Proffesional Indemnity Insurance

[Bundle 2]

So to recap, it seems we know who not to use and what to look out for...even how much it will cost perhaps.....can no-one recommend an underwriter that would offer appropriate cover for survey and risk/hazard assessment, condition report and BS 5837 work?

[Yorkshireman]

hiscox via lycetts

[ScottF]

I use Mark Richard insurance in Bristol. £500,000 prof indemnity and £2,000,000 public liability for arboricultural consultancy and landscape design. Around £600 per annum.

 

As for how well they pay up and let you know when I screw up.

[arnoldbuchsassinger]

Are you qualified to do tree assessment, hazard assessment, tree reporting, the world has gone somewhat mad on whether someone is qualified to make legal statements. ie mortgage reports etc. I do this kind of stuff and i tell ya what you end up having to caveat every tree you come across, weather, timescale of report validity, VTA stuff. You can get into a legal minefield very quickly. Will it fall down? hmmm its a tree. Dynamic object and all that but what about the prevailing wind, P & D etc. If you make the statment you put your name and reputation with it. As you long as you use common sense, look at the soil/substrate in the area etc, you should be fine. I use TI insurance and have never had a problem, i have even looked at a couple of council trees.

[Bundle 2]

I use TI insurance

Would you care to put that in English...? Relax bro, its just a report...the world does not depend on it and you want to try and remember this simple one word idea...Reasonable....cheers