Direct Line Insurance

Direct Line Insurance for the Tradesmen of UK

The work of a tradesman is extremely risky. Often there comes a situation when you working somewhere and you get injured. As a result of the injury, you are unable to work for few weeks or months. Or you might come across a situation when you incur heavy losses in your business due to damaged property or supply. To protect you from these kinds of expenses, a Tradesman Insurance is there that can help you bear these expenses and you don't have to worry about the money.

To offer insurance to the tradesman like plumbers, electricians, builders, decorators etc; there are many insurance providers in the entire United Kingdom . Direct Line is one of the reputed insurance providers of United Kingdom that offers Direct Line Tradesman Insurance but only to the residents of the United Kingdom only. People staying in UK but belonging to other nationality cannot avail this insurance. Moreover this insurance is basically designed for the tradesman only and not for the common people. There are two covers available; the first is for the employers and second is for the general tradesman.

With the help of the Direct Line Tradesman Insurance , you can get a cover up to 1 million pounds for the personal liability. In some cases, this liability cover can even be extended up to 5 million pounds. In the event if your tools and equipments are damaged, you can get a cover up to 5,000 pounds. Moreover for the employers, they can get a cover up to 10 million pounds to cover the compensations if any of your workers are injured while working. Moreover any legal assistance meted out of the injury would be beard by this insurance provider only.

Before you avail the Direct Line Tradesman Insurance , you will have to fulfill some of the basic eligibility criteria. You must be a tradesman under one of the following criteria:

• Under any apprenticeship
• A labor master
• Sub contractor
• Self employed person under apprenticeship
• Driver or operator of any agency
• Trainee undergoing internship
• Voluntary helper