Public liability and stock cover built for market and stall traders, including the certificate most markets ask you to carry.
Public liability and stock cover built for market and stall traders, including the certificate most markets ask you to carry.
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Market trader insurance is a combination of covers built around trading from a stall or pitch, public liability for injury or damage, product liability for what you sell, and stock cover for your goods.
Most markets and councils ask traders to carry public liability insurance, often £5 million, and to produce or display proof of it on your stall.
The right market trader cover depends on:
What you sellFixed pitch or travelling marketsMarket and council requirementsNumber of trading days per weekNumber of staffStock value
Cover built for how market traders actually work
Cover built for how market traders actually work
Most stallholders combine public liability, stock and product liability, then add extras depending on what they sell.
Most stallholders combine public liability, stock and product liability, then add extras depending on what they sell.
Public Liability
Covers claims if your stall injures someone or damages property nearby.
Product Liability
Covers claims if something you’ve sold causes harm.
Employers’ Liability
A legal requirement once you employ any staff, even casual help.
Stock in Transit
Covers your stock while it’s being transported to and from the market.
Business Interruption
Helps with lost income if an insured event stops you trading.
Personal Accident
Covers loss of income if an injury stops you working.
Getting your market trader cover right
Getting your market trader cover right
A regular pitch and travelling between markets carry different risks, make sure your cover reflects how you actually trade.
A regular pitch and travelling between markets carry different risks, make sure your cover reflects how you actually trade.
Review your markets
Think about the pitches and councils you trade with most.
Review your stock
Consider what you sell and what it’s worth.
Review your requirements
Check what public liability limit each market asks for.
Review your transport
Check how your stock is protected between pitches.
Review regularly
Revisit your cover as your trading calendar changes.
Every market trader works differently
Every market trader works differently
Cover depends on which markets you trade at, whether you own your stall, and how you transport stock.
Cover depends on which markets you trade at, whether you own your stall, and how you transport stock.
How to get market trader insurance
How to get market trader insurance
Getting market trader insurance takes four steps: tell us about your stall, choose your covers, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Getting market trader insurance takes four steps: tell us about your stall, choose your covers, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Tell us about your stall
What you sell, and where you trade.
Choose your covers
Public liability, product liability and any extras.
We compare specialist insurers
We search our panel of 20+ UK insurers.
Get covered and trading
Receive your documents, usually the same day.
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From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.
From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.
Market trader insurance guides
Market trader insurance guides
Pitch requirements, transporting stock and trading across multiple markets.
Pitch requirements, transporting stock and trading across multiple markets.
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Market trader insurance FAQs
Market trader insurance FAQs
Straight answers on cover, market requirements and cost.
Straight answers on cover, market requirements and cost.
Market trader insurance is a combination of covers built around trading from a stall or pitch: public liability for injury or damage, product liability for what you sell, and stock cover for your goods.
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