New to Trade Insurance? Here are Some Things You Need to Know…
Many people starting out in the motor trade industry are completely unaware that they need trade insurance. However, ultimately you are becoming involved in business management, no matter which area of the motor trade you have chosen to focus on and so as with all businesses you need some protection. However, trade insurance combines this type of protection with vehicle-specific security and so you need to know what you’re dealing with in order to find a suitable plan.
Even if you’re an existing motor trade business owner who hasn’t been totally sure of what to do for insurance purposes, then you will find this article very useful indeed. Every motor trade needs a stable trade insurance plan, which will take you from the beginning of your business right through every possible eventuality, protecting you every step of the way.
Many policies are incredibly flexible and enable you to create a specialised, bespoke plan that can cover you for what you personally are primarily concerned with being liable for. Together with a specialist insurance broker, you can work as a team with you knowing your business inside out and the broker knowing how to identify the biggest risks to each individual business and therefore together highlight these risks and ensure they are covered within your policy.
Whether you want to cover your staff, your customers, your premises, your vehicles, certain circumstances or a host of other possible factors, you can talk with your broker to find the perfect policy for you. The broker is there to advise with their expert insight into the industry, and so it is important to find a highly experienced broker with a proven history of working within trade insurance and who can provide you with their expertise.
The key to an effective plan is making your trade insurance policy work for you – if you have a personal car, this can often be included in your trade insurance policy, saving you money and making it much easier to have all of your vehicle worries covered all under the same plan. Speak to your insurance broker first to confirm that you can do this.
You may also be able to pass over no claims from other vehicles onto your trade insurance policy, but again it is worth checking this first with your broker. It can be incredibly simple to save money, however, if you ask the right questions and if you have a history of no claims then this can provide you with a significant saving.
Giving as much honest information on your policy as you can is also another great tip for first time trade insurance policy buyers. As much as you may think you can save money on your policy by being creative with the truth surrounding your circumstances, it will always be a huge mistake as if a claim is ever needed, then you are more likely not to be covered under your policy and therefore be fully responsible for the financial compensation or costs of repairing the situation.
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