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Title: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Ben Peters on April 12, 2010, 12:00:43 pm

Just had a quote from Quinn insurance for PL cover for just window cleaning cleaning wfp up to 40ft and was 945euro...how does that sound to you guys in ireland i havent a clue really if its about right or wrong?

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Alistair@AWC on April 12, 2010, 12:08:43 pm

Ben,

I'm not in Ireland, but if that is just for Public Liability it seems extremely high the PL part of my insurance works out at about £250

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Ben Peters on April 12, 2010, 12:23:05 pm

Yeah just from reading other posts about PL and how much people paid it does seem quite high but maybe thats what it is here i dont know, would really like maybe is someone based in ireland could advise

cheers

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Nathanael Jones on April 12, 2010, 01:22:43 pm

Try frost insurance in Limerick. Its normally around €600 for 6.5 million cover,.. and Guild members get a bit of a discount too,... :)

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Central Window Cleaners on April 12, 2010, 02:51:08 pm

I use Quinn insurance and I got my Employee Liability and public liability for £780 and that is for upto 5 employees

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Milltown Cleaning on April 12, 2010, 04:55:15 pm

would you really want to go with Quinn insurance at the moment, what with all the financial problems?!

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: patwoods on April 12, 2010, 05:18:09 pm

try frost insurance in Galway they say they will beat any price in Éire with same cover etc  ;)

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: patwoods on April 12, 2010, 05:39:28 pm

ps guys which is the best insurance in uk for small operators??

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: tacky on April 12, 2010, 07:22:52 pm

simple business .is good .

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: magic1 on April 13, 2010, 07:39:15 am

Quinn insurance has gone into administration.

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Paul Coleman on April 13, 2010, 06:54:18 pm

Quote from: magic1 on April 13, 2010, 07:39:15 am

Quinn insurance has gone into administration.

I'm not surprised.  With quotes that high they probably didn't have any customers.

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: darragh windows on April 13, 2010, 07:28:45 pm

quin insurance is out of administration the guy quin himself has a lot of business here he practically owns a large town here he simply took money from his insurance business to help his other concrete and building business ,

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: darragh windows on April 13, 2010, 07:36:00 pm

i just renewed mine through allied in wigan for £167 which was through quin direct the day they went into administration so allied changed it to hiscox with the same cover this price was for to equal partners both public liability and products cover liability up to 1 million working to a height of 25 metres
it covers us both for anything we are cleaning on a ladder or wfp with an excess of £250

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: STEVE-UK on April 13, 2010, 07:54:46 pm

£5 million liability for windows and gutter vac £113.00 last year, £128.00 this year

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: patwoods on April 13, 2010, 09:38:24 pm

Quote from: STEVE-UK on April 13, 2010, 07:54:46 pm

£5 million liability for windows and gutter vac £113.00 last year, £128.00 this year

who's that with steve ??

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: STEVE-UK on April 14, 2010, 11:06:50 am

Its a firm called Chapman & Stacey

01444 450600

mention southern window cleaning to get the cheaper rates

www.chapmanandstacey.co.uk/

Title: Re: Just had a quote from Quinn insurance
Post by: Dave Turley on April 14, 2010, 12:03:35 pm

A-Plan £126.70 £5 million sole trader