Insurance for window cleaners
Whether you're a self-employed window cleaner or run a window cleaning business, Superscript can help you find insurance that suits the work you do.
What is window cleaners' insurance?
Window cleaners' insurance is designed for people and businesses providing professional window cleaning services.
Working around people's homes or businesses, using specialist equipment and sometimes working at height comes with risks. Window cleaners' insurance can help support your business with certain unexpected claims if something goes wrong while you're working.
What can window cleaners' insurance cover?
Even the most routine cleaning job can take an unexpected turn — from accidentally damaging a customer's window to someone slipping on a wet surface.
Depending on your policy, window cleaners' insurance can help with the costs of certain accidents, injuries and damage to other people's property. It may also offer protection for the tools and equipment you use to carry out your work.
Not every insurer offers the same cover. Some types of cover may be optional, and policies can have different limits and exclusions.
Once you've completed a quote, you'll be able to view a summary of cover. Please always refer to your policy documents for full details around exclusions, terms and limits of your customised cover. Read our guide to understanding your policy documents.
Who is window cleaners' insurance for?
Window cleaners' insurance is designed for self-employed window cleaners and window cleaning businesses, from sole traders working alone to companies employing a team.
Whether you clean windows at residential properties, shopfronts or other commercial premises, your insurance should reflect your business, the methods you use and where you work.
Insurance for larger window cleaning businesses
As your window cleaning business grows, you may find yourself managing more people, taking on bigger contracts and working across a wider range of properties.
For established window cleaning companies with more complex insurance requirements, our Cover Plus broking service offers a more personal approach. Our team can help you explore insurance options based on your business, the contracts you take on and the risks involved.
Why consider window cleaners' insurance?
Even experienced window cleaners can't prevent every accident. You’re working from height, in all weather and using specialised equipment. And when you're working around other people's property, a damaged window, an injury or a problem with your equipment could leave your business facing costs you hadn't planned for.
Window cleaners' insurance can help support your business with certain unexpected costs, giving you one less thing to worry about while you focus on your customers. Also, some clients and commercial contracts may also ask you to have insurance in place before work begins. So considering insurance could help your business to grow.
Individual cover purchased online is offered on a standardised, non-advised basis and is not bespoke. Terms, conditions and coverage limits are predetermined by the Underwriter. If you require bespoke coverage offered on an advised basis, please contact our in-house broking team.
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