The Citizen (Gauteng)

Time to clean out the cobwebs from your policy

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Indwe Risk Services

Things are constantly changing, especially in the business world, and some of these changes can have a significan­t impact on your business’ insurance needs.

Here are our top tips to clean out the cobwebs from your policy:

Employees

Do you have employees? Then you need to take out or update your employee’s liability or worker’s compensati­on cover. This product helps you pay for your workers if they get hurt on your premises or delivering services.

New services

Always ensure your Errors and Omissions policy is up to date, to avoid being held financiall­y liable should your clients suffer loss due to your business’ advice.

This means that when you expand your business offerings, you need to speak to your insurance advisor about your policy.

Vehicles

So you’ve added your business vehicle to your business insurance policy, but have you added the driver’s details as the regular driver? Do you allow your staff to take the vehicle home at times?

Your insurer needs to be aware this informatio­n, or you run the risk of not being covered in the event of an accident or theft.

Buildings

Do you keep your building maintained?

Make sure that the burglar bars and window frames aren’t rusted and that the fire extinguish­ers and alarms are all working. Get a profession­al air con service provider out to inspect your air conditione­r.

If there are trees around your business premises, make sure the branches are secured and that they won’t break off during the first rain storm and damage your building.

Invest in surge protectors and lightning conductors.

All these changes can influence not only your monthly premiums, but also your level of cover.

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