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📋 '''Commercial property policy''' is an insurance contract that provides coverage for physical assets owned or used by a business, protecting against financial losses caused by perils such as fire, windstorm, theft, vandalism, and other covered events. This policy typically covers the building structure itself, business personal property (including equipment, inventory, and furniture), and may extend to improvements and betterments made by tenants. In many markets, commercial property policies form one component of a broader [[Definition:Commercial package policy | commercial package policy]], though they can also be written on a standalone basis, particularly for large or complex risks.

⚙️ Coverage under a commercial property policy is generally written on either a named-perils basis — which limits protection to specifically listed causes of loss — or an open-perils (all-risk) basis, which covers any cause of loss not expressly excluded. Key policy provisions include the [[Definition:Valuation | valuation]] method (replacement cost versus actual cash value), [[Definition:Deductible | deductible]] structures, [[Definition:Coinsurance | coinsurance]] clauses that penalize underinsurance, and sublimits for specific perils such as flood or earthquake. In the United States, the ISO Commercial Property Coverage Form provides a widely used standardized template, while in the [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | London market]] and other international placements, manuscript wordings are common for bespoke risks. [[Definition:Business interruption insurance | Business interruption]] and [[Definition:Extra expense coverage | extra expense]] coverages are frequently added by endorsement to address income losses during the period of restoration.

💡 Getting the structure of a commercial property policy right has direct consequences for both the insured and the [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carrier]]. Inadequate coverage limits or poorly defined valuation terms can leave businesses exposed to catastrophic out-of-pocket losses after a major event, while overly broad terms without proper [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] can create adverse selection and unpredictable claims for insurers. The interaction between commercial property policies and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] treaties is also critical: large accumulations of property risk in a single geography can trigger [[Definition:Catastrophe excess of loss | catastrophe excess-of-loss]] recoveries, making accurate exposure data and [[Definition:Probable maximum loss (PML) | probable maximum loss]] estimation essential for the entire value chain.

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* [[Definition:Commercial property]]
* [[Definition:Business interruption insurance]]
* [[Definition:Coinsurance]]
* [[Definition:Commercial package policy]]
* [[Definition:Named perils]]
* [[Definition:Replacement cost]]
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