Butcher Baker Candlestick Maker!
You may recognise this line from recent episodes of The Boys on Amazon or even the Rub-a-dub-dub Nursery Rhyme.
Butcher, Baker Candlestick Maker, came to mind recently when we were helping a client who was taking tax free cash from her pension and using some of the funds to open a cafe and in discussion, we offered to arrange their business insurance.
To our surprise she said, “I didn’t know you did that” and it made us think that this is not an area that we explain to clients and potential clients that we regularly arrange and advise on.
With the entrepreneurial flavour to our society in recent years there have been a lot of new start-ups, that all require some form of public liability and or employer’s liability Insurance and cover for goods, stock and fixtures and fittings etc., even working from home requires an assessment of your cover.
One of the most important things on the to-do list when you start up in business is your Business Insurance.
Unfortunately the importance is often overlooked by the rush to get open for trade and the cheapest most basic policy is often set up, so at least you can open the business, with the promise to yourself that you will review at a later date.
But with the hustle and bustle of business this promise is often broken!
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Along with the unusual startups and you just have to watch BBC’s Dragon Den for the type, there has also been an influx of the traditional business all trying and some succeeding to provide a unique selling point.
A business also needs to give due consideration, if they have a liability for installation or design.
The potential costs if this goes wrong can be large and involve third parties and is big business these days, especially with the litigious and claim hungry society we seem to be living in and professional indemnity insurance is applicable to lots more business these days.
There has also been an increase in outside catering, especially at this time of year with the many food, drink and music festivals all requiring suitable insurance.
We have been acting on behalf of our clients in arranging suitable business insurance for many years including Buy to Let Landlords’, outside caterers, whether it’s the bacon butty van or something a bit more a la carte, to funeral directors, electrical contractors, engineers, manufactures, etc., the list is quite varied.
The common theme between all of them is that we have provided a very personal service and face-to-face contact, if necessary, to arrange and source the most suitable business insurance for them whether for the first time or at renewal.
The following is a list of the types of business we have provided insurance services to and of course is not exhaustive:
- Butcher
- Baker
- Candlestick Maker
- IT Firms
- Contractors & Tradesmen
- Retail Shops,
- Hair & Beauty,
- Pubs, Restaurants & Takeaways,
- Small Hotels & Guest Houses,
- Offices & Surgery,
- Commercial & Residential Property Owners
When your renewal is due and you want an alternative quotation with maybe more of a personal service, then please give us the opportunity to act on your behalf.
