
{"id":122,"date":"2025-09-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:22:29","slug":"commercial-insurance-common-exclusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/commercial-insurance-common-exclusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Insurance: Common Exclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commercial insurance in Lafayette, IN, isn&rsquo;t always legally required. Business owners often need to obtain workers&rsquo; compensation and auto insurance to comply with state laws. Other policies are optional but highly recommended, as they cover things like property damage. However, there are a few exclusions to be aware of.<\/p>\n<h2>Employee Damage<\/h2>\n<p>Most insurance companies recognize that disgruntled employees may cause damage or that employee theft can be a serious issue. However, it&rsquo;s up to the business owner to pursue legal action to recover damages caused by employees.<\/p>\n<h2>Intentional Damage<\/h2>\n<p>Any type of intentional damage is excluded from coverage. Causing damage to your business or inventory to file a claim is considered insurance fraud. Companies like Blevins Insurance Agency may require a police report to ensure you aren&rsquo;t a suspect in certain situations, such as arson.<\/p>\n<h2>Certain Disasters<\/h2>\n<p>Every insurance policy provides coverage for damage caused by &ldquo;covered perils.&rdquo; This often includes common events such as lightning, fires, and certain natural disasters. However, other natural disasters are excluded and require additional coverage or coverage through another company. It&rsquo;s common to see wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods excluded.<\/p>\n<h2>Coverage Limits<\/h2>\n<p>Many companies exclude damages that exceed coverage limits. For example, if your inventory costs $150,000 to replace, but your policy only provides $100,000 in coverage, the company won&rsquo;t pay for the additional $50,000 in inventory.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s important to create an itemized list of property, including inventory, and determine how much it will cost to replace them to ensure you have adequate coverage.<\/p>\n<p>An agent at Blevins Insurance Agency can help you learn more about coverage limits and exclusions. We believe in being transparent with our clients. Contact us today to learn more. We&rsquo;re currently serving the Lafayette, IN, area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commercial insurance in Lafayette, IN, isn&rsquo;t always legally required. Business owners often need to obtain workers&rsquo; compensation and auto insurance to comply with state laws. Other policies are optional but highly recommended, as they cover things like property damage. However, there are a few exclusions to be aware of. Employee Damage Most insurance companies recognize [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,21,14,6],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commercial-insurance","tag-blevins-insurance-agency","tag-commercial","tag-insurance","tag-lafayette-in"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blevinsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}