desparately seeking advise

[2nd chance crafts]

hi, i'm in need off advise from all you experienced crafters....i'm due to do my first craft market in a few weeks and i've just been told i need insurance.
can anybody tell me of a good company to get some from and if i need any other "official" stuff before the day.
thanks

[BeadsbyLili]

Hiya - yes, these days you will need insurance and its worth investigating if you are going to do more craft fairs/markets etc. I am sure many people on the forum will answer with suggestions of some of the companies they use but in the meantime this might be a useful link for you to start: http://www.nmtf.co.uk/index.php?id_cpg=1

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[willow973]

Hi

There are a number of options to look for for insurance. Ian Wallace offers a policy for crafters and the market traders association also offers insurance packages.

Good Luck

willow973

[2nd chance crafts]

thanks for the tips will be chasing them up...........i would have replied sooner but its taken 2 days to get my pass work to work! just some thing else to wory about befor my first fair!!!!!!!

[woodtattoos]

I recently purchased my public liability insurance through CMTIA and it cost £48.50 for a year's cover, including a small admin charge & credit card charge. The policy is covered by Zurich and the certificate arrived very quickly.

Details are as follows:

Combined Market Traders Insurance Association (CMTIA)

Underwritten by Zurich
Tel: 020 8554 5273
£46 per year

This covers you for public liability insurance up to £5,000,000.
This also covers your products up to £5,000,000 but not second hand products.
You can use this policy for one stall a day in any location in Europe.
No excess.

Pay by cheque, postal order, debit or credit card (there is a £1.50 charge to do this) or by calling
020 8554 5273.
The policy will be faxed straight away to you.

[swirlyarts]

I recently purchased my public liability insurance through CMTIA and it cost £48.50 for a year's cover, including a small admin charge & credit card charge. The policy is covered by Zurich and the certificate arrived very quickly.

Details are as follows:

Combined Market Traders Insurance Association (CMTIA)

Underwritten by Zurich
Tel: 020 8554 5273
£46 per year

This covers you for public liability insurance up to £5,000,000.
This also covers your products up to £5,000,000 but not second hand products.
You can use this policy for one stall a day in any location in Europe.
No excess.

Pay by cheque, postal order, debit or credit card (there is a £1.50 charge to do this) or by calling
020 8554 5273.
Th e policy will be faxed straight away to you.

I went with these guys too and they are very good!

[2nd chance crafts]

thanks....their much cheeper, that the first quote i got,

i've been given another...hiscox, so i'll try both, don't want to blow all my proffit on insurance!

[woodtattoos]

Good luck with your quotes. I'm fairly new to all this as well and I know what you mean about not wanting to spend all your profit.

Have you registered as a self-employed earner yet? There's lots of useful advice on the forums about that as well, which has helped me find out that I might even end up with a tax rebate on my full time earnings if (as expected) my crafts business runs at a loss on paper.

Jeez, what have I got myself into? So much work!

Si.