dry cleaners insurance

Dry Cleaners and Laundrette Insurance

Why Do You Need Dry Cleaner Insurance or Laundrette Insurance?

Dry cleaners' insurance protects your business against the unique challenges it faces on a daily basis. If an accident happens to your employees, customers, or their belongings, you could be liable.

Insurance protects your business in the event of an unexpected incident – it could be an accident, flood, or intentional malicious damage.

So whether you own multiple stores or just one single outlet, speak to an expert about the type of cover you need and we’ll arrange laundrette insurance that’s a perfect fit for your business.

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Standard Covers**

  • Accidental damage

  • Book debts/account receivable

  • Business interruption

  • Contents insurance

  • Employers' liability

  • Glass

  • Money in safe

  • Money on premises

  • Public and products liability

Optional Covers**

  • Buildings cover

  • Goods in transit

  • Legal expenses

  • Loss of rent receivable

  • Subsidence

  • Tenants improvements

  • Terrorism

Premiums from as little as

748 .70

In the past 12 months our customers have paid as little as £748.70 per annum for launderette insurance.

50% of our launderette customers paid less than £1,250.00 per annum.***


What Does Our Dry Cleaners and Laundrette Insurance Policy Cover?

As standard, our dry cleaners and laundrette insurance includes the most important covers which include the following:

Public Liability Cover

Public liability insurance protects your dry cleaners or launderette if a member of the public is injured, or their property is damaged because of your business. This is a particularly important cover as you deal with the public’s property on a daily basis.

Buildings and Contents Cover

Building and contents insurance protects the bricks and mortar of your shop as well as all the equipment inside too.

Employers' Liability Cover

If you have employees working for you, you need to have employers liability insurance by law. This protects you if your employees become injured or ill as a result of working for you.

What Are Our Laundrette Insurance Policy Options?

Our dry cleaners insurance and laundrette insurance policy options include both standard and optional covers. We can also help tailor your insurance policy to cover exactly what you need it to.

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** Standard and optional cover may differ dependent upon insurer.

***Data compared from 13 policies sold in 2021. 2 customers paid as little as £748.70   

Frequently asked questions

Cafe and coffee shop insurance costs can vary depending on the level of cover you need. For example, you will usually need standard covers like employers' liability if you have staff and public liability if your customers have an accident. But if you also have a larger coffee machine that would be expensive to replace, you're likely to need extra cover. Over the last 12 months 50% of our cafe insurance customers paid less than �452.80 per year, but the lowest premium was �229.* *Data compared from 710 policies sold in 2020. Some types of insurance may be a legal requirement. Others will protect you and your charity shop in the event of a claim but are not compulsory. Your charity will likely to be interacting with members of the public on a daily basis, which means there's a risk of your charity's activities causing injury, illness or property damage to a third party. If an unexpected situation occurs, then you could be held liable for the damage, and financially responsible for legal fees and compensation. Public liability insurance for charities could cover you in this situation. If you have employees, by law you need employers liability insurance. This protects you if an employee becomes injured or seriously ill as a result of working for you. As you have members of the public filtering in and out of your charity shop, pubic liability insurance is essential. This cover will protect you if a shopper has an accident or stock is damaged as a result of you or your employee's negligence. For charity shops, stock insurance should be a high priority. Without your stock, you wouldn't be able to run your business. This type of cover protects you if your stock is damaged or stolen and needs replacing. The cost of your insurance policy depends entirely on your needs. Our flexible policies can adapt to fit your requirements and your budget too. Multiple options may be available from our range of insurers - each with different features and prices. We will find you several possibilities so you can make an informed decision on which option is best for you. As you constantly have members of the public filtering in and out of your supermarket, pubic liability insurance is essential. This cover will protect you if a shopper has an accident or their property is damaged as a result of you or your employee's negligence. If you have employees, by law you need employers liability insurance. This protects you if an employee becomes injured or seriously ill as a result of working for you. Stock insurance should be a high priority. Without your stock, you wouldn't be able to run your business. This type of cover protects you if your stock is damaged or stolen and needs replacing. It can also be increased around key dates when you would carry goods that are more expensive than usual, like at Christmas for example. Each supermarket has varying needs of protection. For example, your supermarket may have an onsite bakery or you may have a large amount of frozen stock that you need to insure. Speak to one of our advisers and let them know your requirements, and we'll look for a policy that best suits your needs. The cost of your insurance policy depends entirely on your needs. Our flexible policies can be adapted to fit your requirements and your budget too. For example, multiple options may be available from our panel of insurers - each with differing features and prices. We will find you several possibilities so you can make an informed decision on which option is best for you. Some types of insurance may be a legal requirement. Others will protect you and your supermarket in the event of a claim but are not compulsory. Not having the right insurance or inappropriate cover for your supermarket could be a false economy. For example, if you don't have public liability insurance and a customer trips over a box left on the floor you may be liable to pay costs of compensation. Therefore, it's important to consider all the risks facing your supermarket and match your insurance protection to your requirements which should provide you with peace of mind that a potential claim won't damage your business. Some types of insurance may be a legal requirement. Others will protect you and your bike shop in the event of a claim but are not compulsory. Not having the right insurance for your bike shop could be a false economy. For example, if you don't have public liability insurance and a customer trips over equipment or boxes on the floor you may be liable to pay costs of compensation. Therefore, it makes sense to match your insurance protection to your requirements which should provide you with peace of mind that a potential claim won't damage your business.

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