Top FAQs Business Insurance

of your lease. If the landlord assumes responsibility for the insurance of the buildings you occupy then you do not need to insure these yourself. However you should ascertain exactly what the lease specifies. If for example your lease makes you responsible for the insurance of existing fixtures and fittings, shop fronts, etc… then you must insure these. You will no doubt decorate and improve the risk with your own fittings. These must also be insured as the landlord will not insure them.

4. DO I REALLY NEED PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE?

In this litigious age every business needs to protect itself from claims from third parties for damage to the their property or for injury. The cover will protect the business from claims dealing with the legal costs and if necessary paying the damages awarded. Even defending a no win – no fee attempted claim, costs can run into thousands of pounds, which this cover will provide for.

5. I PUT UP DISCLAIMER SIGNS AND HAVE PEOPLE SIGN DISCLAIMERS SO DO I NEED LIABILITY INSURANCE?

Unfortunately yes. Signs may dissuade some claims but in law they have very little sway. The person injured may be blind or illiterate and cannot read the signs. They may well still attempt a claim even if they have signed a waiver on the basis that they did not know what they were signing and this claim would need to be defended.

6. I ONLY EMPLOY MY FAMILY DO I HAVE TO HAVE EMPLOYERS