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What is Employee Dishonesty insurance? 

Employee Dishonesty insurance covers your business for losses incurred by theft, fraudulent or dishonest acts by your employees, subject to obtaining Money and/or Contents insurance. 

Theft is often an unfortunate a part of doing business, and sometimes the people acting badly are on staff. Employee Dishonesty cover could help you manage losses if an employee has sticky fingers. 

Employee Dishonesty insurance

What does Employee Dishonesty insurance cover?

What is covered
Loss of Money 

Caused by theft, fraud or dishonesty by an employee 

What is covered
Loss of Contents

Caused by theft, fraud or dishonesty by an employee 

  • Loss of money or contents resulting from any further act of fraud or dishonesty after you first discover that the employee has been previously engaged in provable dishonest conduct or has previous convictions for dishonest acts 
  • Losses discovered more than 12 months after the period of insurance has expired or more than 12 months after the termination of employment of the employee concerned  
  • Any director, partner, trustee or principal 
  • If the only proof of loss is shortage revealed by accounting records or a stock-take of inventory 
  • Losses that are not reported to the insurer within 21 days of the discovery of any act of fraud or dishonesty on the part of any employee  
  • Any broker, factor, commission agent, consignee, contractor or other agent 

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3 industries who purchase Employee Dishonesty most:

Health care & Allied health

Allied Health 

Hospitality

Hospitality

Employee Dishonesty is suited to a wide range of industries and occupations in addition to the ones listed above. 

How much does Employee Dishonesty insurance cost?

Employee Dishonesty insurance costs vary based on your annual turnover, how many employees are covered, and other factors.

You can select different levels of cover to suit your needs.

This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim. Choosing different cover levels may impact the cost of your policy.

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

You can select different levels of cover to suit your needs. 

This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim. Choosing different cover levels may impact the cost of your policy. 

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

Number of employees being covered

Annual turnover

Worst case scenario claim size

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

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Frequently asked questions

Employee generally means any person employed by you under a contract of service or apprenticeship. It does not include directors, partners, trustees, or principals of a business, or a broker, factor, commission agent, consignee, contractor or other agent. 

Insurers will usually accept as proof of loss, a certified statement from your auditors or accountants that shows the value of the property that is lost.  

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