It is possible to reinvest capital that your business has earned in recent years if your business has been profitable. There are several ways to do this. You can put the profit in research and development to create new products and services. Or you can renovate your office or retail space to increase client and product traffic. You might think that your best investment in your business is to use profits to pay off debts that could cost you thousands of dollars in interest fees.
The sky is the limit when it comes to how you can use your earnings to grow your business and make it more profitable in the future. However, if you spend your profits on growing your business and paying off debt, you could be making a costly mistake.
Who needs commercial insurance coverage?
No business is too small to benefit from various types of commercial insurance. All businesses are different and don’t necessarily need the same type commercial business coverage. An example: A farmer might require crop insurance and equipment maintenance, while an online marketer might have to cover cyber liability as well as professional liability.
There is no need for every type of business insurance. All businesses have a need to insure their assets.
Why investing in insurance is more important that expanding
It might seem like a better investment to make your business grow than to put your profits into insurance. But that is not the truth. Let’s say you invest your profits on new equipment but neglect to buy workers’ compensation insurance. Not only will you lose your business savings, but your future profits will also be tied down to workers’ compensation. This includes medical expenses, pay, and more. What if your business is closed due to fire, theft, or vandalism. You’re out of your savings and out of business if you don’t have the right commercial insurance.
Why buy insurance rather than pay off your business debts
The interest on business debt is often an acceptable investment in your company’s operations. You create the debt when you purchase equipment or invest money in assets that will help boost profits for your company. The interest on that debt also pays its own interest.
If your debt is an investment that produces a profit, which in turn pays its own interest, it becomes less urgent to pay it off. Insurance protects the debt investment against loss from fire, cyber theft, and liability claims.
What kind of policies do I need?
Specialized insurance policies for commercial purposes are designed to address specific industries and the inherent risks they face. Because every business is unique, it is difficult to recommend a set of policies for all businesses.
The insurance policy that a business requires to protect itself from liability, protect its assets (including equipment), protects employees against financial damages due to workplace injuries, and provides for a replacement of lost profits in the event that the business has to temporarily close down because of an uninsurable incident, is essential.
Give us a call to find out which policies are best for your company. We can help your company understand the unique risks associated with your business, and we can design an insurance portfolio to protect you against future losses and liability.
