- 17-01-2010 #1
is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
if i am running a home based electrician business, is Public Liability Insurance really necessary?
'Public Liability Insurance Cover should be considered if members of the public, clients or customers visit your premises. If you run a home-business, and customers sometimes visit you there, public liability cover might also be a good idea.'
if i work at home, the possibility of clients visiting me is very slim! also i dont think anything at home can be harmful to visitors!
also i am asking the difference between 'Public Liability Insurance' and 'professional indemnity insurance', are they the same thing?Last edited by bluesky; 17-01-2010 at 04:18 PM.
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Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
Whats happens if one does visit, then on their way out trips over a door thresh hold and brakes an arm?
- 17-01-2010 #3
Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
You dont have to have it but if you dont one claim against you could cost you everything you own is it worth that risk when you consider the cost of peace of mind.
ChrisI dont need 9 lives I need 90
- 17-01-2010 #4
Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
i understand that for most small business it is definately important, but for an self-employed electrician i just dont see any chance of a client's visiting
- 17-01-2010 #5
Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
Do you do all your work at home
what happens if you are working at a customers house and you drill through a water pipe causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
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- 17-01-2010 #6
Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
you need it to be registered as a domestic installer
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- 17-01-2010 #7
Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
right, i see, so it is important....
so which insurance provider is a good one? how much appoximately does it cost?
also for professional indemnity insurance?
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Re: is Public Liability Insurance necessary?
Public liability covers you for actual damage or injury etc to others.
Professional covers you for your "expert opinion" eg, you PIR a property which you deem as safe but someone gets a shock from something etc etc.
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