Shoplifting typically isn't covered under commercial insurance policies, while theft may be. As shoplifting usually happens during business hours without anyone realizing what is happening, filing claims for this type of loss can be difficult and time-consuming.
Retail stores can be held liable if they create hazards, know of danger but fail to address it, or fail to take measures necessary to eliminate or mitigate it.
Product liability insurance provides protection from legal fees, medical costs, and damages awarded against your product in third-party lawsuits brought forward against it by individuals and/or entities alleging injuries to it as a result of its use, as well as property damages caused by it.
Retail stores should invest in insurance to safeguard both themselves and their customers from potential loss due to theft, property damage, liability risks or other risks inherent to running a retail store. Coverage might include losses caused by theft, property damage and liabilities that arise as part of owning one.
Negligent Maintenance of Property Is Defined: To define "negligent maintenance of property", any store operator who failed to use reasonable care and identified conditions on their premises that created undue risks of harm and was aware or should have known about them was guilty of negligent maintenance of the property.
Retail business insurance will protect your retail company against liabilities like customer accidents, property damage and theft, employee injuries and illnesses, as well as customer disputes.
Retail property insurance (or "shop insurance") offers protection from fire, storm damage, theft, vandalism, or vehicle-based (and even airplane!) damage.