Businesses are often surprised to discover their assets are not covered to their full value under their insurance policy. This means they don't have the cover they need in the worst possible circumstances — when they need to claim.

It's what we call the Value Gap of business underinsurance.

Content Guide: The Value Gap of Underinsurance

Inflation has caused the value of almost everything to increase, so there is likely to be a discrepancy between your insurance coverage and the actual current value of your insured assets. Download our guide to learn how underinsurance can affect your organisation and how you can mitigate the risk.

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Underinsurance Value Gap Survey

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Underinsurance Resources

These resources will help you determine if underinsurance is a threat to your business. Our case study illustrates how a commercial property owner fell victim to underinsurance and the steps you can take to avoid it.

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Watch our webinar

Discover the causes of underinsurance for property and business assets, recent examples of underinsurance and learnings you can apply.

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Underinsurance Explained

Your guide to the various factors that contribute to underinsurance and the importance of a professional insurance valuation.

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Commercial Property Underinsurance

Explore the impact of underinsurance on commercial property and how the co-insurance clause could impact your claim payout.

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Underinsurance Case Study

A real life example of what underinsurance means when the co-insurance clause is applied to a property insurance claim.

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Our tips to help you avoid underinsurance:

  • Connect with your Gallagher broker to discuss increasing your insured values
  • Get a professional insurance valuation. Your Gallagher broker can arrange this for you
  • Review your insured values. If you do nothing else, increase your insured values before your next business insurance renewal
  • Update your policy when significant changes occur. Renovated your premises? Taken on a new tenant? Increased your inventory? These are all reasons to contact your Gallagher broker and update your insured values throughout the year
  • Consider business insurance premium funding to help finance the cost of insurance premiums over the year
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