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Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night worrying about your business inventory? It’s storming outside. Is the roof leaking? Is this heat spell going to cause your storage room to lose temperature control? Most small business owners have these concerns. Despite precautions against these types of nightmares, things happen. And soaked or burned inventory can’t generate income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not fun worrying about these things, but it\u2019s a real risk for any business that has physical products. So, let’s talk about something that can help you sleep a little easier: inventory insurance<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know most of us don\u2019t want to think about insurance, but think about the alternative. Not looking into protective coverage for your livelihood risks experiencing losses in the tens of thousands of dollars from just one unexpected event. That’s exactly why this coverage exists. To protect you and your company’s finances when something bad happens. Call it peace of mind, call it a safety net. Either way, it helps pay when disasters happen so that you don’t have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inventory Insurance: What the Heck Is It, Anyway?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inventory insurance protects your company if something happens to the inventory. Maybe somebody shoplifts while you’re engaged with another customer, or perhaps the storm of the century causes unprecedented flooding that fills your store. Without an inventory coverage policy, you’d have to pay for the inventory replacement completely on your own. Do you have savings to do that? Or is enough available on your credit line? Whether you lose $50 from a stolen product or $50,000 from a flood, inventory insurance will pay for those losses so you don’t have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say you run a cozy boutique selling handcrafted jewelry<\/a>. And one morning, you\u2019re woken up before dawn by a call from the police. Somebody smashed the front window of your store, and they took all of the products that were on display there. If you don\u2019t have insurance, you\u2019re left to absorb all of those losses on your own. With inventory insurance, though, the cost of replacing those stolen items is covered, so you can get right back to business without suffering financial hardship from the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, What Exactly Does Inventory Insurance Cover?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Glad you asked. Typically, inventory insurance covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n