Broader cover for the range of assets a business depends on, beyond any one piece of equipment.
Where equipment insurance is usually scoped to a specific asset or short list of assets, business asset protection tends to be broader — covering the wider set of things a business owns and depends on to keep operating, which can include stock, fittings, fixtures and tools, depending on the policy.
A business that's financed several pieces of equipment over time, alongside other assets it owns outright, sometimes finds it simpler to review cover for everything together rather than insuring each item separately. Whether that's the right approach depends on the business — it's a genuine point worth raising with a broker.