Insurance Questions


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Is product liability insurance needed if we're loading new software onto a tablet and selling it?

The advice I have found so far indicates that you need product liability insurance if you "make a change" to a product (even if you are not the original manufacturer). Is adding software is a...

asked Jul 11 '14 at 16:17
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User34062
6 points

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2 Answers
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Does having a controlling interest in a startup offer investors additional protection?

It reduces the risk for the entrepreneur but I also came across the complementary view that it might offer the angel/VC an added level of protection. How does that work?

asked Apr 19 '13 at 01:10
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Moonstar2001
186 points

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What kind of liability insurance should a contract engineer have?

I have been working in a company for a month. They buy my service instead of hiring me, so they ask me to set up my company. I do some drawing and design work for them. I want to know what kind of...

asked Sep 1 '12 at 14:47
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Marco
130 points

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1 Answers
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Do health insurance premiums reduce an LLC member's capital account?

If the LLC covers the health insurance premiums for the members, does the amount get deducted from the member's capital account?

asked Apr 22 '12 at 04:11
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Alex Pereda
16 points

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3 Answers
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Is there such a thing as "legal insurance" available to startups?

As some kind of a follow-up of my previous question about trademark, I am curious to know about legal risks and protection options, particularly in Europe. As far as I can see, one of the greatest...

asked Apr 23 '12 at 17:18
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Yoav Aner
318 points

7 Votes
2 Answers
1.98K Views
How best to manage charge backs and returns in 3rd party aggregation model?

My partners and I are working on a startup and part of our model is acting as a 3rd party aggregator of certain services, similar to a travel agent, meaning customers pay us and we pay the service...

asked Mar 13 '12 at 19:05
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Dmoore
46 points

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3 Answers
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What title should I use and should I require D&O?

I have been a startup advisor for a colleague of mine for several years. He is primed to go from incubatory stage to launch and has some excellent blue-chip customers lined up. He is having...

asked Mar 18 '12 at 00:40
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Francesca
6 points

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3 Answers
2.37K Views
1 Million Dollar bond for a web design developer LLC?

I'm a web developer who has been a freelancer for a few years. I just now started a llc and I'm being told by some staffing companies that I need a 1 million dollar business insurance to work with...

asked Mar 22 '12 at 02:32
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Digital Cake
106 points

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Can a startup expense an employee's health insurance premiums?

As a proposed company policy, is it a legal/good idea for employees to just expenses their health care premiums? (By "expense", I mean submit an expense report and get a check that has nothing to...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 05:15
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Brad
117 points

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Defending against lawsuits when based in another country

I want to start a company that is based in the US - since that's where my suppliers and biggest customer base will be. What concerns me are potential lawsuits. I will be selling nutraceutical...

asked Jan 31 '12 at 07:39
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Jason.Ppdev
35 points

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How important is business insurance?

Me and my brother have a limited company, with 1 angel investor. We sell software we have written ourselves, mainly to individuals but we will be looking at educational institutions soon. Our...

asked Oct 15 '11 at 01:20
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Tom
480 points

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Errors and Omissions Insurance for a game company?

I run a mobile game company with my partner, we publish to the Android market and iOS app store. That's all we do, we don't offer consulting services and we don't work with/for anyone else. Would...

asked Sep 20 '11 at 05:23
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Edgar Miranda
230 points

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Security breach and data loss insurance?

I would've thought that this is the #1 requested insurance for businesses. However, I cannot find much information if such insurance exists. Errors and Omissions insurance does not cover security...

asked Aug 27 '11 at 23:19
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Igorek
886 points

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3 Answers
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What are some startup-friendly providers of General Liability insurance?

I just moved into a subleased office space in Southern California and am required to carry general liability of at least $1M for our startup. This didn't seem like a big deal, but when I called my...

asked May 27 '11 at 04:16
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S Wrobel
113 points

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1 Answers
2.22K Views
What type of insurance should a small software shop have?

We are a small software shop and feel we have more coverage then we need. When we first started they set us up with a professional services package that included all kinds of things including...

asked Jun 2 '11 at 22:23
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Jonathan De Jong
6 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.46K Views
Insuring against non payment

If after doing the necessary credit checks, after loaning someone some money, they don't pay it back after a period (how long would this need to be?) is there a way I can indemnify my business...

asked May 16 '11 at 07:13
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Ryan
11 points

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How much do you generally pay for an insurance broker?

I am looking into buying insurance for my at home business. I will need to insure, not only my home, but also the equipment inside and have all of the regular business insurance plans (property,...

asked Apr 19 '11 at 15:03
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Erito
1 point

2 Votes
3 Answers
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What kind of insurance protects against frivolous lawsuits?

I have a business that publishes information and reviews about local businesses. We are registered as an LLC with two partners and no employees. One of our concerns is frivolous lawsuits from...

asked Apr 17 '11 at 23:41
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Nick C.
111 points

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2 Answers
3.46K Views
How can a company prevent or protect themselves against post-delivery fraud?

How can a compay selling high-value products protect themselves against post-delivery fraud (including but not limited to returns fraud)? Can we insure ourselves against fraud or somehow pass on...

asked Mar 9 '11 at 03:01
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Nikolay Piryankov
683 points

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Should I establish an S-Corp or is Liability Insurance enough to Protect myself from Personal Liability?

I'm starting a small business and I'm concerned about personal liability. I like the idea of a corporation providing some protection, but I'm uncomfortable with the notion that the corporate veil...

asked Jan 28 '11 at 15:23
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Mcohen75
157 points