Credit
Cover can be arranged for all or selected customers and provides protection
against the risk of non-payment for services and goods obtained under
credit.
Directors and Officers
Financial protection against allegations of executive mismanagement. Can
include individual liabilities of Directors, Executive Directors and Officers
of the Company, subject to a selected indemnity limit.
Employers' Liability
This is a statutory requirement and includes a wide selection of direct
and indirect employees, whether paid or not. Providing an indemnity for
legal liability in respect of bodily injury, death, disease, or illness
sustained by your employees and arising out of their normal course of
employment.
Engineering Breakdown
Specialist Insurers can provide cover for electrical or mechanical breakdown
of all or selected machinery. Extensions may include loss of income as
a result of the breakdown.
Engineering Inspection
Amongst the many items of legislation about the work place are the Provision
and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and The Lifting Operations
and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. The considerable numbers of items
encompassed by these regulations require inspection/examination by a competent
person every 6 or 12 months, depending on the item. But legislative requirements
are not exclusive to these two recent examples and specialist Insurance
Companies are able to provide inspection and examination services.
Engineering Plant Damage
An extension of the basic covers under the standard insurance policy,
this cover provides indemnity for sudden and unforeseen damage, including
breakdown and collapse, as well as damage to surrounding property by insured
pressure plant.
Goods in Transit
A variety of policies to cover your goods whilst being carried by contractors
or in your own vehicles. Includes loading and unloading and should include
cover for removal of debris following a claim. Should also include tools
whilst being carried on the vehicle, but may need a separate extension
and will carry restrictions in cover relating to theft. If you are using
Hauliers, check their contract conditions especially the maximum value
of goods in their possession.
Legal Expenses
A VITAL part of any insurance portfolio in the current climate of red
tape and litigation. Usually providing an indemnity of £50,000 for legal
and other Expenses incurred as a result of employment disputes, VAT disputes,
Inland Revenue investigations, contract disputes, debt recovery, property
protection and tenancy disputes. Also included is FREE 24 hour legal help
line.
Lottery
To provide some financial support if a key employee or employees should
resign after winning the National Lottery. The loss of a whole employee
syndicate could have a devastating effect on your business.
Manufacturers Combined
Commercial Combined policy with many optional sections to include cover
for buildings/stock and work in progress/machinery, plant, fixtures and
fittings/computers/glass/money/loss of profits/book debts/ goods in transit/public,
products & employers' liability. Additional covers for stock at customers'
premises/legal expenses/engineering inspection, breakdown and plant damage.
BE CAREFUL OF MINIMUM PREMIUMS APPLYING TO EACH SECTION OF THE POLICY
AND BE AWARE OF THE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SECTIONS
YOU CHOOSE.
Personal Accident - Group
Group schemes for employees. Frequently for weekly benefits following
accidents at work and to top-up Statutory Sick Pay.
Product Guarantee
The cost of repairing or replacing products that fail to perform their
intended function. Includes financial losses for which you are legally
Liable. Can be extended for product recalls caused by malicious or Accidental
contamination. Note this is a limited specialist market not available
to all industries
Product Liability
Providing an indemnity for legal liability arising from products sold
or supplied or services given or work undertaken in the course of your
business. Frequently automatically included on small package policies
for retailers, hoteliers, small builders and the like.
Public Liability
Providing an indemnity in respect of the legal liability arising inconnection
with your business to pay damages as a result of death or bodily injury
or loss or damage to property of members of the public (excluding employees).
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