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Why do you need florist insurance?

From the first deposit to finishing touches you create together, your clients are trusting you with their vision. Maybe you specialise in jam jar posies, or big displays for corporate events. Either way, flower shop insurance can cover you for accidents and errors, as well as risks that could damage the business you’ve built.

  • Protection from unexpected claims for accidents and injuries
  • Cover for the specifics from specialist stock to employee errors
  • Peace of mind, letting you focus on the flowers, not the what-ifs

What does florist shop insurance cover?

Corporate or private, imported or seasonal, you know your business, your flowers, and your clients best. That’s why we put you in control, starting with public liability insurance to cover you for accidental damage and injuries. From there, you can add cover for your stock, equipment and team, if you’ve hired anybody.

  • Public liability insurance

    In case your floristry business causes an injury or property damage.

  • Employers’ liability insurance

    In case an employee gets ill or injured because of working for your florist shop.

  • Stock insurance

    In case the floristry stock you rely on is lost, stolen or damaged.

  • Business and office equipment insurance

    In case something happens to equipment like your laptop or till.

  • Legal expenses insurance

    In case you have to pay legal costs while running your floristry business.

  • Personal accident insurance

    In case you or anyone you’ve covered has an accident at work, or elsewhere.

  • Public liability insurance

    In case your floristry business causes an injury or property damage.

    What’s typically covered by florist public liability insurance?

    Claims against your business for:

    • damage to someone’s property, because of your floristry business
    • an injury caused by your business activities
    • accidental damage or injury caused by your employee, if you have one

    If you do employ anyone, you’re usually required by law to have employers’ liability insurance too.

    For example:

    • you’re clearing up a smashed glass vase in your shop but miss a piece, causing a customer’s child to cut themselves
    • some lilies leave a stain on a customer’s designer handbag, after they’re accidentally left by the shop front door

    Read more about public liability insurance

  • Employers’ liability insurance

    In case an employee gets ill or injured because of working for your florist shop.

    What’s typically covered by employers’ liability insurance?

    Claims against your business for:

    • an injury or illness that happens as a result of working for you (including temps and casual workers)

    **Employers’ liability insurance is required by law if you have people working for you. Without it, you could be fined up to £2,500 a day for each employee.**

    For example:

    • your employee is attacked by a customer’s dog while delivering a birthday bouquet
    • a Christmas temp falls down some old stone steps in the back of your shop, breaking an ankle

  • Stock insurance

    In case the floristry stock you rely on is lost, stolen or damaged.

    What’s typically covered by stock insurance?

    • loss, damage or theft of essential stock, like your flowers, props, display items and stationery

    For example:

    • someone drives into your shop from the high street, smashing the windows and destroying a week’s worth of flowers and other products
    • a fire in your shop destroys flowers for two weddings, as well as your entire stock of greeting cards

    Read more about stock insurance

  • Business and office equipment insurance

    In case something happens to equipment like your laptop or till.

    What’s typically covered by business and office equipment insurance?

    • theft of the equipment you use to run your business, like your till or laptop
    • accidental loss of your equipment
    • flood, fire or accidental damage

    For example:

    • someone breaks into your shop, stealing your laptop, work phone and music speaker system
    • a child drops their drink on your laptop keyboard, causing it to malfunction

    Read more about business and office equipment insurance

  • Legal expenses insurance

    In case you have to pay legal costs while running your floristry business.

    What’s typically covered by legal expenses insurance?

    • legal costs associated with day-to-day operations, like an employee dispute
    • property damage, nuisance or trespass and associated legal costs
    • HMRC, tax and compliance issues, if they come up
    • includes a tax advice helpline, a 24/7 confidential legal helpline and crisis support to help you protect your reputation, as a quality florist

    For example:

    • you run into a dispute with your client, who is refusing to pay an invoice
    • a Christmas temp you’ve hired brings a case against you for unfair dismissal

    Read more about legal expenses insurance

  • Personal accident insurance

    In case you or anyone you’ve covered has an accident at work, or elsewhere.

    What’s typically covered by personal accident insurance?

    • injury or death of anyone you’ve chosen to cover in your policy – whether this happens at work or elsewhere
    • lost income, hospital bills or other medical costs associated with the accident

    For example:

    • you trip over a customer’s bag in the shop and break your wrist
    • you’re in a road accident while delivering flowers to a wedding venue, breaking your leg

    Read more about personal accident insurance

How much does florist insurance cost?

Find out how much you’ll pay by comparing prices from a range of trusted insurers. You choose what goes into your policy, so you only pay for what you need.

