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What does flooring insurance cover?
Flooring installer insurance covers the cost of everyday risks that could devastate your business financially, such as:
- Client injuries (ex: a client trips over your equipment during an installation)
- Accidental property damage
- Stolen tools and equipment
- Unplanned interruptions
Anything can happen when you’re installing flooring in clients’ homes and businesses. Insurance for flooring contractors helps you protect yourself, your business, and your clients when things don’t go to plan.
Why do flooring installation contractors need insurance?
Flooring installers may need business insurance to meet contract obligations or cover unexpected legal costs.
Enter a job site.
Work as a contractor or subcontractor.
Replace damaged or stolen tools, equipment, stock, and supplies.
Cover lost wages if an injury leaves you unable to work.
Cover ongoing expenses during unplanned business shutdowns.
Who needs flooring business insurance?
BizCover offers tailored insurance options for a variety of flooring installation businesses, including:
Timber Flooring Installation
Carpet Laying
Slate Flooring Installation
Timber Floor Sanding and Polishing
Stair Installation
Flooring Distribution
Tilers
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What types of insurance do flooring businesses need?
We offer a range of policies designed to cover your business, tools, and stock. Build an insurance package that suits your needs and buy in minutes.
Popular cover types for flooring contractors:
Popular cover types for flooring contractors:
How much does flooring installers’ insurance cost?
Business insurance for flooring businesses costs $86 per month*.
Factors influencing cost
Risks of the industry
Cover level amount
Annual turnover
Number of employees
Claims history
*BizCover’s Customer Average Monthly Payment Report is based on 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 and presented as a guide only. It may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual factors will apply.
Get cover that works with the risks of your business
Select different cover amounts for each policy listed below.
This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim.
Unsure how much to choose? Think about:
Statutory Profession Requirements
Cover required by contracts
Number of employees being covered
Your contract value
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 over yourself, 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.
Factors influencing cost
Risk of the industry
Cover level amount
Annual turnover
Number of employees
Claims history
*Customer Average Monthly Payment Report is based on 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 and presented as a guide only. It may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual criteria will apply.
Get cover that works with the risks of your business
Select different cover amounts for each policy listed below. This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim.
Unsure how much to choose? Think about:
Statutory professional requirements
Cover required by contracts
Number of employees being covered
Your contract value
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 over yourself, 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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Claim example
Whilst installing timber flooring in a customer’s property, jack hammering caused small pieces of timber to hit a glass window. The glass was chipped, and the customer held the installer responsible for the damage.
The flooring installer made a claim on their Public Liability insurance policy. The insurer reviewed the situation and accepted the claim. They paid $9,261.60 to cover the damage.
The provision of the claims examples are for illustrative purposes only and should not be seen as an indication as to how any potential claim will be assessed or accepted. Coverage for claims on the policy is determined by the insurer, and not BizCover.
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^ Savings made from January 2024 to April 2025. This information is provided as a guide only and may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual underwriting criteria will apply.
Frequently asked questions
Flooring installation contractors may be required to have Public Liability insurance to enter job sites or work as a subcontractor for another business. A Public Liability policy may also be necessary to lease commercial workshop or warehouse space for your business.
Public Liability insurance is designed to provide protection for you and your business in the event a customer, supplier or a member of the public brings a claim against you due to their being injured or sustaining property damage as a result of your negligent business activities.
Portable Equipment (or general property) insurance to cover specified items such as tools, business equipment or electronic items, or unspecified items of lower value. In addition, cover is available for public liability, tax audit, employment practices and statutory liability risks. Portable Equipment cover is an optional cover available through a Business Insurance Pack.
Business Insurance is an insurance package designed to provide cover for your business contents, stock, tools and commercial premises when an insured event occurs (such as fire, storm, theft or even accidental damage). A Business Insurance package can also cover glass and loss of revenue due to business interruption in specified circumstances.
Flooring contractors can customise their Business Insurance Packs to include cover that fits their needs, such as Portable Equipment, Contents, Business Interruption and more.
If you get injured at home or at work, Personal Accident and Illness insurance can provide cover should you become permanently disabled or pass away as a result of an accident. Cover can also include a weekly benefit for loss of income if you are unable to work as a result of an unexpected injury or illness (even if it occurs outside of your employment).
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