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We manage hundreds of scaffolding insurance policies for our scaffolding companies and contractors.
Our specialist Brokers work with you to secure a competitive insurance package our team specialises in Public Liability Insurance, Portable Tools and Property, Commercial Motor and Truck Insurance for scaffolding contractors.
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tailored advice
Competitively
priced policies
Comprehensive
cover options
What you need to know about
Scaffolding companies require a specialised insurance policy that is tailored to the scaffolding industry..
Insurance for scaffolding contractors has previously been a hard to place market especially for public liability insurance policies.
The reason for this is that scaffolding is usually set up for safe access along side large construction sites and if not installed correctly the contractor or company can be held liable for personal injury or property damages under their scaffolding public liability insurance.
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We understand that running a scaffolding business takes a lot of time, effort and energy. Don’t let the paperwork involved in comparing good quality insurance policies weigh you down. We are a trusted broker that has placed many different scaffolder insurance policies for all types of scaffolding contractors.
Some of the public liability claims made against scaffolding companies on their liability insurance usually consists of:
There are many other claims that could be made however, these are the main claims that occur on scaffolder liability policies.
Although the scaffolding is made of hard steel, it can still be damaged. Some of the frequent portable equipment claims that we manage for scaffolding companies will typically see the following:
When you are putting a scaffolding liability insurance policy in place, insurers will usually need a good understanding of what your business does. Generally speaking, they will need to know what type of projects your company provides scaffolding to for example: residential only, multi-level apartments, stadium grandstands or any other works that you do.
We keep our paperwork to a minimum so it’s simple, quick and straightforward.
Scaffolders are considered a high risk due to the nature of work that they do. Although your company has a number of legislation requirements and safety protocols in place the insurers base their premium and insurance decisions on risk. Firstly, a number of insurers won’t insure scaffolding public liability insurance policies so it is a reduced market. As for the insurers that will offer public liability insurance for scaffolding companies they asses their premium based off the works that you are engaged in. The higher risk they deem the work, the higher premium they will charge.Â
Scaffolding liability insurance claims are quite common and as with most construction-related claims they are usually the following:
There are multiple policies that can provide cover for scaffolding equipment going from site to site. A general property cover will cover the actual scaffolding for damage for example, in the event of a truck collision occurring whilst carrying scaffolding the damage to the scaffolding equipment would be covered. This also extends to cover scaffolding while erected on a job site.
There are multiple policies that can provide cover for scaffolding equipment going from site to site. A general property cover will cover the actual scaffolding for damage for example, in the event of a truck collision occurring whilst carrying scaffolding the damage to the scaffolding equipment would be covered. This also extends to cover scaffolding while erected on a job site.
Yes, as above a general property cover will provide Australia wide coverage for the scaffolding equipment for theft and damage.
Most public liability policies will cover worldwide territories excluding USA and Canada therefor incidental work that is done internationally can be considered. This would be subject to insurer acceptance.
Yes, some of the scaffolding companies that we look after are involved in installing stadium seating, scaffolding for multi-storey construction sites and many more. We have a strong relationship with our insurers and can usually put suitable cover in place for your scaffolding business.
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