Prices start from £4.74 per month

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The price is for up to £2 million of public liability insurance – 10% of customers paid £56.82 or less annually between 1st Jan – 31st May 2024. Equivalent to £4.74 a month (and excludes the extra costs for paying monthly). 76% of customers have a £1 million limit and 24% £2 million. If you complete a quote, more types of cover will be available. These all have additional costs.

Example florist insurance quotes, real prices

£20.19 /month

£179.45 /year

A self-employed florist with a small stand in a shopping centre

  • 1-2 years’ experience
  • Sole trader
  • No employees
  • Based in Solihull

Public liability

£2,000,000

Employers’ liability

Not included

Contents/business equipment

Not included

axa

£37.53 /month

£333.62 /year

A small family-run florist business selling from a permanent shop

  • 5+ years’ experience
  • Limited company
  • 3 employees
  • Based in Slough

Public liability

£2,000,000

Employers’ liability

£10,000,000

Contents/business equipment

£5,000

How we work out example quotes These examples are real quotes from our online system (created 23/09/2020). They’re based on a range of factors, like employees and location. Your own quote will be based on what you tell us about your business. Prices may go up or down from day to day, so the prices you’re quoted may differ to the ones you see here.

What kind of excess should I expect?

An excess is an amount you pay towards any claim you make on your insurance. For example, if your excess is £250 and you make a claim worth £1000, your payout will be a maximum of £750.

Insurance cover

Lowest excess

Highest excess

Public liability

£100

£2500

Employers’ liability

No excess

No excess

Stock

£100

£500

Business and office equipment

£50

£750

The figures above are for guidance only and any excess applying to your quote may differ. You’ll get a breakdown of the excesses for each quote when you compare with us.

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How do I choose insurance?

Making sure you have the right type and level of business insurance can be the difference between getting a claim paid and having to cover the cost of an expensive accident yourself. Read our tips for guidance on what to consider when buying a policy.

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  • Do I need cover for other types of work?

  • Which public liability cover limit should I choose?

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How do claims work?

Unlike price comparison websites, we take the hassle out of claims for you. We know how important it is to get your business back on track quickly – and with a minimum of fuss. That’s why you get access to your dedicated claims any time, day or night. Call them on 0333 207 0560 or claim online. They’ll do their best to be fair and supportive.

£51 million in claims paid out in 2023

83% of claims were settled in 2023

The figure above is rounded across our range of products. “Settled” covers paid, declined or withdrawn. Our claims process may vary for different products and operates on a ‘claim by claim’ basis. Our specialist partner Sedgwick will pay the claims on behalf of the insurer. Reviewed on 24/04/2024.

Example claim

Having flower shop insurance through Simply Business has saved florists thousands of pounds when the unexpected happened.

Grace saved more than £1,100

Grace’s (not her real name) florist shop window was smashed over Christmas, just after her opening party. Luckily, her florist business insurance covered the cost of the damage.

Insurance payout

£1,145.00

Covering the cost of accidental damage

Insurance payout

Covering the cost of accidental damage

Covering the cost of accidental damage

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Florist insurance FAQs

Whether you’re new to buying business insurance or you’ve been trading for a while, here are the answers to some commonly asked questions about florists’ insurance. You can also check out our business insurance FAQs.

Looking for a florist stall insurance quote? Head to market traders insurance, built for the specific risks you face while trading out and about.

Remember, our florist shop insurance doesn’t cover stalls or pop-up market traders.

Each insurer looks at CCJs and IVAs differently – some apply stricter rules than others, but having a CCJ or IVA doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be able to buy insurance.

You can choose the payment type that suits your business and cash flow best. Some customers prefer to pay in one go, while others prefer to pay a regular monthly amount, like you do with lots of other bills. Simply Business offer three ways to pay for your policy:

  • one-off credit or debit card payment
  • BACS payment
  • Direct Debit If you choose to pay by Direct Debit, our credit provider, Premium Credit, pays Simply Business the full amount for your policy up front. You then repay Premium Credit in 10 monthly instalments.

This will depend on whether you have employers’ liability insurance in place. Public liability insurance is designed to protect your business against the consequences of legal action brought by members of the public for injuries or damage to their belongings. But when it comes to your employees causing injury or damage, this protection only activates if you also have employers’ liability insurance.

If you employ people, you’re required by law to have employers’ liability insurance.

There’s one exception here. Family businesses that aren’t incorporated as a limited company are not legally required to have employers’ liability insurance. The government defines a “family business” as one where all your employees are closely related to you (as a spouse, civil partner, sibling, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, step-parent, stepchild or half-sibling). So if you run an unincorporated family business and you choose not to get employers’ liability insurance, it’s important to know that your public liability insurance wouldn’t cover you against damage or injury caused by your team.

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