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Most small business owners overpay, under-insure, or both — because the process is designed to confuse you. LumenaIQ gives you clear, data-driven explanations so you can make informed coverage decisions without the sales pressure.
You need insurance. Knowing which is the hard part.
Three things decide the answer.
What you do
A roofing crew, a café and a software company have almost nothing in common. What can go wrong is different for each — and so is the insurance.
How you work
Employees, vehicles, customer data, a place customers walk into. Each one is something you may need to insure — sometimes because the law says so, sometimes because a client insists.
Where you are
Insurance rules are set state by state. The same business can be legally required to have insurance in one state and not in the next.
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| Feature | LumenaIQ | Carrier Sites | Broker | Comparison Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial independence | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Cited primary sources | ✓ | Partial | ✓ | Partial |
| Profile-specific coverage map | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| No sales pressure | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Plain English | ✓ | ✕ | Varies | Partial |
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