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Tool insurance

Already an established locksmith? Trying to get your new locksmith business off the ground? Need training or licensing? Have to get bonded and insured? Visit here to talk about running a locksmith business day to day, including buying a van, renting a store front, getting business cards and invoices made up, questions on taxes, pricing out jobs, what to spend on tools and what works and doesn't in advertizing.

Tool insurance

Postby Shrub » 9 Jul 2005 5:17

Im coming up for my insurance renewals,

Does anyone have tool cover? i have to leave a lot of tools in my van but my van insurance will not cover it,

Ive heard you can get insurance from certain firms if you insure your house with them as well but im not changing all that around if i can help it,

Is there any policys that you know of that i can take out independantly?

Any pointers would be a great help.
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Postby helix » 9 Jul 2005 7:23

My work van always had at least $30K worth of stuff that
could be easily taken, in one or two goes and the insurance company
wouldn't touch me because if my $2000 van went walkies, they'd
have to pay me at least $32000 on a slow day.

My spare room at home was used as a stock room and had
mega value in there, too.

My house insurance didn't cover the stock room for theft, (no contents
insurance because I got no contents) but rented to my own business as a
business room, my business insurance did. The only catch, was that I
had to have the stock in its own room, not accessible from an
outside door, and behind at least two deadbolts. (not including the
one on my front door).

MAYBE this could be a similar thing to put your vehicle in your carport if
you have one and rent the parking space to your own business?
Just tell your house insurance guys that your carport is a place of
business. There are also legal ways to write off building a carport
as a tax deduction, or better yet, a gift as well!


Hmm, just reread your post and well, umm..
I hope this was at least a little relevent. :oops:
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Postby Varjeal » 9 Jul 2005 9:40

I'm on the wrong side of the pond in this case, but my particular commercial insurance covers a few things.

1. A set monetary value for all tools and inventory with individual values under $500 for a max value. (I think it's $30,000)

2. I made a list with serial #'s and update it when necessary called a "Tool Schedule" (that's what the insurance place calls it anyways) for all equipment, etc. that has individual value over $500 ea. When updated I send it into the insurance people and they let me know if I need increased coverage for that.

3. My commercial insurance covers my inventory no matter where it is (In this case a seperate locked room)

Sounds like you may need to do some serious shopping around. Might want to ask other lockies in your area where they get their insurance and what it covers. Don't reject the idea of combining home and business insurance as occaisionally it can benefit you with lower rates.

Just a thought.
*insert witty comment here*
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Postby Shrub » 10 Jul 2005 4:59

Thanks for that,

My house is a listed building so building of any kind is not an option,

The house insurance has already said they wont touch it and to have buisness insurance on the property means i have to notify change of use and then will be eligable for buisness rates etc :cry:

An insurance schedule says to me that you are on a sort of itemised specific insurance which is exactally what im after but is the thing im struggleing to get,

Unfortunatley in this case (but not business) i do not have any local lockies at all!

My stock is presentally split between a spare room and the van, my tools the same, ive fitted draws for all the tools so they can be removed and put into another carcass in the house during the night but all this does my head in and i would much rather preferr to leave the stuff in,

Im considering a shop and can get one with an indoor fitting bay so the van may be able to be locked up inside each night anyway but im after something to cover me for now really, perhaps i should go buy a garage or somthing for now, im sure if i was to rent somewhere it would be cheaper than a £50k insurance policy.

Thanks for the pointers, i will have to do more homework.
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Postby toomush2drink » 10 Jul 2005 14:13

You can get insurance for your tools and stock and the insurer i use refered to it as "goods in transit" insurance. Try http://www.gladiator.co.uk my insurance actually went down this year and its my 2nd year of being with them. You normally get it going down when you first use a company but never the 2nd year and this was about £100 cheaper too so i recommend them
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Postby Shrub » 11 Jul 2005 3:52

Cheers toomush :wink: , i will give them a call.
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