Describe FIVE insurance policies that a large departmental shop owner may take. – NABTEB QUESTION

Insurance policies that a large departmental shop owner may take are:

(i) Motor vehicle insurance:- To avoid careless driving, protect road users, accident, damage, loss etc of motor vehicles. It could be third party or comprehensive policy.

(ii) Fire insurance:- To cover risk associated with fire outbreak that may damage building, factories, shops, stocks, machines etc.

(iii) Fidelity guarantee insurance:- To guard against possible loss of money through embezzlement or misappropriation of funds by their fraudulent employees in positions of trust

(iv) Burglary, theft and robbery insurance:- To cover against possible loss resulting from breaking and entering of shops, dwelling houses, theft or larceny etc. by thieves or robbers

(v) Accident insurance:- To cover personal accident, sickness, employers liability, accident to properties, etc.

(vi) Consequential loss insurance:- To cover loss of revenue or profit

(vii) Bad debt insurance:- To guarantee, to protect the firm or owner against bad debts