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How can we get public liability insurance in the UK?

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Public liability insurance is a very important tool for protecting your company. It covers your business against injury, death, and damage to property on or around your premises or as a result of connection with your business. It is one of the essential forms of UK business insurance and you really cannot afford to be without it. What is the need to get public liability cover? When you run a business, you can never be too careful. You can never know when tragedy strikes or when an accident would happen. You never really know what mood a client would walk in and what would upset or injure them . In any of these scenarios, you will land up with legal action taken against you and a hefty fine due. A public liability cover insures you against damage to person and property and any legal or compensation fine. Having a public liability cover is very essential, as it is a safety net. It is a backup when you need one and does not have anyone else to rely on. Imagine a scenario

What is Public Liability Insurance?

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If your business is the type where you are likely to meet public, client’s coming to your site or you go and work on a client’s property, you should get public liability insurance. It is not as much as you needing it but it has more to do with the fact that it is a safety net in case you run into trouble. If something damaging happens, you might not be ready to cover it but it could potentially ruin your finances. In addition, you need to remember that as a society, we are very litigious and it is only increasing each day. Even though you might not be in the wrong, but if someone decides you are then just to prove your innocence you might need to take legal action or have one taken against you. Having a case gone to court is a highly expensive proposition. Having a public liability insurance will help you cover this and more. There are a couple of things you need to know about public liability insurance- PLI is an insurance that covers you and your business against any

What is Public Liability Insurance for Self-Employed Tradesmen?

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For most businesses, a public liability insurance is not mandatory. However, tradesmen are the exceptions to the rule. A public liability insurance is mandatory for tradesmen. The nature of their work requires them to work in dangerous  environment, which might cause injury to themselves and others. More often than not, tradesmen work for themselves and do not have enough money to cover themselves should an accident occur or tragedy strike. Public liability is the most important type of insurance a tradesman should have. For some tradesmen, it is compulsory by law, but for some others it is just to protect themselves. It is crucial that tradesmen speak to insurance advisors and discuss the types of insurance that are available, and which of those might suit their needs. They have to recognize and understand the kind of insurance that will provide the tradesman with complete peace of mind. Moreover, it is absolutely necessary to take into account the insurances that would be

What is Subcontractor Public Liability Insurance?

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A subcontractor is a person who works for other companies as independent business owner in their large project. But getting a project from main contractors are not easy for the subcontractors until and unless they do not secure themselves from the compensation and legal costs which may occur in future due to their negligence or by accident. In short, they do not get hired until they do not have the subcontractor’s public liability insurance for their business. What is Subcontractors Public Liability Insurance? It is the subtype of business insurance. This insurance protects the subcontractors against any compensation claimed by the third party occurred due to the accident of subcontractor during the business activities. This could be anything including a tile hurt the member of the public to the damage of assets which own by the member of public etc. This also included the damage to the customer or even the main contractors who hired the subcontractor for their large project