a house fire could wipe out your savings and any hope of rebuilding your home without coverage, a fire, tornado, or burglar could do the same to your company. Lawsuits can cost your business thousands of dollars to defend \u2014 even if you ultimately win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s easy and highly affordable to protect your company from whatever threats to its survival it might face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Choose the Right Policy for Your Business<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nAs noted above, most businesses don\u2019t need every form of business insurance on the menu. Not every coverage will be applicable to your line of work or how you operate your company. But some forms of coverage might be crucial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t try to figure it out on your own. Have a long chat with an insurance broker. A knowledgeable and helpful agent will ask you a lot of questions and comprehensively answer several of your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They\u2019ll want a thorough understanding of your company and how it operates, at which point they can help you determine your coverage needs. An independent<\/em> business insurance agent is one who doesn\u2019t work for a single insurance carrier. Instead, they\u2019ve established contractual relationships with several leading brands, so they can go shopping on your behalf for the policy that best fits your company\u2019s needs, at the most competitive cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\nProtect Your Passion \u2014 Insure Your Small Business with Confidence<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhat small business insurance do I need?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule a chat with a highly knowledgeable independent agent to get that answer. At Acceptance Insurance, we have lines of coverage to fit every category of business and every business need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start the conversation by calling us at (877) 405-7102<\/a>. Or get a quick quote online<\/a>. You can also find an Acceptance Insurance office near you<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever you reach us, we\u2019ll show you how to protect your business \u2014 and your life\u2019s passion \u2014 at the lowest possible cost. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You understand and generally appreciate the concept of coverage. Chances are good that in your personal life, you have life, auto, and renters or homeowners coverage, and maybe other lines as well. But you\u2019re not so committed to the idea of business insurance for small companies like yours. Isn\u2019t it just as important to financially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/acceptance.com\/small-business-reasons-for-insurance\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Do Small Businesses Really Need Insurance? Here\u2019s Why the Answer is an Emphatic \u2018Yes!\u2019\u00a0","url":"http:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/small-business-reasons-for-insurance\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/small-business-reasons-for-insurance\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/acc-do-small-businesses-really-need-insurance-1-150x150.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/acc-do-small-businesses-really-need-insurance-1.jpg"},"articleSection":"Business Insurance 101","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Erandi Garcia"}],"creator":["Erandi Garcia"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Acceptance Insurance","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2025-08-07T18:59:02Z","datePublished":"2025-08-07T18:59:02Z","dateModified":"2025-08-07T18:59:02Z"},"rendered":"
You might have doubts because you think of business insurance as covering a fleet of vehicles \u2014 and you don\u2019t have anything for a commercial auto insurance<\/a> policy to cover. Or protecting against injuries or lawsuits from employees \u2014 and you\u2019re working solo. Or that it protects against product defects \u2014 and you don\u2019t make or sell any physical products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The point is that it\u2019s easy to reject company protection if you think it\u2019s something that\u2019s not applicable to your line of work and the way you operate. But the truth is that this type of policy covers a lot of different lines of coverage and ways of protecting businesses of all sizes and categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost no company needs every form of business insurance, but it\u2019s likely that one or more lines of coverage are perfectly applicable to your company \u2014 and could save its very survival if various calamities occur. Still wondering what insurance does a small business need? Keep reading to explore the most essential coverage options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What insurance do I need for my business?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Certainly not every form of business insurance that\u2019s out there. But start by reviewing a few of the more common forms that offer benefits to most companies of all sizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also known as commercial general liability, or CGL, this form of small business liability coverage pays medical and legal bills when your company is found responsible for actions you or an employee took. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This could take various forms, depending on the kind of business you operate. It might be injuries or property damage caused by your negligent delivery driver. If you have a retail company, it can pay claims for a lawsuit if a patron slips and falls on grease on the floor or a patch of ice on the pavement out front. It might cover legal action for copyright infringement if your firm is an information service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, general liability coverage can be shaped to fit your industry and way of doing business and offer you protection against charges that could otherwise put you out of business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you run your operation out of an office building, a warehouse, or a factory? What\u2019s inside that building? Do you have expensive office automation, manufacturing equipment and tools, or thousands of dollars in physical inventory? <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any of this, it might be subject to theft, vandalism, fire, harsh weather, or other destructive events. And what comes after such an event? Your company is crippled, and you have no way to continue running it until your building is rebuilt or new inventory is bought and delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your commercial property policy will offer financial protection against most causes of damage or destruction to your physical property, including buildings and their contents. Furthermore, your coverage will help you keep your business running while your operation is recovering from the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending on where you live, workers comp probably isn\u2019t optional if you have employees. Most states make this coverage mandatory. It offers financial benefits to workers who are injured or made ill while on the job or to their survivors if an employee dies on the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Workers comp covers medical care and rehabilitation, and lost wages as a result of a workplace accident. Every U.S. state but Texas requires such coverage if you have even one employee (but not if you work alone).