Our guest today’s favorite pastime is making business insurance a bit more exciting, and this is a segment you don’t want to miss! Joining Jennifer Fox and Eric Sigman on the podcast today is Brett Beaurivage, Founder of The Bag Room, LLC. His company, The Bag Room, takes a strategic approach to risk, leveraging advanced mitigation and loss control techniques to prepare for any scenario that could impact you or your business, ensuring comprehensive protection. As an expert insurance advisor and consultant, Brett breaks down the critical role of business insurance in transactions. Join our insightful conversation with Brett as he unpacks why you need to have a strategy when it comes to insurance and shouldn’t just pick and choose policies. He underlines the importance of working closely with your advisor on constructing a mutually agreeable insurance plan and stresses that maintaining an ongoing conversation about your insurance portfolio is crucial! Packed with key insights, this episode is a must-listen, so tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to the topic and guest of today’s podcast episode.
• More details on Brett’s company, The Bag Room, LLC.
• He explains what business insurance is and why it is essential to have it.
• Brett takes us through different policies and the types of risks we would try to mitigate with each one.
• He unpacks one key principle of risk management insurance.
• How to evaluate the right amount of coverage: a robust insurance portfolio.
• Brett explains how he helps business owners get the right insurance coverage: collaboration with your agent.
• How business insurance fits into a transaction.
• Why you need to look at a claims history before you buy a business and the importance of tracking losses.
• He explains the difference between how general liability and professional liability work, as far as claims go.
• How the coverage works with professional liability.
• Why you shouldn’t be with any one insurance company for more than 3-5 years.
• The benefits of having a full, and effective team, with transactions.
• How to reach out to Brett.

Tip of the Day: Stay with an insurance company for no more than 3–5 years, reassess as your business grows, and work closely with your agent to develop a cost-effective strategy. Open communication and trust are essential for successfully managing your business insurance portfolio. If you are working on transactions, having a full and effective team is key!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Brett Beaurivage on LinkedIn

Brett Beaurivage Phone Number — +1 603 413 6500

Brett Beaurivage Email

The Bag Room, LLC

Jennifer Fox on LinkedIn

Eric Sigman on LinkedIn

Transaction Talk

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