Understanding claims-made insurance policies
As a small business owner, you know it’s important to understand how your insurance policy works.
A claims-made policy provides benefits only if you file a claim after the policy start date. If you cancel your policy and then report a claim, it will not be covered.
In this case, if you had a $1 million claims-made policy and are sued for $1 million in your first year, you’d no longer have coverage. That is, unless you increase your policy limit in the second year.
Occurrence-based and claims-made policies are often found in specific types of insurance coverage.
For example, claims-made policies will often be found in your directors and officers coverage and your professional liability insurance, which is also referred to as errors and omissions insurance.
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You have a claims-made insurance policy. But what does that mean? It provides benefits only if you file a claim while it’s active. Essentially: no active policy, no coverage.
Both directors and officers insurance (D&O) and professional liability insurance (also referred to as errors and omissions insurance or E&O) are typically claims-made policies. Most other policies, like general liability insurance, are occurrence-based policies that provide coverage for incidents that occurred during the policy period, even after you cancel coverage.
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