One of the most common claims that we see coming through the office relates to the alleged damage of carpets and upholstery.
It is therefore quite important that you are able to measure and assess the risks that your cleaning business faces.
We provide insurance cover to lots of commercial cleaning contractors who get involved with cleaning kitchens and the ducting that goes with
Virtually every cleaner uses a tool or a piece of equipment to carry out their job, whether that be a mop and bucket or a more complicated s
Many simple liability policies will not provide any cover if you are a specialist cleaner, getting involved in cleaning the likes of solar p
One of the biggest factors in calculating your insurance premium can often come down to the amount of work that you do off the ground, and a
When you operate a cleaning business, you need to be prepared for all kinds of evenualities and you need to have in place a strict set of co
We can provide cover to virtually any type of cleaning contractor in the UK, whether you work internally or externally, whether that is in a
Gleaming Insurance are specialists in the cleaning sector and we understand how you operate your business, that is why we don't work on
Lots of the cleaning companies we insure carry keys and pass cards and are responsible for letting themselves in and out of their clients pr
This phrase sometimes sends shudders down the spine of a liability underwriter, especially one that doesn't understand the cleaning industry. Historically, some of the largest problems for insurance companies come from injuries sustained from falls from height and that is why traditionally most insurers are very wary to offer any cover. However, once you start to understand the industry and are able to effectively ask the right questions, the problems of working at height become more manageable. It is true to say that the rates for anyone working off the ground are much higher than those using ground based equipment such as a pole system, but that doesn't mean that you can't get good and eff
When you apply a chemical or solution to a carpet, you will always run the risk of that carpet either shrinking or becoming discoloured. No matter how experienced you are or how many times you have done that process before. For businesses working as carpet cleaners, this is a real and major risk. The need for specialist insurance becomes very apparent when you realise that a standard liability policy would not give any cover at all for such damage. This sort of damage is called "treatment risk" and unless you have a specialist carpet cleaners insurance liability policy that includes it you could be left to pick up the pieces. Over the years, we have seen so many incidents where a policy is t
