Betterments Trigger Confounds InsuredsCommercial property insurance forms typically list improvements andbetterments as business personal property.

Its one of those coverages thats just in there, and people dontseem to think too much about it. That is, until theres a claim andthat no coverage letter arrives.

So what, exactly, distinguishes improvements and bettermentsfrom other types of property for insurance purposes? And why doesproperty thats automatically mentioned on the policy often seem tocause a problem at claim time?

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