Electrical Contractor Insurance: What Cover Do You Need?
Due to the specialised nature of your work, electricians are always in demand. An essential part of running your business as an electrician is ensuring that you have the right level of insurance cover in place. As the trade insurance experts, GSK Insurance Brokers are here to share what you need to know about insurance for electricians. Why do electricians need insurance? Insurance provides you with the confident that you’re protected financially when things go wrong. For electricians, the nature of your work means there is a higher risk of things going wrong compared to other professions and insurance is essential. Most employers will not take you on as a contractors without proof of public liability insurance and you won’t be able to enter some worksites without it. If you’re an electrician in Queensland, you must have public liability insurance in place as well as additional consumer protection insurance. What forms of cover you electricians need? There are