Shop insurance is relevant to you if you own or operate a shop, public house, takeaway or retail outlet. The retail sector is busy by nature and, however many precautions you take, accidents can always happen. You can tailor a Constructaquote.com shop insurance policy to suit your exact business needs and ensure perfect peace of mind in the process.
With your shop insurance policy, you can include:
Public liability insurance
Public liability insurance is essential cover for any business that comes into regular contact with clients or members of the public. If your business operations were to injure a member of the public or damage their property in some way, public liability insurance would cover you in the event of a claim being made against you.
Employers’ liability insurance
If you have employees working for you, you are legally obliged to have employers’ liability insurance. Every business in the UK that employs staff, regardless of size or turnover, is required to have at least £5 million of employers’ liability cover in place.
Shop building insurance
If you own or are responsible for insuring your retail premises, this optional add-on will cover you should your building become damaged as a result of fire, flood, theft or other such risks.
Shop stock and contents
Stock and contents insurance insures you against the same risks as building insurance, but for your stock, equipment, fittings etc.
Business interruption
If your business had to stop trading due to an unexpected occurrence such as a fire, flood or theft, business interruption would cover you for any income lost and additional expenditure spent during this period.
Shop money cover
This covers your business if cash is stolen on your premises. It is important to note that ‘money cover’ does not just insure cash, but stamps, postal orders, gift tokens and vouchers too.