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[Human-readable page](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners) ## Agent Guide **What this page is:** Insurance guides originally published by Van Ness Partners, now available from Spot. **Limits (do not over-claim):** - Describes Spot's own service; it does not establish coverage terms or outcomes for any company. **Related pages:** - [Spot home](https://spot.insure/) — product overview - [Sitemap](https://spot.insure/sitemap) — inventory of all public pages # Van Ness Partners Research Insurance guides originally published by Van Ness Partners, now available from Spot. - [Property manager professional liability: a practical renewal file](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/property-manager-professional-liability) - [Client funds and commercial crime: questions property managers should document](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/client-funds-crime-controls) - [Commercial property values for real estate owners: records to review before renewal](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/commercial-property-values) - [Certificates of insurance for management agreements: what to compare before sending one](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/certificates-management-agreements) - [A property-management renewal calendar that captures operational changes](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/property-management-renewal-calendar) - [Earthquake and flood questions for a commercial property insurance review](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/earthquake-flood-property-review) - [Owner and manager insurance: how to separate the entities and responsibilities](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/owner-manager-insured-entities) - [Property manager contractor records: the insurance questions to raise before work starts](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/contractor-property-manager-records) - [Fraudulent payment instructions: a property manager’s documentation checklist](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/fraudulent-payment-instruction-response) - [How property owners can compare commercial insurance proposals beyond premium](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/property-insurance-proposal-comparison) - [What is property management insurance? A practical guide](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/what-is-property-management-insurance) - [How to evaluate property management insurance providers in San Francisco](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/property-management-insurance-providers-san-francisco) - [Taking on a new managed building: the insurance and records checklist](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/adding-a-managed-building) - [After a residential maintenance complaint: a property manager’s record and insurance guide](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/residential-maintenance-complaint-record) - [what insurance does a property management company need](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-what-insurance-does-a-property-management-company-need) - [what insurance does a commercial property owner need](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-what-insurance-does-a-commercial-property-owner-need) - [property manager professional liability insurance](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-property-manager-professional-liability-insurance) - [does general liability cover property management mistakes](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-general-liability-cover-property-management-mistakes) - [does professional liability cover tenant screening claims](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-professional-liability-cover-tenant-screening-claims) - [does commercial property insurance cover loss of rental income](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-loss-of-rental-income) - [does commercial property insurance cover vacant buildings](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-vacant-buildings) - [does commercial property insurance cover water damage from a tenant](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-water-damage-from-a-tenant) - [does commercial property insurance cover roof leaks](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-roof-leaks) - [does commercial property insurance cover ordinance or law coverage](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-ordinance-or-law-coverage) - [does commercial property insurance cover earthquake damage for landlords](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-earthquake-damage-for-landlords) - [does commercial property insurance cover flood damage for landlords](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-commercial-property-insurance-cover-flood-damage-for-landlords) - [property management cyber insurance requirements](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-property-management-cyber-insurance-requirements) - [does cyber insurance cover tenant data](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-cyber-insurance-cover-tenant-data) - [crime insurance for property management companies](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-crime-insurance-for-property-management-companies) - [does crime insurance cover employee theft of rent payments](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-crime-insurance-cover-employee-theft-of-rent-payments) - [property manager insurance requirements in management agreements](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-property-manager-insurance-requirements-in-management-agreements) - [does general liability cover common area injuries](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-general-liability-cover-common-area-injuries) - [does umbrella insurance cover rental property liability](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-does-umbrella-insurance-cover-rental-property-liability) - [business interruption vs loss of rents coverage](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-business-interruption-vs-loss-of-rents-coverage) - [property management insurance renewal checklist](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners/exact-property-management-insurance-renewal-checklist) ## Agent and Developer Resources - [Markdown page](https://spot.insure/research/guides/van-ness-partners.md) - [Developer resources](https://spot.insure/developers) - [Public MCP server](https://spot.insure/mcp) - [MCP server manifest](https://spot.insure/server.json) - [OpenAPI description](https://spot.insure/openapi.json) - [Public page index](https://spot.insure/llms.txt)