Would general liability cover a customer claim that our sales advice caused a financial loss?

Launch Your Business: Get Business Insurance — U.S. Small Business Administration. Get business insurance and four steps to buy; general coverage categories and quote comparison guidance. Do not rely on the page’s overbroad employee insurance statement.

Small Business Insurance — National Association of Insurance Commissioners. BOP and exclusions; general liability and exclusions; professional liability, crime and cyber; business property. General educational descriptions, not policy terms.NAIC descriptions of general liability, professional services, crime and auto categories.

Cybersecurity for Small Business — Federal Trade Commission. Supplier risk, response planning and cyber-insurance buyer questions. Educational guidance, not policy wording.FTC supplier and cyber-policy buyer questions.

Cyber Insurance — Federal Trade Commission (content developed with NAIC and federal partners). First-party coverage, lines 46–77; third-party coverage, lines 78–102. Examples are not a promise for any policy.FTC cyber first-party and third-party examples.

Commercial Insurance Guide — California Department of Insurance. Revised June 14, 2024; commercial property, inland marine, boiler and machinery/equipment breakdown, commercial general liability, commercial auto, umbrella, and workers compensation. California-focused guidance; confirm other jurisdictions and actual policy wording.