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Shops insurance
  • Introduction
  • Summary of cover
  • Questions & answers
  • Important information
  • How to make a claim
  • How to apply

Shop Insurance

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Nationwide Shops insurance, provided by Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited (LV=), is suitable for businesses which;

  • sell stock, such as newsagents, grocers or florists or
  • perform a service such as hairdressers, chemists or opticians
  • range from high street stores to units on retail parks
Up to 10% discount for low claims, up to 15% discount for multiple premises and up to 10% discount for years in business

Key features as standard

Feature
Description
  • Comprehensive cover
  • for contents and stock including damage caused by fire, flood, storm and accidental damage
  • Public and products liability
  • up to £2m for compensation and legal expenses for third party personal injury or property claims
  • Employer’s liability
  • up to £10m for which you become legally liable to pay as compensation and claimant’s costs and expenses in respect of injury to your employees
  • Loss of money
  • in transit or locked safe up to £3,000
  • Automatic 25% seasonal increase
  • at no extra cost
  • Theft of keys and lock replacement
  • up to £1,000
  • Theft by employees
  • up to £5,000 for loss of money, contents or stock caused by fraudulent or dishonest activities by your employees
  • Electrical or mechanical breakdown of equipment
  • up to £500,000
  • Computer breakdown
  • cover up to £250,000
  • Refrigerated contents
  • cover up to £15,000 for frozen or chilled food
  • Loss of gross profit
  • up to £250,000 as a result of damage to your property
  • Legal expenses
  • up to £100,000 for any one claim
  • 24 hour legal helpline
  • if you need legal advice relating to your business

Optional extras

For an additional premium, you can choose to add the following:

Feature
Description
  • Buildings cover
  • for damage to the buildings you are responsible for
  • Terrorism cover
  • if there is damage to the property and loss of gross profit (excluding Northern Ireland)
  • Subsidence cover
  • insure your property against subsidence

Please have the following to hand when getting a quote

  • building sum insured amount
  • renewal date
  • claims history

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0800 756 8951

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