Forum Insurance has become one of the UK’s leading brokers specialising in insuring petrol forecourts. With over 25 years’ experience in the sector, we understand these businesses are naturally at a greater risk than many other retail premises. Filling station insurance is vitally important, from the threat of fires or fuel leaks to vehicle collisions and thefts, there are a variety of dangers for these companies to protect themselves against. Our comprehensive forecourt insurance packages ensure that you’re covered in the unfortunate event you must make a claim.
Enhancing Petrol Station Forecourt Risk
Most independent forecourt owners understand their insurance needs and have adequate cover in place. However, just as the industry has improved in leaps and bounds, so have the requirements and options for insurance cover. For example, EPOS technology systems now sit at the front line when it comes to tracking transactions and identifying fraud at point of sale. Fuel Tank monitoring systems can quickly and safely shut of valves and fuel flow if changes in temperature, pressure and so on occur. Just as these improvements have been made so have insurance providers enhanced their policies and cover.
What additional features can I expect from leading insurance policies?
As mentioned above insurance covers have greatly been enhanced since “the good old days”, we have listed some of the additional covers we believe our clients should have to be fully protected.
Extended Liability Cover – Forecourt sites have varying levels of traffic and footfall, but most of these sites, no matter how well managed, will at some point see an employer’s liability or public liability claim, for example from a slip or trip on spillage, or impact claims made by careless drivers resulting in pump and third-party damage. Increasing the standard liability limits to 10m will ensure you are adequately protected.
Environmental Impairment Liability – Many sites suffer from unforeseen spills or leakages. These incidents are often gradual and go unnoticed for a significant time before detection, this can lead to enormous environmental liability claims that stretch out for years. Come and talk to us if you are concerned this may happen to you, we provide enhancements and fully comprehensive management of leaks and spills including notification to the appropriate authorities.
Stock In the Open – The majority of insurance policies for forecourts are enhanced motor trade policies, this means they are not really designed to cater for the full scope of forecourt risks. An example of this is stock in the open, you should check your policy wording very carefully to guarantee that your gas canisters, flowers, newsstands and so on that are external to the shop itself are covered.
Malicious Damage by Employees – Many polices either do not provide cover for malicious damage, or if they do these types of claims often carry hefty deductibles (excesses) up to £2500! This often makes the point of claiming redundant as values for damage we have seen range between £200 – £3000 meaning either a policy holder cannot claim, or the benefit of claiming becomes minimal when reflected in the following years premium following a pay out!
Our Products & Covers
Convenience remains the watchword in forecourt design, and that’s how we’ve designed our insurance offering. The first step in protecting any petrol station forecourt is solid insurance cover and we ensure you are correctly covered for:
We also appreciate that petrol station insurance may not always be at the forefront of a business owner’s priorities. That’s why we have made the process of getting suitable cover easy. A simple question set that can be answered over a friendly ten-minute conversation or by or easy to fill bespoke proposal form. By coming to us for your financial protection, you can rest assured you’ll get a policy that meets all your needs. We take the hard work and complexity out of the process and provide independent, professional advice.
Forum Insurance has created an e-book with some fascinating facts about the history of filling stations. Take a look at the big changes that have swept through petrol forecourts over the decades and delve into some of the important safety improvements that have been made. Download your FREE copy of the publication .
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