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Business insurance for self-employed gardeners and small businesses
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Working outside, pruning gardens and working near busy roads can come with risks. Gardening is a hazardous industry, so protecting yourself, your clients, and the public while you’re working is key.
Insurance for gardeners helps to offer financial protection if something goes wrong when you’re carrying out your work. You never know when you might damage a client’s property or have your expensive tools stolen. Even if you follow everything by the book, you could still face accidents and injury, leading to claims being made against you.
Insurance for gardeners can help protect your business activities and gives you peace of mind so you can focus on doing a good job for your clients.
We know not all gardening ventures are the same. Whether you’re a sole trader or have your own small gardening business, we can help insure the following gardening-based businesses:
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If you don’t take out sufficient insurance, you could be liable to pay out hefty legal fees or compensation in the following cases:
Gardening insurance helps cover your back if a claim is made against you. Some clients may also insist on you having insurance in place before working with you, so it’s essential to think about this when securing new trade.
Policies will vary per provider, and terms and conditions apply, so always check the small print in your policy wording to see what’s included and excluded. Your insurance package could include:
No two insurers are the same, so it’s difficult to give a solid figure for costs. What you pay depends on a number of factors, including:
If you run a landscaping business, you’ll still need to consider insurance - especially if you employ anyone else, as you’ll need to take out employer’s liability insurance. If you don’t, you’ll be breaking the law.
Although not a legal requirement, other types of cover should be considered, including public liability. If you regularly work on other people’s property or land, then this type of cover can help protect you if you damage someone’s property and they make a claim. It also can help protect against injury claims from the public as a result of your work.
If you don’t take out this type of insurance, you run the risk of paying out compensation or, even worse, being taken to court - resulting in hefty legal fees.
Yes, we can provide cover for business activities that include tree-felling, tree surgery and other types of gardening activities with machinery. It’s important to tell your broker if you work with heavy machinery to ensure sufficient coverage and an accurate quote.
When working with heavy, expensive equipment like chainsaws, pulleys or forestry machinery, it’s a good idea to insure them against damages. Business equipment insurance can help protect your valuable machinery against theft or damages.
Most insurers have terms and conditions that you need to abide by when it comes to storing your equipment before putting in a claim.
If you’ve hired equipment for a job, you could end up damaging someone’s property or cause an injury. In this case, it’s a good idea to have public liability insurance to help cover your back.
If you frequently hire machinery for work purposes, it’s best to let your broker know so they can make sure you have sufficient cover in place. It’s also important you read the terms and conditions of your hiring contract to know if you are responsible for insuring the hired equipped or not as part of the agreement.
You only need a few details to get started with getting a quote online, so it’s best to have the following information ready to go:
Your business name and trade
Your policy start date
Your name and contact details to receive your quote options
You may be asked additional questions about business activities
At Bionic, we celebrate and champion UK business owners and want to help in every way we can. That’s why we use a team of knowledgeable insurance brokers who work with a panel of trusted insurers to find you the right cover.
Our UK-based team helps business owners daily, using smart technology to compare quotes to find the right one that fits. Get in touch with us today by starting a quote online.
"Not all gardening jobs are the same. That's why you need the right insurance to make sure you're protected for every job."
Insurance Director, James Barwell
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