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Electricians’ insurance solutions

Get online insurance cover in minutes, purchase all three or any combination of public liability, personal accident/sickness or tools and equipment.

Cover for electricians

Our electricians’ insurance solution can cover sparkies in three important ways – public liability, tools and equipment, and personal accident and sickness. Insure yourself so you’re not faced with shocking bills that could damage your business.

You can have all three insurances, or any combination.

Get covered online in minutes for

  • Public liability

    Public liability insurance provides cover for your business up to the liability limit you choose. You can apply online for cover up to $20 million.
  • Tools and equipment

    If your tools are damaged, lost or stolen, it can be expensive to replace them. Tools and equipment cover can help pay for the replacement or repair of your essential equipment.
  • Personal accident and sickness

    Depending on the policy you choose personal accident and illness insurance can provide a weekly benefit, a capital lump sum, and business expenses coverage.

What’s covered online

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Public liability

Cover up to $20 million, for up to 10 employees.

  • Cover for damage or injury to third parties caused through your, or your business’s error or negligence.

  • Option for Queensland consumer warranty requirements

  • Certificate of currency emailed to you minutes after payment.

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Tools and equipment cover

Cover up to $25,000 online. Please contact us for higher limits.

  • Australia-wide accidental damage full replacement cover for damaged or stolen gear.

  • Can include theft in ‘open air’ of tools on an incomplete site.

  • Broad cover - not limited to defined events such as just fire, or just theft.

    Certain minimum qualifications apply.

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Personal accident and sickness cover

Pays you a weekly benefit if you accidentally injure yourself, or become unwell.

  • Capital lump sum or weekly benefit for up to 104 weeks and up to 90% of income.

  • 24/7 protection. You’re covered at work (reduced by workers compensation) and outside of work.

  • Can include business expenses.

What electricians’ insurance does not cover?

Specific exclusions for any tradie insurance policy will vary depending on your policy. However, there are some general things that tradie insurance policies typically do not cover. These can include:

  • Intentional damage
  • Wear and tear
  • Faulty workmanship
  • Illegal activites
  • Pre-existing conditions
  • Injuries sustained under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances
  • Self-inflicted, non-accidental injuries

Cover for larger electrical businesses

Marsh can help with your insurance needs whatever the size of your electrical business. So, if your business turns over more than $2M per annum, or you have more than 10 employees, or you have complex business requirements, our broker service team will be very happy to help.

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Do electricians need insurance?

If something goes wrong on a job as a result of your negligence and you damage property, or worse, injure a person, a claim against you can impact your livelihood.

Say you’ve completed a switchboard upgrade and it causes a fire - it could mean significant repair costs and legal bills. Public liability insurance is designed to support you during this type of negligence claim.

Or you leave expensive tools, say a multimeter or underground locator, onsite overnight and they are stolen. Tools and equipment cover can give you full replacement, Australia-wide.

And if the worst happens and you’re injured and can’t work, how would you pay the bills?  Personal accident and sickness insurance can provide a weekly benefit for up to 104 weeks designed around a limit that suits you.

Why Marsh?

Why choose Marsh for your electricians’ insurance solution?

Claims advocacy

Handling an insurance claim can take precious time away from running your business, at a time when you may be scrambling to get things running smoothly again. We use our expertise to advocate on your behalf to the insurer when there is a dispute on coverage.

Queensland Electrician Consumer Protection compliance

The public liability insurance solution meets all the Queensland Electrician Consumer Protection requirements for licenced electricians.

Australian expertise, global capabilities

Our Australia-wide network of brokers, backed by the international Marsh network, have been supporting business owners just like you since 1965.

Additional cover we can arrange

Products and services

Business vehicle insurance cover

No doubt you’ve got a vehicle to move around jobs and carry your tools.  Talk to us about your van, ute or other motor vehicle insurance. Cover for theft, damage, replacement and more.

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Business Pack

If you have a workshop or premises you work from we can arrange insurance for that too. Talk to us about property insurance cover for your premises. Cover for storm, fire, or malicious damage.

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Business interruption cover

If your business is interrupted by storm, fire or flood, this cover is designed to help keep your business running.

Frequently asked questions

Some insurers will  offer you only ‘defined events’ cover, which covers you for things you must specify, such as fire or collision damage.   There’s also often an exclusion if your tools are stolen from a working site, unless they are locked away on that site.

Our insurance solutions can offer you full damage, full replacement Australia-wide cover, including water damage and theft in open air. So, if you leave your tools on a working site and they are stolen, you may be covered.  It’s designed to cover expensive equipment, like your multi-meters, lasers and underground locators.

If you provide advice or design services to your clients, you may want to consider professional indemnity insurance.

Professional indemnity insurance can cover your business for allegations of negligence involving a breach of professional duty, typically excluded under public liability insurance.

The cost of your cover depends on a variety of factors: the amount and type of cover you need, the size of your business and type of work you do. The fastest way to find out how much it might cost is to get an online quote.

In most states and territories, public liability insurance is your ticket to access worksites. This is often dictated by the head contractors or builders. You may need public lability insurance to submit a tender, or to apply for government rebates.

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