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Office and Premises Insurance
Insurance protecting you from damage to your office or business contents, gives you security and peace of mind. Comprehensive insurance cover will also enable you to start getting your business up and running again as soon as possible after a disaster.
Contents Insurance protects your office property such as furniture, electricals, technology, and possessions. This can be bought separately if you are renting office space and don’t need to protect your building.
If, however, you own your own office, you’ll want Building Insurance which covers the structure of the property too.
We also provide a number of specialist policies for high worth properties, those unoccupied or undergoing works, or buildings at risk of subsidence.
If your property is at risk of flooding, we can also offer you cover. Just ask our expert team when you call.
FAQs
It’s important that your business office premises are properly insured. Similar to your home, there are range of covers that you need to consider that will provide protection for your buildings, contents, fixtures and stock.
- Buildings insurance: Your office premises need to be insured against risks, for example flooding or fire. If you own the property, this is your responsibility, but if you rent this is likely to be covered by the landlord. This should be verified with your landlord, however.
- Contents insurance: much in the same way as home insurance, the contents of your business premises should be insured for damage, destruction, loss or theft. It’s important that you correctly specify the value and specification of your contents when getting a quote to ensure you are adequately insured.
- Fixtures and fittings cover: With a business insurance policy, you must differentiate between the contents (possessions) and fixed items in the property such as; sales counters, kitchen units, shelves and carpets.
- Shop front cover: If your office has an exposed front to the premises, you can also add specific cover for this to cover windows, signage and awnings for example.
- Stock cover: If you keep any stock in the property, this must be identified and insured separately from your contents.
To choose the correct product for your requirements, you should ensure that you select the correct trade that represents your core business activity. You will then be given a choice of insurance covers for your business. Choose carefully, and ensure all necessary items are covered, as well as reviewing the wording policy in detail.
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