{"id":839,"date":"2023-01-21T21:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T21:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centinelainsurance.com\/?page_id=839"},"modified":"2023-02-12T00:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T00:02:27","slug":"general-liability-insurance-cost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centinelainsurance.com\/?page_id=839","title":{"rendered":"General Liability Insurance Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"839\" class=\"elementor elementor-839\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51c57cf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"51c57cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7583a7\" data-id=\"d7583a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46db018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46db018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Liability Insurance Cost<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-587641b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587641b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fd6ea0\" data-id=\"1fd6ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfe07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcfe07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centinelainsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Do-I-Need-Insurance-for-My-Business.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centinelainsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Do-I-Need-Insurance-for-My-Business.jpg.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.centinelainsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Do-I-Need-Insurance-for-My-Business.jpg-300x209.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.centinelainsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Do-I-Need-Insurance-for-My-Business.jpg-768x536.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e68f4e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e68f4e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec786c\" data-id=\"dec786c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea25bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea25bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General liability insurance, also known as commercial or business liability insurance, is a base level of coverage that is commonly held by small and large businesses alike. This basic level of insurance is made to cover the cost where you may need insurance the most, thus making it the standard across all industries.<\/p><p>Insurance companies cover several forms of injury and property damage under general liability insurance which can help small business owners cover claims they may not have expected.<\/p><p>To learn more about the cost involved to protect your business, keep reading our article below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2da22e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2da22e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4192e4f\" data-id=\"4192e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59906df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59906df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much coverage is enough?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b5606e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b5606e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93216d4\" data-id=\"93216d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562d9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562d9c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the first question business owners who are new to the insurance market ask. Because more coverage means higher annual fees, companies want to get just the right amount of coverage so their premiums stay low but don&#8217;t have gaps in the event a claim is filed.<\/p><p>Most organizations opt for $500,000 to $1,000,000 in general liability insurance coverage. This level of coverage tends to be plenty for most companies, but higher risk industries usually want to obtain more coverage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b64fa3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b64fa3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3fae0\" data-id=\"6e3fae0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8fcec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b8fcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does general liability?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddb88d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddb88d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-985150a\" data-id=\"985150a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d59ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d59ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before getting into a conversation about what different levels of insurance might look like for your specific business (and what will influence the cost), let&#8217;s first take a look into what general liability insurance actually is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dceaa97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dceaa97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>General liability insurance covers a wide range of problems that could come up while operating your business, such as<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd7001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd7001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/public_education\/resources\/law_issues_for_consumers\/personalinjury\/\"><b><u>Bodily injury<\/u><\/b><\/a> of employees or non-employees while business practices are being performed<\/li>\n<li>Property damage of the business location or customer property as a result of rendering professional services<\/li>\n<li><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/public_education\/resources\/law_issues_for_consumers\/personalinjury\/\">Personal injury<\/a><\/u><\/b> resulting in damaged reputation such as slander, libel, or other defamatory outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Legal defense in the event of a lawsuit to cover legal and court fees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7174aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7174aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When you need extra coverage?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0df028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0df028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on your business, some types of coverage are more important than others. A construction business, for example, benefits from coverage geared toward bodily injury in the event of an employee or visitor injures themselves at the worksite. A law firm might want extra coverage relating to potential claims of legal malpractice.<\/p><p>In cases like these where more specific coverage is needed, business owners can add professional liability insurance or workers compensation to bolster their general liability insurance\u2013 this ensures that you are covered for an even wider variety of claims. (You can learn more about these and more in our article on types of business insurance.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d5cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1d5cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does general liability insurance cost?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625bd10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"625bd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cost of general liability insurance varies greatly from hundreds per year to thousands. Many factors play into the pricing of premiums, including the size of the company and the different levels of coverage your business needs.<\/p><p>Here, we will discuss what is covered by general liability insurance, the factors that affect the cost of coverage, as well as the amount of coverage that is available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Insurance General Liability Insurance Cost General liability insurance, also known as commercial or business liability insurance, is a base level of coverage that is commonly held by small and large businesses alike. 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