OFFICE INSURANCE

Our office insurance is designed for businesses which operate soley from an office

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  • Office owners save an average of £225 when they switch to us*.
  • £2m public liability cover as standard.
  • Policies underwritten by Allianz Insurance plc, one of the UK's largest insurers.
  • Get a quote online or call now for a great deal on office insurance.

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Let Premierline Direct provide you with great cover at a competitive price to give you peace of mind for your office insurance.

  • We know that running a business, whatever its size, is hard work and organising your office insurance, while vital, can be a tedious task.  So, at Premierline Direct, we make arranging your office insurance quote quick and simple.  Our aim is to give you peace of mind, knowing that you have the right cover for your business needs at a great price. No form filling - quotes online or over the phone in minutes.

Our policies are designed to meet the needs of office-based businesses.  But we know that no two businesses are the same and we believe you should only pay for the cover your business needs

  • Our office insurance policy is designed to cover the assets, loss of earnings and legal liabilities of your business. The standard policy provides a range of covers from employer's and public liability to damage to contents and loss of earnings. However, we know that every office has quite different insurance needs, so we also give you the choice of including a number of optional extras, such as cover for your buildings or for computer breakdown and specified items used away from the business premises. We even provide a legal helpline that's available 24/7.

Save money on your office insurance

  • As the first business insurance provider to deal direclty with our customers, we have been able to offer our customers some fantastic savings.  In fact our customers save an average of 25% when they switch to Premierline Direct.

Our commercial building insurance, as well as our general office insurance policies are primarily underwritten by Allianz Insurance plc, one of the UK's largest and most reputable insurers

  • Over 30,000 businesses have chosen Premierline Direct for their business insurance. And the number is growing fast. Whatever your office insurance needs - from accountants to solicitors and estate agents, Premierline Direct can help with insurance. And, remember, our policies are primarily underwritten by Allianz Insurance plc, part of the global Allianz group, so we can give you the peace of mind that comes from being insured by one of the UK's largest insurers.

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We give our customers far more than just office insurance

Because great service counts, you'll find Premierline Direct easy to deal with whether you choose online, over the phone or even face-to-face - whatever suits you best

  • Like all good businesses, we understand the importance of listening to our customers. That's why we asked you exactly what kind of website and what kind of service you wanted and expected from us. And we've responded with a brand new, user-friendly site offering easy navigation to information on all our products. Our highly trained team of UK-based insurance experts understand your business insurance priorities and you'll find them helpful, efficient and ready to give you an office insurance quote over the phone. There are no forms to fill in, and we will get your documentation to you quickly.  If your needs are complex, we may also be able to visit your premises to talk them through with you.

And if you need to claim, we're right there for you 24/7, ready to get your business back on the road. Fast!

  • We know how devastating an insurance claim can be.  So, if things go wrong and you need to claim, we'll act fast to get you back in business with minimal fuss or delay.  Day or night, our 24/7 claims line will provide you with support when you most need it.  Our commitment is to settle claims fairly and efficiently. 

All our customers have access to an exclusive, risk-management website - giving you a whole range of tools to help plan and manage and reduce the risks to your business

  • Our unique website, Risk Director, is an interactive, one-stop-shop for risk management and support, giving impartial guidance on risk assessment, training and development.  Also available through the website are discounts from preferred suppliers and access to our free health, safety and environmental helpline.

And Premierline Direct office insurance customers get exclusive access to a wide range of discounts, all aimed at cutting your business running costs

  • As a Premierline Direct customer you can take advantage of our Business Savings Program, which offers a wide range of exclusive offers from big-brand names in office supplies, business and leisure travel, IT services and many others - companies like Apple, Epson, Hewlett Packard, Viking Direct and Sharp.  Call us to find out more.

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Standard cover

The following is covered as standard within our office policy:

Business Contents - Our policy covers your computer equipment and office contents (including the costs involved with reproducing documents & computer records at up to £1000 any one document/item). This will cover you against a range of perils including explosion, fire, storm damage, malicious damage and theft involving forcible and violent entry or exit from the premises.

Business Interruption - This helps you stay in business by covering loss of gross income and reasonable expenditure incurred as a result of a loss covered under the policy. A gross income sum insured of £250,000 with an indemnity period of 12 months is automatically provided.

Loss of Accounts Receivable - Covers money up to a maximum of £25,000 that customers owe your business, but cannot be collected due to loss or damage caused by an insured peril to your books of account or business records.

Employer's Liability - Provides cover of up to £10,000,000 for sums you become legally liable to pay as damages together with your legal costs and expenses relating to an injury to an employee for which you are legally liable.

Public Liability - Provides cover of up to £2,000,000 for sums you become legally liable to pay as damages together with your legal costs and expenses relating to an accidental injury to any person or accidental loss or damage to their material property happening in the course of your business.

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Extensions of cover

Our office insurance cover automatically includes the following extensions as standard:

