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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: GWCS on August 08, 2009, 09:18:51 pm

Title: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: GWCS on August 08, 2009, 09:18:51 pm
Not quite window cleaning but since many window cleaners do it i thought id ask..

How much do you pay for your PL insurance for pressure/power washing?

Who is your policy with? and who are the brokers?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: Nathanael Jones on August 08, 2009, 09:33:30 pm
€600 per annum for €6.5 million cover with a trademaster policy from Zurich. Covers me for everything except cherry picker work,.. though getting them to add "Minimal ladder use" to the policy took a couple of phone calls and a bit of explanation about the pole system + info on my ladder minimisation policy etc etc.

It covers me for property worked on, covers office/shop cleaning as well as window cleaning & pressure washing,.. even covers me for a job I do cleaning a power station! ;)
Title: Re: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: Richy L on August 08, 2009, 11:40:57 pm
£230 a year for Employers Liability - £5,000,000
For pressure washing, including cherry picker work(not driving the cherry picker), windows, graffiti removal, gutter cleaning

Covers me and one other person
Title: Re: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: Milltown Cleaning on August 09, 2009, 10:29:01 am
i was told it was difficult and expensive to get insurance for powerwashing, because of the risk to flying dirt!!
Title: Re: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: Nathanael Jones on August 09, 2009, 10:45:35 am
I wasn't able to get a lower quote for window cleaning on its own,.. but in the UK I'm told premiums can be a lot lower?
Title: Re: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: Richy L on August 09, 2009, 02:13:42 pm
im insured with glenham. But I used confused.com as a broker
Title: Re: Power/Pressure Washing Insurance
Post by: GWCS on August 09, 2009, 02:42:35 pm
im insured with glenham. But I used confused.com as a broker

confused.com are actually being handled by simply business - well they were when i looked last night.

My window cleaning is already delt with them, so as you cant get a direct quote because it not covered in the list of trades, i have asked them to phone me on monday pronto!

Really annoying you cant get direct quotes on the web, they take all your details then say "we'll call you" grrrr!!!

I only want a ruddy estimate - you know a ball park figure not a confirmed one.. damn insurance brokers!