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New Commercial Insurance: A Key Component in Michigan Warehouse Operations

Shield Insurance Agency

Running a warehouse in Michigan involves managing a variety of risks, from property damage to employee injuries. Warehouse Operations in Michigan: A Risk Landscape Warehouses face a unique set of risks, including damage to goods, equipment breakdown, and liability issues. This is where commercial insurance comes in.

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Insurance Considerations When Expanding Your Business to a New Location

Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

Brick commercial office building by Binyamin Mellish Expanding your business to a new location is an exciting step toward growth, but it also introduces new risks. From property protection to liability coverage, ensuring your business insurance policies align with your expansion is critical.

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Landlord Insurance in Chicago, Illinois: Everything Brokers and Property Owners Need to Know

Distinguished

Imagine a property owner in Chicago is facing a burst pipe in the middle of winter. The damage is extensive, and tenants are forced to relocate while repairs are underway. Properties near major rivers also face flooding risks. Loss of rental income: Replaces rental income if a covered event makes the property uninhabitable.

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Navigating Insurance Challenges in Affordable Housing: Rehabs vs. New Construction

Scott Insurance

Rehabs expose developers to heightened risks and, subsequently, higher insurance costs due to the complexities of simultaneously managing the property being rehabbed and the existing structures, e.g. any property not under construction (whether occupied or unoccupied). Consider a scenario where a rehab is underway.

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Does a sagging floor constitute a “collapse”? Court finds ambiguity in “collapse.”

The Property Insurance Law Observer

For the purpose of this Additional Coverage – Collapse, abrupt collapse means an abrupt falling down or caving in of a building or any part of a building with the result that the building or part of the building cannot be occupied for its intended purpose. LEXIS 127718 (D. 629 F.Supp.2d 2d 1185 (D.

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The Importance of Experts J&S Welding, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

The Property Insurance Law Observer

The 6th Circuit held that the property policy’s cosmetic damage exclusion applied to bar coverage because the insured, J&S Welding, Inc. Insured”), failed to disclose or produce any expert evidence to rebut the conclusions of the West American’s three experts, who determined the roof’s damage was merely cosmetic.

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Landlord Insurance in Colorado: Coverages, Costs, and Benefits

Distinguished

Without the right safeguards in place, landlords could face significant financial losses from damages, legal claims, or lost rental income. Discover why landlord insurance is vital for property owners in Colorado, the protections Distinguished can offer, and how brokers can help their clients secure the best policies.