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Commercial Property & Fire Insurance

Cover your premises, contents, renovations, and revenue against fire, flood, and other physical risks.

What Is Commercial Property Insurance?

Commercial property insurance covers your business premises, contents, equipment, stock, and renovations against physical loss or damage from events like fire, flood, theft, and accidental damage. It's the foundational protection for any business that owns or leases physical space.

In Singapore's commercial environment, where a single shophouse unit can cost millions and fit-out costs routinely run into six figures, the financial impact of a fire, flood, or major incident is enormous. Property insurance ensures you can rebuild, replace, and recover without depleting your cash reserves.

For most businesses, a comprehensive property policy goes beyond basic fire insurance. It includes coverage for a wide range of perils — burst pipes, storm damage, theft, vandalism, and accidental damage — plus optional extensions like business interruption, which covers your lost revenue while repairs are underway.

Coverage

What's Covered

Key areas of protection included under a typical Commercial Property & Fire Insurance policy.

Building and structure

The physical structure of your premises, including walls, roofing, fixtures, and built-in installations

Contents and equipment

Office furniture, machinery, computers, and other business equipment within your premises

Renovation and fit-out

Your tenant fit-out, interior renovations, and improvements to leased premises

Stock and inventory

Raw materials, finished goods, and supplies stored on your premises

Business interruption

Lost revenue, ongoing fixed costs, and increased expenses while your premises are restored

Fire and allied perils

Fire, lightning, explosion, aircraft damage, and standard allied perils like flood and storm

Burst pipes and water damage

Damage caused by accidental bursting of water tanks, pipes, and sprinkler systems

Who Needs This

Who Needs Commercial Property Insurance?

Business owners with physical premises. Whether you own a factory in Tuas, lease a shopfront in Chinatown, or rent an office in the CBD, your property and contents need protection. Even a modest office can contain $100,000+ in equipment, furniture, and IT infrastructure.

Tenants who've invested in renovations. If you've spent $50,000 or more on a fit-out (which is common in Singapore's commercial leasing market), your landlord's insurance does not cover that investment. A fire or flood can destroy your entire renovation, and without property insurance, that's your loss.

F&B operators and retailers. Restaurants, cafes, and shops face elevated fire risk from kitchen operations and electrical systems. They also hold perishable stock that can be wiped out by a single power failure or refrigeration breakdown. Property insurance — with the right extensions — covers these scenarios.

Warehouses and logistics operations. Businesses holding significant stock need coverage that reflects the full value of inventory on-site at any given time. Seasonal peaks, new shipments, and fluctuating stock levels all need to be factored into your policy.

Related Industries

Food & BeverageLogistics & TransportManufacturingRetail & E-commerce

Why TRS

Why Get Commercial Property Through TRS?

Accurate valuations. We work with you to calculate proper reinstatement values for your building, contents, renovations, and stock. Getting this right prevents underinsurance and ensures your claims are paid in full.

Comprehensive structuring. We recommend the right combination of fire, property, business interruption, and related covers — structured as a single package or across specialist insurers, depending on what gives you the best protection and price.

Lease and compliance alignment. Many Singapore landlords have specific insurance requirements written into the lease. We ensure your policy meets those requirements and provide Certificates of Insurance as needed.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Property & Fire Insurance

Fire insurance is the most basic form of property coverage, covering fire, lightning, and explosion. Commercial property insurance (or business all risk) provides broader protection, including theft, accidental damage, burst pipes, and more. Most businesses benefit from the wider coverage of a comprehensive property policy.
No. Your landlord's insurance typically covers only the building structure and the landlord's own fixtures. Your business contents, equipment, stock, renovations, and fit-out costs are your responsibility to insure. Many commercial leases in Singapore explicitly require tenants to maintain their own property coverage.
The average clause means that if your property is insured for less than its full replacement value, the insurer will reduce your claim proportionally. For example, if you insure your contents for $500,000 but they're actually worth $1,000,000, the insurer will only pay 50% of any claim. Getting your sums insured right is critical.
Usually not. Business interruption (BI) is typically an add-on to your property policy. It covers lost profits and ongoing expenses during the period your business is disrupted by a covered event. Without BI, you might get your premises repaired but still face months of lost revenue.
For buildings: use the reinstatement cost (not market value). For contents and equipment: use replacement cost at today's prices. For stock: use the maximum value held at any one time. For renovations: use the full cost of your fit-out. We help clients assess their values to avoid underinsurance.

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