{"id":59,"date":"2022-06-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arialinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2022-06-28T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T10:00:00","slug":"why-should-i-buy-a-business-owners-policy-bop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arialinsurance.com\/blog\/why-should-i-buy-a-business-owners-policy-bop\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should I buy a business owner&#8217;s policy (BOP)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Starting a business in Chicago, IL requires intricate planning, but Arial Insurance Group can help with one of the most important steps &ndash; your commercial insurance. Most businesses start with a business owners&rsquo; policy (BOP).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Why start with a BOP?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">&nbsp;As its name suggests, a business owner&#8217;s policy provides serious protection for your business. It combines the coverage of four separate policies under one insurance policy and reduces the price of the premium in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">These four coverages provide the foundation of the coverage needed for any non-home-based business. The BOP includes coverage for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Property damage,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Business interruption,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">General liability,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Coverage for third-party items in storage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">You Can Add to the BOP<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">The BOP forms a foundation that the business owner can add to for a custom policy. If your storefront includes plate glass windows, you&rsquo;d add glass insurance. If your business delivers orders by car or freight using its own fleet, you&rsquo;d add commercial auto insurance and inland marine insurance. These examples only name a few possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">More than 20 types of commercial insurance policies exist. Your business won&rsquo;t need each one. Most businesses only need to add two or three other coverages to a BOP. A dentist, chiropractor, or physician would add malpractice insurance and workers&#8217; compensation insurance. The latter would cover their office staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">How do you know which policies you need?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">You meet with Arial Insurance Group of Chicago, IL to determine which policies your business requires. We ask a set of questions that helps us determine which policies best suit your business which will differ from those of the business next door. 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