Business Umbrella Policy
Umbrella liability insurance provides an extra layer of protection against bodily injury and/or property damage. Essentially, it picks up where your business auto liability, general liability or other liability coverage stops.
A commercial umbrella policy serves 2 distinct purposes:
- It increases the liability limit that your company already has in existing, or underlying, liability policies. For instance, if your general liability policy offers $1 million coverage per occurrence or $2 million total, you could get a $2 million umbrella policy and increase those limits to $3 million per occurrence and $4 million total.
- It broadens coverage for things that your underlying policies may not cover. For instance, if your auto liability policy covers accidents that might occur in a specific area, an umbrella policy could expand the coverage territory.
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