What is the difference between Tool & Portable Equipment insurance and Contents (Property) insurance?

Tool & Portable Equipment insurance covers the cost of the things you take on-the-job with you anywhere in New Zealand. Contents insurance covers the things which stay on your premises.

What is the difference between Contents (Property) insurance and Building insurance?

Both cover damage caused by storm, fire, and theft or break in, but Contents (Property) protects the money, equipment, stock, and glass in your building, while Building Cover protects the building you operate out of.

Are my tools covered if they were stolen out of my van?

Tool & Portable Equipment insurance can cover you if your tools are stolen from your locked van, ute, or work vehicle. When you make a claim, we will assess if the stolen equipment was stored securely.

Can I buy Business Vehicle insurance for my work ute or van?

Unfortunately, BizCover does not currently offer Business Vehicle Insurance. However, we can help protect the tools of trade and portable equipment securely stored inside your work vehicle with Tool & Portable Equipment insurance. So, if your tools are stolen from your locked ute or van, your policy can help replace them (subject to the policy terms).

Tool Insurance For Tradesmen

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What is Tool Insurance and why do Tradies need it?

Tools, chances are you have accumulated a few over the years, and imagining a day without them probably sends a shiver down your spine. Whether you are a plumber or a landscaper, your tools are what help you to perform your professional trade services and get the job done.

Why Insuring Your Tools Of Trade And Portable Equipment May Help Your Business

Take a moment and think about all the bits and bobs that help you get through the day when running your business. For the tradies this may be your tools of trade, a collection of specialty equipment that has no doubt grown over the years.

A Tradies Guide To Protecting Tools

Your tools are an essential part of your work. Without the proper attention and care, tools can get damaged, wear and tear faster, and even become dangerous to use. Here is quick guide on some of the things you can consider to help protect your tools.

How tradies can take the pain out of claim time

As a tradie, your tools are essential to getting the job done and losing them would be a disaster.

A Designers Guide To Understanding Portable Equipment Insurance

A designer without their tools of trade is just a recipe for disaster, right? Whether you’re a graphic designer, an interior designer or costume extraordinaire designer, you rely on things like your tablet, phone and design specific tools to construct your grand designs.

Portable Equipment Insurance, A Guide For Contractors

If you take a second to reflect and think about how important your tools of trade are to help you get the job done. The field of contracting branches off into many different areas, from tradies to architects, management consultants, photographers and many more.

A Tradies Guide To Getting Your Business Insurance Sorted

Getting your business insurance sorted is one of those things that no matter if you’re a plumber, plasterer or handyman, needs to be ticked off that to-do list. While at times it may seem a bit overwhelming, knowing which policies cover what and the type of coverage you need, we’ve done the leg work to come up with a simple guide that explains how business insurance can protect your tradie business.

Tradie Guide to Public Liability Insurance

When it comes to business insurance and tradie insurance, there can be a lot that tradies and subcontractors can benefit from understanding. The sheer number of unique risks that tradies are required to manage may seem overwhelming, which is why many tradies choose to reduce their risk via trade insurance.

What Is Inside A Business Insurance Pack?

We’ll give you a hint, it’s not fish and chips! A Business Insurance* pack offers a variety of different insurance options for the unique needs of small business owners out there. To help you get a better understanding of the types of business insurance options that may be offered, we take you for a tour of the ins and outs of a Business Insurance pack.

Tradies Guide to Business Insurance Packages

Tradies guide to Business Insurance packages

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Richard Evans Trades & Services
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David Tabar Trades & Services
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Awesome experience. Talking to a real person that had a pleasant persona. Was just so easy and I think it was Aaron?? was great to deal with. Gave us some discount as we are recognised as an existing client which is always a good feel thing and also that we are being rewarded for loyalty. Love it.

Pete Halligan Trades & Services
I found very efficant no hassle with doing quote or buying the cover

Desmond Procter Trades & Services
Quick to send through a quote. Had difficulty getting answers to questions because my contact person was away sick. Apart from that I was very happy with the price

Paul Exton Trades & Services
excellent and quick

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Tool Insurance For Tradesmen

Tool Insurance For Tradesmen

Tool Insurance For Tradesmen

What is Tool Insurance and why do Tradies need it?

Why Insuring Your Tools Of Trade And Portable Equipment May Help Your Business

A Tradies Guide To Protecting Tools

How tradies can take the pain out of claim time

A Designers Guide To Understanding Portable Equipment Insurance

Portable Equipment Insurance, A Guide For Contractors

A Tradies Guide To Getting Your Business Insurance Sorted

Tradie Guide to Public Liability Insurance

What Is Inside A Business Insurance Pack?

Tradies Guide to Business Insurance Packages

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