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Churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples are more than just buildings. They are sacred spaces that carry significant meaning to all who gather there for prayer, community, connection, and spirituality. For these reasons, the places of worship must take steps to provide safe spaces for occupants and mitigate risk on their properties.

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General Liability
Commercial Property
Commercial Auto
Worker’s Compensation
Pastoral Professional Liability

General liability coverage

Risk Factors

A churchgoer trips on broken stairs and breaks his arm. You need to pay for medical expenses.

Solution

Your general liability policy would cover the medical or other expenses you are liable to pay.

Commercial property coverage

Risk Factors

Suppose the candles in your church start a fire and spread throughout the church, damaging furniture and other appliances.

Solution

Your commercial property insurance would help you cover the costs of repairs and damages to your church property.

Commercial auto coverage

Risk Factors

If any of your company vehicles are involved in an accident, you have to pay for third-party bodily injury, property damage, or pollution cleanup.

Solution

Commercial Auto policy would cover any expense for the medical care of the other driver and repair his property.

Worker’s compensation coverage

Risk Factors

While carrying heavy equipment, your employee injures themselves. They need medical care and cannot work until he recovers.

Solution

Workers’ compensation would pay for their medical bills and a portion of lost income while they recover and cannot work.

Pastoral professional liability coverage

Risk Factors

A couple claims your failure to provide spiritual guidance led to their divorce.

Solution

Pastoral professional liability insurance covers this by paying for your legal defense, including lawyer’s fees, court costs, and court-ordered awards or settlements.

What is Church Insurance?

Church Insurance is protection designed for the unique coverage needs of churches and other religious organizations. Whether you need insurance to protect your church property, employees, or vehicles, choosing the right coverage is vital to ensure that your organization remains healthy financially.

Common Church Insurance coverages

General Liability – A common coverage for churches. It protects against various situations, such as a worshiper becoming injured on a slippery floor.

Business Owners Policy (BOP) – Offers liability coverage and protection for your church building and property.

Commercial Auto – Liability and physical damage coverage for church vans, busses, or other vehicles used in your organization. This can include vehicles used for charity events, running errands, and transporting passengers.

9 Key Risk Areas

Good risk management starts with asking tough questions about your ministry’s practices and operations. Here are nine areas to consider when developing a risk management plan for your church:

Accident Prevention:

Are your sidewalks well lighted, dry, and covered with non-slip material? Are walkways and doors kept free of obstructions? Are parking lots safe? Is playground equipment maintained?

Childcare:

Do you use a paging or other system to ensure children return only to authorized parents? Do you do a background check on all of your workers and volunteers?

Fire Protection:

Does your church have a fire alarm system and fire extinguishers readily available? Are your fire sprinklers maintained?

Transportation Dangers:

Does your church own vehicles that are well maintained? Do you use volunteer drivers? Do they have adequate insurance? Are they trained to drive large vans or buses?

Counseling:

Does your church (or the individual counselors) carry professional liability insurance? Do you have a policy that covers counseling activities?

Finances/Payroll:

Are dual signatures required for all checks above small amounts? Does your church file the appropriate tax forms for all employees, including W-2s and 1099s?

Volunteer Selection & Training:

Does your church thoroughly screen volunteers who will be driving church vehicles or working with children? Do you supervise volunteers and train them in their responsibilities?

Security:

Does your church have an electronic security system in place? Do you have a strictly enforced key monitoring system? Do you have adequate lighting around your doors, parking lots, and at the rear of your buildings?

Church Employees:

Do you have up-to-date hiring policies? Do you provide ongoing training? Do you have a sexual harassment policy?

Already have Church Insurance? Switching is easy

It might be time to switch insurers whenever the service that your existing insurer provides doesn’t meet your needs. For example, if you have a poor claims experience or an unexplained rate increase, it might be time to consider other options

If you cancel a previous policy before a new policy is effective, you could run into some serious financial problems.

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