Freight Forwarders Insurance

Freight Forwarders insurance is a policy type designed to meet the needs of firms that oversee the import, export and onward delivery of customer goods. These policies take into account the risks faced by these companies.

Having the right risk management in place with correct up to date document templates, checklists and guides can help you minimise liabilities that can have a substantial impact on your comany’s profits.

Plan offer your business personalised health and safety documents, risk assessments, method statements and much more. These additional documents are supplied to you at no extra cost when you take out a policy with Plan.

Our risk management services can include business continuity templates (that will need updating annually) which you can use as guidance and to track your business operations. With this, you will also receive regular notifications regarding legislation changes that are relevant to your business.

Follow the link to see our specialist fleet risk management tools.

If you are paid to handle the import, export and arrange onward delivery of your customer’s goods then it’s highly important that your company has appropriate protection.

Without suitable Freight Forwarders Insurance your company could be significantly exposed to a number of liabilities. Should an incident occur in connection to your Freight Forwarders business you may not receive reimbursement for your own and your customers’ losses.

If Freight Forwarding company employs staff then employee’s liability will be a legal requirement for your operation.

The cost of Freight Forwarders insurance will vary depending on several factors. Premiums calculations are based on the company’s prior experience, post code, cover levels in terms of value etc. You will want to assess the quality of Freight Forwarders Insurance being offered. The lowest premium isn’t always the best value. For example, a higher policy excess may apply along with certain exclusions and/or the insurer in question may have a poor claims and customer service rating.

Plan Insurance Brokers have extensive experience of Freight Forwarders Insurance and trading relationships with numerous leading Freight Forwarder Insurers. As result we will compare Freight Forwarders Insurance from multiple suppliers and provide informed guidance for your company.