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Business Insurance for Builders and Shop Owners: What Coverage Do You Need?

By Ashley Reyes

Having the right business insurance that fits the needs of a shop owner or builder is critical in the automotive aftermarket. It's equally important to be well-educated on what policies exist, which ones are necessary and what they cover. 

Trent Campbell of American National Insurance and Franco Ganino of RevPro/Alliant shared the different types of business insurance that builders need to have in the recent Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) webinar What Builders Need to Know About Insurance Needs. 

Watch a top highlight of the webinar below, moderated by Amy Fitzgerald of Cool Hand Customs, and watch the full session by logging into your SEMA.org account here. By logging in, you will also receive access to HRIA's Business Insurance Checklist, which provides an overview of insurance coverage types, questions to ask when meeting with an insurance agent and definitions to insurance terms that an agent may use when discussing a policy.

By watching the full webinar, you'll learn best practices for reviewing your shop's insurance policy, definitions of common insurance terms and questions to ask your insurance provider that can help save you money.