Extensions of cover Standard cover limit
Contents Extensions:
Breakage or scratching of fixed glass and sanitary fixtures and fittings. Upto the amount of your Contents sum insured
Damage to window frames following breakage of glass. £500 in any one policy period
Damage to glass lettering or other ornamental work and alarm foil. £500 any one loss
Damage to signs. £1,000 in any one policy period
Loss or damage to your business goods while being carried in any vehicle(s) owned, hired or leased by you anywhere in or between the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland. £2,000 any one event
Replacement of locks following theft of keys from the office or authorised private residence. £500 in any one policy period
Loss of money:
In transit or bank night safe (Cash carrying warranty will apply) £3,000 any one loss
From the premises during business hours £3,000 any one loss
From the residence of any principal or authorised employee. £500 any one loss
From vending machines £300 any one loss
Outside business hours:
From locked safe £1,500
Not contained in a locked safe £500
Non-negotiable money (e.g. crossed cheques, credit card counterfoils) £250,000 any one loss
Personal Accident - Assault resulting in bodily injury to you or an employee caused solely or directly as a result of robbery or any attempted robbery in the course of the business Weekly benefit for disablement - £100 per week for 104 weeks. £10,000 for death, loss of limb or sight.
Your legal liability to pay rent on a tenanted property should it become uninhabitable following damage by an insured peril. 25% of the total contents sum insured for up to 2 years.
Temporary removal of documents within the United Kingdom £1,000 any one loss
Damage to property at exhibitions within the United Kingdom £2,000
Loss of metered water directly resulting from loss or damage by an insured peril. £2,500 any one claim
Damage to landscaped gardens caused by emergency services attending your premises as a result of an insured peril £1,000 in any one policy period

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Optional extras

You can also select a range of optional extras to add on to your office insurance policy, for an additional premium.

Buildings - Covers the cost of rebuilding your premises and has the option of including subsidence cover.

Theft by employees - Provides cover against a direct loss as a result of fraud or dishonesty of employees relating to theft of money or contents up to the limit of £5,000 in any one policy period.

All risks specified items - Provides cover for any specified items used away from the premises, throughout the whole of the UK and up to 30 consecutive days elswhere in the world.

Computer breakdown - Provides cover for loss or damage caused by computer breakdown or failure up to a value specified by you. Cover also extends to include:

  • Loss or damage to computer records up to a limit of £5,000 in any one policy period.
  • Additional expenditure arising from the breakdown of computer equipment upto a limit of £10,000 in any one policy period.
  • Reinstatement of data upto £5,000 in any one policy period.

Subsidence - cover against damage to your premises due to subsidence, ground heave or landslip.

Terrorism - Covers you against damage to your property from the effect of acts of terrorism upto the maximum sums insured of Section 1 - Contents and Section 4 - Buildings.

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Exclusions & limitations

These are some of the exclusions that apply to the policy. There are also further provisions such as those relating to alarms and the effect on a claim if the value of property insured is greater than the sum insured you have selected, as well as general conditions and exclusions. Details of these can be found in the policy document. Other additional terms & conditions may be applied in certain cases. Excesses apply to certain types of claim

Office Security - Minimum standards of security apply. Our liability for loss or damage by theft or attempted theft (including loss of money) is excluded unless the security requirements are fully complied with - please see the leaflet headed 'Important Information' supplied with your quotation or policy pack for full details.
The minimum level of security and any requirement for an alarm is indicated in the 'Clause or Endorsement' Section of the Schedule.
See General Condition 6 of the Policy Document for full details and, if an alarm requirement is indicated in the Schedule, Special Clause 1.

Unoccupancy - We must be notified immediately if any Office becomes unoccupied and a suitable extra premium paid if required. See clause H of Section 1 for terms and conditions.

Goods in Transit - if a vehicle is left unattended it must be locked at all points of access and in addition it must be garaged in enclosed premises which are securely locked or have a watchman in constant attendance between the hours of 9pm and 6am. See Section 1 item E3 of the policy document for terms and conditions.

Damage to signs - Cover excludes neon signs. See Extension 2 of Section 1 for terms and conditions.

Transit Condition - It is a condition precedent to liability that whenever money in transit exceeds £2,500 at any one time:

  • the money must be accompanied by not less than two responsible adult persons.
  • not more than £2,500 will be carried by any one person.

Money on Premises - Money left unattended and not contained in a locked safe will be limited to £500. See Extension 5 of Section 1 for terms and conditions.

Personal Accident - Age limits of 16 to 70 apply. Compensation for death, loss of limb or sight only apply if they occur within two years of sustaining the bodily injury. See Extension 6 of Section 1 for terms and conditions.

Business Interruption - Loss of gross income to your business following the failure of the public supply of electricity, gas, water or telecommunications is limited to interruption caused by destruction or damage occurring at the premises of the supplier. See Section 2 Extension 5 of the policy document for terms and conditions.

Specified All Risks - Theft from vehicles: Loss or damage from an unattended motor vehicle is excluded unless such motor vehicle has been securely locked at all points of access. See Section 7 item A of the policy document for terms and conditions.

Computer Breakdown - Cover is subject to certain specific limitations and exclusions (see section 8 of the policy document for more details) as well as general limitations and exclusions. In particular, cover for any property insured caused by its own breakdown only applies if an approved maintenance contract is in force - See Section 8, Exclusion 1 a) of the Policy Document for terms and conditions.

In respect of Section 3b (Public Liability) the following will apply

  • Asbestos Exclusion - Only Applicable to Public Liability

    We will not be liable for legal liability in respect of injury loss or damage directly or indirectly caused by arising from in consequence of or in any way involving asbestos

    Provided that this exclusion shall not apply to liability for injury or loss of or damage caused by any commodity article or thing containing asbestos where the presence of asbestos is not in itself a direct or indirect cause of such injury or loss or damage

  • Public Liability - Excludes injury, loss or damage arising from Products other than
    a) office equipment and motor vehicles belonging to you (other than stock in trade) that has become surplus to your requirements
    b) food or drink sold or supplied as a service to Employees or visitors.
  • Public Liability - this cover excludes injury to Employees. See Section 3 (b) Exclusion D a) for terms and conditions.
  • Work away from the office - other than non manual duties, collection or delivery is excluded - See section 3(b) - Public Liability, Exclusion D g)

Specific endorsements may be applicable and these are detailed fully in your Schedule and Policy Document.

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