How do I insure my inventory against fire, theft, or damage sitting in a warehouse?
Stock or inventory insurance, usually structured under a Standard Fire and Special Perils policy, covers your goods sitting in a warehouse, retail space, or manufacturing unit against fire, theft, flood, and similar named perils, and it's a genuinely underrated purchase once you've put six figures of inventory into a rented 3PL space. Confirm explicitly whether your 3PL or warehouse partner's own insurance covers your specific stock or only their facility and equipment, that gap is exactly where founders get burned, discovering only after a fire that 'the warehouse was insured' didn't mean their inventory was.
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Explains stock/inventory insurance mechanics specifically for Indian SMEs, including the common gap where a 3PL's own insurance doesn't actually cover your goods.
Clarifies the India-specific point that 'marine' insurance covers road and rail transit too, not just ocean shipping, a naming confusion that trips up first-time buyers.
A globally-framed overview of every ecommerce insurance category in one place, useful for understanding the full menu (general liability, cyber, inventory, business interruption) before narrowing to what applies to you in India.
