Trying to get some ideas rolling here about being insured vs uninsured even llc. As a self employed person I carry insurance on my vehicle as well as myself. This covers my main business as well as
scrap metal business (added this year) and covers up to 250-500k of damages made by myself and one other helper. As a small guy just starting out I did not carry any insurance whatsoever I didn't own a house and my car had no loan on it (no insurance required in NH unless you get lent money to buy one) and really i had nothing to insure. this lead to more profit for me but less high paying jobs. Fast forward to today House, 2 businesses family and all the stuff i have acquired things are different and one mistake followed by a few pen strokes it could all be taken away if the damages were high enough and trust me some areas I am in have $20,000 windows $100,000 floors. I could rack up some damages pretty fast if something went bad moving a fridge or installing landscape ext ext. I will soon be applying for my llc to keep my business separate from my house and family this will let me sleep better knowing my family will not have to pay for my mistakes. On the other hand all this protection is costing me a pretty penny and while i'm eating some of the cost some has to be made up elsewhere mainly in my labor rates which unfortunately for some of my customers are to high now but it has opened doors to new clientele that will not higher an uninsured workforce and are willing to pay higher labor rates due to the fact.
How do you guys deal with the ever climbing prices of insurance and llc membership and do you pass the buck to your customers?
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