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05/25/2026

Most church leaders have insurance. Very few know what it actually covers. That gap is where real problems happen.

This guide walks through every major type of church insurance in plain language: what it covers, what it does not, and the one thing congregations consistently get wrong about each one. General liability, property, D&O, workers comp, abuse coverage, cyber, EPL, umbrella, all of it.

Full breakdown here:
https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/church-insurance-in-plain-english

05/22/2026

GuideOne and Church Mutual come up constantly when churches shop for insurance. Both are real specialty carriers with genuine church expertise. The right one depends on your building type, your program scope, and where you are in your growth curve.

We put together an independent comparison of how the two carriers actually differ in practice, based on what we see when reviewing policies from both.

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/guideone-vs-church-mutual-church-insurance

05/22/2026

Church insurance policies are dense. Coverage types have specific legal definitions that do not match how people use those terms in conversation. Exclusions are buried in endorsements. Limits that look adequate often do not hold up once you run the actual numbers.

We put together a plain-English breakdown of what the eight core church coverage types actually cover, what they exclude, and the questions every church board should be asking at the next policy review.

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/church-insurance-in-plain-english

05/22/2026

Most churches shopping for insurance ask which carrier is the best. The honest answer: it depends on your size, ministry profile, and claims history. This breakdown compares GuideOne, Church Mutual, Philadelphia Insurance, and Great American side by side and explains which one fits which type of congregation.

Full breakdown here:

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/best-insurance-for-churches

05/20/2026

Philadelphia Insurance (PHLY) is not a church-specific carrier, but it keeps earning a spot in our quoting rotation, especially when a congregation needs higher liability limits, stronger umbrella capacity, or better cyber coverage than church specialists can offer. Here is the catch most churches miss: PHLY usually writes abuse and molestation coverage as a separate endorsement, not bundled into the general liability program. If your church runs youth ministry or childcare, that coverage has to be specifically requested and confirmed before you bind. We broke down where PHLY fits, where it falls short, and the exact questions to ask before choosing it.

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/philadelphia-insurance-church-insurance-review

05/19/2026

Church Mutual has been writing policies for churches since 1897. That century of experience shows up in their property program, especially for high-steeple sanctuaries, historic stained glass, and older fellowship halls. But longevity is not the same as best fit. We have placed business with them, and we have also moved business away when a specialty competitor offered better coverage at a better price. Our full review covers where their cyber and employment practices endorsements have lagged the market, and which church profiles Church Mutual actually serves best.

Read the full breakdown:

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/church-mutual-insurance-review

05/15/2026

A congregation in rural Vermont mowed around their 150-year-old cemetery for years without realizing their property policy excluded the cemetery grounds entirely. A groundskeeper fell into a sunken grave shaft, and the gap that had quietly existed for nearly a decade cost $12,000 to fix retroactively. Most churches inherit their cemetery and never treat it as an active liability exposure, but standard property policies often exclude cemetery grounds, monuments, and structures or cover them with sublimits far below replacement cost. If your church owns a cemetery or maintains a memorial garden, today's post walks through the three questions to ask your agent right now.

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/church-cemetery-memorial-garden-liability

05/13/2026

A church in Connecticut received a copyright takedown notice after three years of streaming Sunday services. They had a CCLI license. What they did not have was a CCLI Streaming License, which is a separate product. The recordings came down. A demand letter followed.

This is one of the most common gaps we see in growing churches right now. Streaming a service is a broadcast. Copyright law, privacy rules, and defamation liability apply differently the moment you go live. Most church general liability policies do not cover any of it.

New post covers what church livestream liability actually looks like, what your current policy probably misses, and the practical steps to close the gap before you get a notice.

https://www.halestreetinsurance.com/church-insurance-101/church-livestream-media-liability-insurance

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