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Commercial Property Insurance

Protects your owned or rented building, plus the tools and equipment you use to operate your business. It covers losses from many sources, such as:

  • Fire
  • Burglary
  • Theft
  • Wind
  • Lightning

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What does Commercial property insurance cover?

Commercial building insurance helps protect your business’ physical assets, such as your:


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Do I Need Commercial Property Insurance?

If you own, rent or lease commercial property of any kind, then you should have commercial property insurance. Without it, you’d be responsible for paying the costs to fix or replace your damaged business property. Your policy can provide the replacement cost value, actual cash value or market value for your business property.

There are many different types of commercial property insurance that can help protect your business property from various claims. Including

  • Commercial auto insurance
  • Commercial flood insurance
  • Commercial umbrella insurance
  • Business interruption insurance
  • Inland Marine Insurance

Commercial property insurance isn’t required by law, but it is considered essential to most small businesses. Some rental or lease agreements may require you to carry commercial property insurance coverage.

  • A fire damages or destroys your computers
  • Lightning strikes a building that has business renters’ insurance coverage
  • Someone breaks into your building and steals your inventory

Actual Cash value: How much it’d cost to replace an item, minus its depreciation (meaning how old it is or its condition

Replacement Cost: How much it’d cost to replace an item with something similar or the same

Fair market value: The cost of an item if it were to go on the market today

Be aware that your commercial property insurance policy doesn’t cover every type of property damage. This coverage can’t help your business if

  • Your customer drops their laptop when they trip over a box in your office
  • One of your employees puts a hole in your client’s wall
  • You get into an accident while making a delivery to a customer and damage your vehicle
  • A nearby brook overflows after a heavy rainfall causes flooding near your building and damages your inventory
  • You or your employees intentionally damage property
  • Location: If your business is located in a populated area that has higher risk for crime or vandalism, you may pay a higher rate.
  • Construction: Materials used in the construction of your business can impact your commercial property insurance cost. For example, buildings made from fire-resistant materials will typically cost less to insure.
  • Occupancy: Businesses with larger amounts of people consistently on the premises, like restaurants, will likely pay higher insurance costs.
  • Fire and threat protection: Installing safety features like smoke detectors and burglar alarms at your business may help lower your rate.

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If you’re looking for reliable business insurance in Iowa or a local insurance agency that understands the unique risks your business faces, State Bank & Insurance is here to help.

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