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“We are insured, but I don’t know what we are covered for, and I don’t know whether we are covered for losses” in a civil disturbance, he said. “We may not know for a week or so.”

Basic liability is required by many landlords (though not all) in a lease agreement, protecting proprietors in the event that they face lawsuits from customers who are injured in their stores, among other legal claims. But it may be up to the individual business owners to decide how much insurance they want to buy to cover their inventory and equipment in case of theft, fire and other scenarios.

Fraser Ross, owner of the Kitson chain of clothing and gift boutiques on Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, recorded video from across the street as people moved on from burglarizing the MedMen store nearby, smashed the windows of his outlet store and started hauling out clothes, accessories and what cash was in the register. He estimates that $300,000 worth of merchandise was stolen but believes all of it will be covered by his insurance, though he still needs to check with his lawyer.

“In 2002 we were robbed at gunpoint for $35,000 in watches,” Ross said. “Everything was covered.”

Because of the COVID-19 crisis, Lara ordered insurance companies to refund a portion of commercial premiums for businesses affected by the pandemic through May and requested they extend grace periods for paying premiums through mid-July.

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Hashir wrote on 1st June 2020, 09:11 PM:
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weend2014 wrote on 1st June 2020, 09:03 PM:
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Hashir wrote on 1st June 2020, 07:02 PM:
I respectfully disagree. I'm going to copy and paste what I said to people in real life about the same thing. I believe as long as the riots are not targeting small businesses, they're acceptable.
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i think people fail to understand that people didn’t IMMEDIATELY go to rioting. We’ve seen that black people have tried for YEARS to peacefully protest, and they’ve only been brandished unpatriotic because of it. You also have to consider the fact that there are police instigating some of these riots undercover, as well as still engaging with people WHO ARE PEACEFULLY PROTESTING!!

So please stop with this narrative, no one immediately jumped to rioting
This isn't a narrative, stop justifying the ravaging of our cities.
Who's gonna pay for this damage? The taxpayers.
I'm not justifying it, I'm explaining why it's happening. Your post is very one sided and I'm explaining the side of others. If you want me to pick your post apart further, I can do that too
Also, I'm not sure where you got that information. Most businesses are insured so their insurance (usually) covers it. If you have a source for your information, please share it.
Of course my post is one sided, it's titled my opinion. It isn't meant to be informative, if someone wants to be informed about black lives matter and the murder of George Floyd they aren't going to turn to the DSGHQ Forums for information, they're going to read articles, watch the news, etc. I'm venting my frustration regarding the topic on a club penguin forum.
Also, not all damage is going to be covered by insurance. Many small businesses were already struggling due to the pandemic. So one could assume that if their insurance isn't able to cover property damages, then their businesses will go under. Not only that, but not all landlords require tenants to insure their inventory, so many small business owners, such as Sean Wotherspoon are likely going to have to pay for stolen inventory out of their own pockets. They don't have as much money as larger corporations such as target, who can easily pay for their stolen inventory and other damages.
If you want to read more about Sean Wotherspoon, check out this link. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-31/business-insurance-looting-riots
Thats only regarding the privately owned establishments that have been looted or damaged. The publicly owned ones, that I apologize for not previously mentioning in my post, are payed for by tax payers. Damage done to roads, police stations, fire departments, parks, and more. Will come out of the pockets of tax payers.