Specialist insurance for opticians.
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Our cover includes an allowance of up to 50% seasonal increase of stock.
We offer employers' liability cover for legal costs and expenses in defending prosecutions.
Our cover includes protection for loss of money from your premises during business hours, or for stock in transit, up to a value of £5,000.
Claims of up to £5k are handled by our dedicated in-house claims team.
Our optician insurance policy includes building and contents cover for your shops, warehouses, fixtures, fittings and stock. We can also offer an increase of up to 50% increase on your stock if needed for any three-month period.
With Towergate's insurance for optometrists, you will receive protection for loss of money from your premises during business hours, or for stock in transit, up to a value of £5,000. In the event of assault happening to a member of staff whilst they are in possession of monies belonging to your business, we can also cover up to £25,000.
We offer public and product liability to protect you against legal costs, including those relating to third-party injury and damage to property.
We offer employers' liability cover for legal costs and expenses in defending prosecutions, including worldwide cover for UK resident employees working overseas.
When you need to make a claim, we'll guide you through the process and get your claim settled as quickly as possible.
If your optician business cannot operate due to an unforeseen closure, we offer up to £4 million over a 24-month period as standard, so you only need to let us know if your income grows above £2 million a year as you may be under-insured.
Yes, our optician insurance policy covers tax investigations undertaken by HM Revenue & Customs, so it is usually not necessary to take out additional cover for this.
As you bring in new equipment, contact one of our advisers so we can adjust the 'sums insured' on your policy.
Not at all. Let your adviser know and they can make sure it's covered in your policy - it will not incur extra costs.
If you would prefer to spread the cost of your policy you have the option of setting up a Direct Debit to pay your premium in equal monthly instalments through our preferred provider, Premium Credit Limited (PCL).
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