FAQ: Why Add an ‘Additional Insured’ on Your Business Insurance Policy

Here is an excerpt from a new blog post at GreggMarcus.com:

Businesses must work with other businesses to operate on a daily basis. For example, when a contractor builds a home, they must use the work of sub-contractors for materials or labor for the project. These businesses sign contracts or agreements prior to any work being completed. The different companies may be at the same place at the same time, and they all need to be covered against risk. In this post, Gregg S. Marcus, a Long Island Insurance Executive explains why a business will add an additional insured on their commercial policy.

Additional insured endorsements are added to protect the mutual customer of each individual business. One party will add the other on their commercial liability business insurance policy as an “additional insured.” By adding an entity to your policy as an additional insured you are protecting that entity against your company’s negligence. By having another entity add your business as an additional insured that company is protecting you against their negligence. This most commonly occurs between event promoters, commercial landlords, construction contractors or another business that involves independent contractors or sub-contractors.

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