What is it?
Commercial General Liability Insurance (CGL) protects your business from third-party claims of bodily injury, property damage, and reputational harm caused by your professional activities or company operations. 

Why do we recommend it?
Whether it’s a client, a vendor, or supplier, any business that comes into contact with a third-party needs Commercial General Liability Insurance, especially if you or your employees:

• Own, rent, or lease a commercial space that’s open to the public;
• Have a home-based business where clients visit you;
• Visit your client’s workspace or home, or conduct business anywhere else offsite; and 
• Advertise or create marketing materials for your business.

Policy features include:

• Coverage for third party injuries and property damage;
• Standard coverage for Tenant’s Legal Liability, Employer’s Liability, Voluntary Compensation and Non-Owned Automobile Coverage.

What is it?
Property Contents Insurance protects your commercial property from damage or loss and will cover the costs of repairs or replacement for contents, equipment, and furnishings.

Why do we recommend it?
Property Insurance is critical if you have your own business, regardless of the location. Whether you work from home or out of a commercial office, your general liability or homeowner’s policies won’t reimburse you for any damage to your business assets following a break-in, fire, or other disaster.

What is it?
Data Security & Privacy Breach Insurance protects your business and offsets your losses in the event of a breach, such as when your company’s information is stolen or exposed by a hacker, or accidentally released by an employee.

Our valuable policy features include:

• Legal coaching on how to handle the breach;
• Legal fees in the case of a civil suit;
• Funds for court-awarded damages;
• PR services for managing reputational impact;
• Provisions for credit monitoring and client notification fees.

Why do we recommend it?

Data and privacy breaches have become increasingly more prevalent in Canada and in your line of work, you’re particularly at risk. As a Real Estate Appraiser, your laptop is your constant companion when you’re on-the-go. Whether you’re connected to public Wi-Fi or leaving your device unattended, your sensitive and proprietary information—project files, financials, client data—is a lot more vulnerable than you think.

Unfortunately, the repercussions of a breach can be severe. Without proper security, you risk losing permanent access to mission-critical data. Plus, if you’re found negligent in the event of a breach, you could be fined up to $100,000 per violation under Canadian privacy laws. Then there are indirect costs, like client notification, investigation, business interruption, legal fees, and damages to affected parties.

Even worse? Diminished goodwill and reputational harm from the breach might even do more harm than remediation costs, especially if you don’t take swift action or notify breach victims right away. Once you’ve lost that trust, it won’t be easy to regain, or attract new clients, employees, or even investors.

That’s where Cyber Insurance comes in. With a comprehensive policy, you can protect your company from financial loss and get ahead of a breach without losing business momentum or taking a massive reputational hit.