Canadian small businesses · The details

Insurance considerations for canadian small businesses

A focused introduction to the areas worth discussing. These descriptions identify questions; they do not establish coverage.

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General liability

Discuss third-party bodily injury and property damage arising from business activities.

Bring the detail

Prepare business activities and products. Explain any changes since your last insurance review and ask how the proposed terms address them.

Check the wording

Review the insured activities or property, exclusions, limits, deductibles, territory, and any conditions you must follow. Confirm who is named and when protection would start.

Professional & product risks

Ask whether advice, services, or products need additional or separate protection.

Bring the detail

Prepare revenue, staffing, and territories. Explain any changes since your last insurance review and ask how the proposed terms address them.

Check the wording

Review the insured activities or property, exclusions, limits, deductibles, territory, and any conditions you must follow. Confirm who is named and when protection would start.

Contracts & exclusions

Review customer requirements, territorial limits, deductibles, and excluded activities.

Bring the detail

Prepare customer contracts and certificate requests. Explain any changes since your last insurance review and ask how the proposed terms address them.

Check the wording

Review the insured activities or property, exclusions, limits, deductibles, territory, and any conditions you must follow. Confirm who is named and when protection would start.

Details that shape the comparison

Activities and clients

Declare advice, products, installation and subcontracting.

Contracts and territory

Bring the full requirements and countries of work or sale.

Limits and defence costs

Compare the basis, retention, exclusions and treatment of legal expenses.

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Look at the whole picture

Separate policies may address different risks. Ask the provider to explain any gaps or overlaps, and keep written confirmation of the answers that matter to your circumstances.

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