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Why is wholesale business insurance important?
Wholesale insurance brokers cater for all sorts of risk types. From employers’ liability and potential injuries to third party property damage, product liability, and commercial legal expenses, wholesale business insurance claims often fall into a high-cost bracket. Specific, expert cover is a backstop for thousands of UK dealers and distributors, providing protection for the risks you face.
- wholesale dealer insurance, covering distributors, warehouses, and more
- personal accidents, cyber risks, and property damage – tell us what you need
- rated 4.7/5 based on 39K+ public liability customer reviews
What does wholesaler insurance cover?
We’ll start with property damage insurance, designed to cover you against incidents which could destroy your wholesale premises and contents, or cause serious damage. From there, a wholesale insurance broker will often provide optional cover for business interruption, cold stock deterioration, and loss of licence, which could stop the business running. And if you do employ anyone, employers’ liability cover is usually a must-have, as a legal requirement.
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Wholesale insurance FAQ
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 wholesale business insurance. You can also check out our business insurance FAQs.
If you provide other services, make sure you’re covered:
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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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