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Liability for mobile caterers

We offer a public and employers liability insurance contract for a wide range of catering and non catering risks for businesses based in the UK and Northern Ireland. If you want a quote for material damage please use this form

Employers Liability

Public Liability

Products Liability

The £5,000,000 limit can be increased to £10,000,000 on request and payment of additional premium.

ACCEPTABLE OCCUPATIONS

REFER

May be acceptable

  • Mobile Bars/ Services
  • ANY Marquee tent erection over 8ft tall
  • Not registered with Local Authority Health Dept
  • Previous Claims
  • Unsatisfied CCJ/ Bankruptcy
  • Pier Risks
  • Adverse History
  • Group 3 risks (51-100 seats) in Northern Ireland
All Group 1 occupations with 11-20 employees or with 21-50 seating capacity must be rated as Group 2 (count agency staff and casual labour) Between 51-100 seats rate as Group 3.
Group 1 Group 2
  • Hot/ cold food vans./ trailers, Mobile Shops
  • Ice cream vans/ trailers
  • Baked Potato Ovens
  • Ice cream bicycles and tricycles (No road use)
 
  • Sandwich Rounds
  • Buffet caterers (food prepared away served cold)
  • Milk delivery (Not dairies)
  • Bread delivery (Not bakeries)
  • Wet Fish Round
  • Buffet caterers - on-site cooking
  • Contract Caterers (Golf clubs/ public houses/ staff canteens etc)
  • Permanently sited catering trailers/ portacabins
  • Food Kiosks
  • Vending Machines (Cold sales only)
  • Takeaway shops - cold sales/ microwave/ hot drinks
  • Cafes/ restaurents/ tea rooms - cold sales/ microwave/ hot drinks
  • Vending machines (Hot)
  • Takeaway Shops - Hot sales
  • Cafes/ Restaurents/ Tea rooms - Hot sales
  • Fruit & Veg stall (inc markets)
  • Home made preserves
  • Delivery Drivers - self employed not wholesale
  • Mobile Butchers (No Employers liability)
  • Cake maker/ decorator
  • Cookery Demonstrators
  • Dinner Parties 
  • Flower sales e.g. roadside
  • Flower arrangers
  • Souvenir Sellers - e.g. outside football grounds
  • Mobile video hire
  • Newsagent Kiosks
 

(This is for guidance only and is not exhaustive)

Rating

Rating depends on turnover, the occupation and whether cover is required in the Province (cover will extend into Eire). Premiums include IPT and a £10.00 policy fee. Please note we do have another scheme for liability which may be slightly cheaper but cannot offer these online - please use this form.

  Group 1 Risks Group 2 Risks Group 3 Risks
Turnover Excluding NI Including NI Excluding NI Including NI Excluding NI
Up to £30,000 £192.15 £348.10 £337.05 £480.90 £337.05
£60,000 £234.15 £425.80 £418.95 £606.90 £418.95
£80,000 £276.15 £505.60 £506.10 £733.95 £506.10
£100,000 £320.25 £583.30 £593.25 £867.30 £593.25
£150,000 £363.30 £652.60 £679.35 £995.40 £679.35
£200,000 £401.10 £715.60 £756.00 £1109.85 £756.00
£250,000 £435.75 £789.50 £825.30 £1213.80 £825.30
Over £250,000

Refer

One-off events can be covered (up to 3 days, 10 employees and 20 seats) assuming less than £7,500 turnover will be generated.

1 day - EX Northern Ireland £125.00
3 days - Ex Northern Ireland £160.00
1 day - Inc N. Ireland £195.00
3 days - Inc N. Ireland £250.00

Terms and Conditions

 Please use the form below to request a proposal form (UK customers only)

Your name
E-mail address
Address line 1
Address line 2
City
County
Post code
Age
Telephone No.
Type of catering undertaken
Turnover £
How many seats (if applicable)
Is alcohol served?
Policy Type
DO you want short period cover
Comments
contract, details of business etc including turnover, claims
 

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Links to our other lists of policies

B Portwood & Company Insurance Home Page - an overview of the site and types of policy on offer.
Commercial Liability insurance - Public and employers liability, contractors, professional indemnity, bad debt, credit performance bonds