Do Prince George Coffee Shops Need Insurance?
Prince George coffee shops are gathering places for coffee and conversation. What if an unexpected event, an accident, or an injury happens. This type of unfortunate event can cause financial problems for your business. Coffee shop insurance protects you against potentially costly claims.
Coffee shop, or cafe insurance, for Prince George small business owners of food and drink establishments helps protect against slips and falls, injured customers, damaged customer property, vandalism, and fire.
Your Western Financial Group business insurance expert will give you top-notch insurance advice about coffee shop insurance at the right value for you that protects your Prince George business.
What is coffee shop insurance?
Cafe and coffee shop insurance is a package of insurance coverages that helps the Prince George owners of food and drink establishments protect themselves against various risks associated with operating their business. For example, it would help cover a customer’s laptop that was stolen in your Prince George cafe.
Who needs coffee shop insurance?
- Coffee shops
- Donut shops
- Sandwich shops/Delis
- Tea shops
- Juice bars
How much does coffee shop insurance cost?
There is no one-size-fits-all price for Prince George coffee shop or cafe insurance.
Your cost will depend on factors such as:
- Your Prince George location
- Years of operation
- Services offered
- Number of employees
- Size of your coffee shop
- Annual revenue
- Any past claims
Here’s how coffee shop insurance can help you as a Prince George business owner:
- A kitchen fire forces your Prince George coffee shop to temporarily close for repairs. Business interruption insurance can help cover your payroll, rent, and utilities, for example, during the time it takes to get your kitchen working again.
- A customer slips and falls on some spilled coffee in your Prince George cafe, breaking her ankle. She then sues you. Your commercial general liability insurance helps cover their medical expenses and your legal expenses.
- Your main fridge breaks down and all the food and beverages in it are spoiled. Equipment breakdown insurance helps cover the cost to repair the fridge and spoiled food and drink.
What’s in a Prince George coffee shop insurance package?
Commercial general liability (CGL) insurance: This type of insurance is also called slip-and-fall insurance. If a customer/supplier is injured or their property is damaged at your Prince George cafe, CGL typically helps cover your legal expenses and their medical bills, regardless of the legal outcome.
Product liability insurance: This type of insurance covers you for injuries or property damage caused by defective products that you make, sell, or distribute, which would include the food and drinks that you serve at your Prince George coffee shop. For example, if you sell pre-baked muffins and a customer said the muffin he ate gave him food poisoning and sues you, in this case, product liability insurance may help cover your legal defence costs and the customer’s medical expenses.
Commercial property insurance: Commercial property insurance protects your Prince George coffee shop and the contents in from insured risks that occur, such as a fire, theft, vandalism, or storms. For example, if your coffee shop is vandalized with spray paint, commercial property damage could help cover the costs of replacing the area with graffiti.
You should consider adding a sewer backup coverage extension, which standard business insurance policies typically don’t cover, to protect your Prince George coffee shop.
Cyber insurance: Cyber liability insurance helps protect your business if you electronically store financial data like the credit card numbers of clients. Depending on the size of the breach and the information that was taken, the customers who are affected can hold your Prince George business liable and sue for damages.
Equipment breakdown insurance: Equipment breakdown insurance covers the cost of repairing or replacing equipment in your Prince George coffee shop, such as your fridges, and covers rental fees so you can continue working while your equipment is being replaced or repaired.
Legal expense insurance: Legal protection insurance gives you access to legal advice, assistance, and coverage for legal disputes. As a Prince George cafe owner, you will be able to get legal advice from an experienced lawyer on a set of common business topics. Legal expense insurance also helps cover the costs of a lawyer to pursue legal action.
What do I do if my Prince George coffee shop has an insurance claim?
- Contact your broker immediately after any business-related mishap. Waiting to file a claim can confuse insurers about the severity of the damages to your business.
- Know your policy so that when you contact your broker you are familiar with what will be covered or not.
- Document the damage. Take photos right away and write down what happened.
- Do not throw away damaged goods after taking photos. Keep the physical evidence so that your adjustor can see it.
- Do not invite lawsuits. Don’t say anything that could be used against you, especially if you aren’t sure what happened.
- Be honest about what your damaged property is worth. Damaged commercial property is generally valued according to its actual cash value or replacement value.
Western Insurance has licensed BUSINESS INSURANCE EXPERTS to get your Prince George coffee shop or cafe the right insurance package. Our experts are available now to help you navigate the business insurance journey to protect your Prince George business.
Please share this article with your friends
Talk to an Insurance Expert
Call Us Now 888-595-3104