That gives them leeway should they want to bring in another partner and helps protect their personal assets should there be a freak accident and large liability judgment levied against a property.

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The Industrial Lines segment includes insurance products such as liability, motor, accident, fire, property, legal protection, marine, special lines, and engineering insurance for large and mid-size enterprises.

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They also limit the liability of plants in case of accident, and help them clean up afterwards.

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One important note: As with increasing your automobile liability insurance limits, an asset protection plan will only work if you establish it before your car accident.

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