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Caunce O’Hara tradesman insurance for joiners provides expert industry-specific cover for a range of risks faced daily by self-employed trades professionals, giving you peace of mind to get on with your job knowing you’re covered should something go wrong.
Start your quoteJoiners insurance provides liability cover for you and your business against the unexpected, such as a member of the public sustaining an injury that you are alleged to be responsible for, or a client’s property being damaged during the course of your building work.
As a joiner, you work with sharp tools, and sharp tools can cause damage to property and injuries to people. Accidents happen, and if property damage does occur or someone does get injured, whether it’s on their premises or yours, you could be held liable and find yourself facing a claim for damages.
Without the right level of public liability insurance in place you could find yourself facing legal costs that could have financial implications for your business.
Our joiners insurance can cover these scenarios to provide you with the peace of mind that, if something goes wrong, you’ll be covered if you need to defend a claim against yourself. We also offer policies to cover your staff, your tools, accidents, and claims of negligence.
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Joiners insurance provides cover created to protect against the risks most often experienced by self-employed joinery professionals, such as:
Injury – You’re working on a building project when a stack of timber materials for your part of the project collapses and accidentally injures a passerby. Another scenario could involve a client being injured when visiting the site by treading on a nail that was sticking out of a piece of timber.
Property damage – You’re boarding the loft of a client’s home when you accidentally put your foot through the floor, causing damage to the ceiling in the room below.
Tools and trade materials theft or damage – You’re working on a project in an area you’re not familiar with. You park your van around the corner from the site your working on. Later when a nearer parking space becomes available, you return to your van to park it closer to find the rear van door has been broken into and tools and materials you need to complete your tasks for that day have been stolen.
At Caunce O’Hara we offer you the ability to customise your joiners insurance to meet your own industry-specific needs. If you just want public liability insurance to cover you for potential accidents to members of the public or damage to a client’s property, that’s fine with us. If you want protection for other incidents such as cover for your employees, work accidents, negligence claims or HMRC tax investigations, then we can help you with that too. We have a range of covers available to suit most trades-specific needs.
Caunce O’Hara are specialists for trades insurance. These are just a few of the reasons to choose us for your cover:
Quick online quotes
By completing our simple online quote form you can get a quote in as little as 90 seconds.
Affordable protection
We have always strived to provide value for money for our clients. Our pricing is fully transparent, meaning you won’t be charged any hidden or unnecessary fees.
Platinum rated customer service
Looking after our customers has always been at the top of Caunce O’Hara’s priorities, which is reflected in our positive Feefo feedback.
Over 25 years’ experience
We have been offering business insurance to self-employed professionals since 1995. As a result we understand the needs of self-employed business owners and freelance contractors, which enables us to provide the cover you need.
The cost of an annual premium varies depending on your type of cover and the level of cover you need. Our public liability insurance for joiners starts from as little as £500.00 per annum for £1million of annual cover as part of our business combined insurance package, which includes as standard public liability insurance, employers’ liability insurance, and general business contents insurance.
As well as public liability insurance, we offer a range of insurance covers for your individual circumstances, including:
The excess is the amount you pay towards a claim you make on your insurance policy. For example, if you make a claim for £1,000 for stolen tools and your excess is £200, then your payout will be £800.
Insurance policy | Lowest excess | Highest excess |
Public liability insurance | £250 | £250 |
Employers’ liability insurance | £0 | £0 |
Tools & trade materials cover (can only be purchased with the public liability policy) | £250 | £250 |
Personal accident insurance | £0 | £0 |
Professional indemnity insurance | £250 | £500 |
Please note the figures shown are for illustrative purposes only and any excess applied to your quote may differ.
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Our understanding of the freelance sector and the challenges you face daily, enables us to tailor our insurance products to meet your needs. Contact us to talk about your insurance requirements and to better understand the insurance we offer.
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