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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Public Liability Insurance - Protection for Your Home and Business

By Ben Ashfalk

Public 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.

Some examples of injuries covered by public liability insurance include: a person injuring themselves on a slippery or unmaintained floor, an object (e.g., a ceiling panel) on your premises falling on a person, malfunctioning equipment injuring a person, etc.

Public liability insurance is a legal obligation in some states of the USA and also in a few other countries.

The protection that it provides is really worth it. Instead of risking your business or savings/earnings, it is better that you acquire the protection of public liability insurance.

Theaters, shopping centers, sporting venues and hotels are places with a high risk factor. These are places where large number of people gather quite often. It is important to note that public liability insurance is different from employee liability insurance, which is specifically meant to cover claims put up by employees who suffer damages on your premises.

Product liability insurance is another type of public liability insurance. The purpose of this insurance will cover a third party in case someone is injured while using your product.

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.

In order to avoid "deliberate negligence", it is very good idea to maintain your property and keep it in good shape. Your focus should be to minimize the risk of accidents to the public while they are on your property, whether it is your business or your home. If your insurer determines that you did not properly maintain your property, your liability insurance may not be eligible to cover your claim in the event of an accident.

Public liability insurance premium costs vary between insurers. Competition is the main reason behind this price variation. You must study and compare different insurance providers before signing up with one.

Public liability insurance will pay off in the event of someone or someone's assets bearing damages while on your property.

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