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n I don\u2019t have factories, inventory, or my own office building. Does my small business need insurance?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n You might be a self-employed lawyer, accountant, engineer, writer, photographer, or other professional. You operate out of your house, apartment, or leased office space, and you have no inventory, very little expensive gear or equipment, and no fleet, machinery, or employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So you don\u2019t need coverage for your company. Right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not so fast. Just because you don\u2019t need to cover a fleet, property, or inventory doesn\u2019t mean your company isn\u2019t vulnerable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Professional liability policies cover entrepreneurs who offer professional services against legal damages for various reasons. You might be sued for providing faulty advice, missing deadlines, breaching contract terms, taking actions that result in claims of libel or slander, and for countless other reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your professional liability coverage will help pay for your legal costs and for fines, fees, and damages awarded to claimants if you lose your case. This is another situation in which one honest mistake \u2014 or even a baseless accusation of fault \u2014 could wipe out your company if you don\u2019t have such very affordable coverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Think about the various forms of coverage you have in your personal life \u2014 and the financial disasters that could occur if you didn\u2019t have them. Imagine a fire costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to your home \u2014 and you had to come up with that full amount out of your own pocket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or you\u2019re driving at night in stormy weather, and you hit another vehicle. Your car is totaled, the other vehicle is heavily damaged, and the other driver suffers injuries and is bringing a lawsuit \u2014 and you have no auto policy in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or you have no life insurance,<\/a> and you leave your loved ones in a dire financial situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Business insurance is as indispensable to your company as those other lines of coverage are to your personal life. While a house fire could wipe out your savings and any hope of rebuilding your home without coverage, a fire, tornado, or burglar could do the same to your company. Lawsuits can cost your business thousands of dollars to defend \u2014 even if you ultimately win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s easy and highly affordable to protect your company from whatever threats to its survival it might face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As noted above, most businesses don\u2019t need every form of business insurance on the menu. Not every coverage will be applicable to your line of work or how you operate your company. But some forms of coverage might be crucial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t try to figure it out on your own. Have a long chat with an insurance broker. A knowledgeable and helpful agent will ask you a lot of questions and comprehensively answer several of your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They\u2019ll want a thorough understanding of your company and how it operates, at which point they can help you determine your coverage needs. An independent<\/em> business insurance agent is one who doesn\u2019t work for a single insurance carrier. Instead, they\u2019ve established contractual relationships with several leading brands, so they can go shopping on your behalf for the policy that best fits your company\u2019s needs, at the most competitive cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What small business insurance do I need?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Schedule a chat with a highly knowledgeable independent agent to get that answer. At Acceptance Insurance, we have lines of coverage to fit every category of business and every business need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Start the conversation by calling us at (877) 405-7102<\/a>. Or get a quick quote online<\/a>. You can also find an Acceptance Insurance office near you<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However you reach us, we\u2019ll show you how to protect your business \u2014 and your life\u2019s passion \u2014 at the lowest possible cost. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You understand and generally appreciate the concept of coverage. Chances are good that in your personal life, you have life, auto, and renters or homeowners coverage, and maybe other lines as well. But you\u2019re not so committed to the idea of business insurance for small companies like yours. Isn\u2019t it just as important to financially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/acceptance.com\/small-business-reasons-for-insurance\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Do Small Businesses Really Need Insurance? Here\u2019s Why the Answer is an Emphatic \u2018Yes!\u2019\u00a0","url":"http:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/small-business-reasons-for-insurance\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/small-business-reasons-for-insurance\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/acc-do-small-businesses-really-need-insurance-1-150x150.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.acceptance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/acc-do-small-businesses-really-need-insurance-1.jpg"},"articleSection":"Business Insurance 101","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Erandi Garcia"}],"creator":["Erandi Garcia"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Acceptance Insurance","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2025-08-07T18:59:02Z","datePublished":"2025-08-07T18:59:02Z","dateModified":"2025-08-07T18:59:02Z"},"rendered":"Types of Insurance Your Small Business Should Consider<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
General Liability Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Property Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Workers Compensation Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nProfessional Liability Insurance<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Financial and Legal Benefits of Business Insurance<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to Choose the Right Policy for Your Business<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Protect Your Passion \u2014 Insure Your Small Business with Confidence<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n