Hot Dog Vendors
Hot dog vendors own or operate their business from a unique perspective. It’s common to use a mobile vending cart to operate the business from for example, but some hot dog vendors may operate from a stationary retail location instead. Whether your business is mobile or not however, you still have all of the regular responsibilities to your customers and employees. Business insurance is designed to help you meet those obligations and ease a bit of worry and stress that goes with running a business.
General Liability
General liability insurance provides with a wide variety of basic business insurance protection. This coverage helps prevent your hot dog vending company from losing a lot of money when accidents happen. General liability protects you from even those accidents or hazards that you might not think of in advance, because it covers most things as long as they’re not specifically excluded on your policy.
General Liability Insurance Includes:
- Premises Liability – Premises liability coverage protects your customers from accidents. If a customer is visiting your hot dog vendor stand or stationary location and they have an accident that causes them bodily harm, they may sue your company for the damages. Your premises liability coverage will pay their medical bills instead, and it will pay for personal property damages sustained at your business location too.
- Products Liability – When you sell products to customers, there is always the risk that something will be wrong with one of those products. Whether the product is defective or it has been recalled due to contamination of some kind, it can hurt your customers or make them ill. Products liability coverage can pay for the customers medical bills if this happens. It can also pay for your legal defense costs when lawsuits are filed.
- Completed Operations – Sometimes lawsuits arise after you have finished completing the operations you were paid for. When a customer feels that the services you rendered caused them physical harm, or they feel your services caused damage to their personal property, your completed operations coverage can pay for those medical or repair bills. This coverage also pays for litigation expenses when necessary.
Business Owners Policy
A business owners policy (BOP) includes general liability while providing your hot dog vendor business with additional small business coverage. This insurance is customizable to fit your hot dog vendor needs, and it primarily protects you from financial hardships caused by the loss of tangible or intangible business assets. Examples of coverage options include:
- Buildings and Contents
- Business Income and Extra Expense
- Electronic Data
- Newly Acquired or Constructed Buildings
- Employee Dishonesty Coverage
Business Auto
Business auto insurance helps protect your hot dog vendor company when auto accidents happen. The cost of paying for bodily injuries and property damages can cause your company to go bankrupt. Auto insurance coverage takes care of these expenses for you and can provide additional protection against fire, theft and other potential risks or hazards.
Workers Comp
If your hot dog vending business employs people, you are required by law to carry workers comp insurance. This coverage is designed to protect your employees if they are ever injured on the job. Workers compensation pays for the employees medical bills, and pays for prescription medications and related recovery costs.
Commercial Umbrella
Commercial umbrella coverage provides you with extra protection. If your other business insurance policies reach their maximum payout limits because of an accident, the umbrella policy can take care of extra expenses.