Plastics

Plastics are integral to our everyday lives, and for such an important industry do you have expert underwriters you can rely on?

With experienced underwriters who understand the diverse nature of the trade, a flexible approach to underwriting is essential without compromising on the level of cover. Our specialist Plastics policy has been developed with the industry in mind to offer a wide breadth of cover to help ensure your client’s business has the right insurance in place to protect their premises, equipment and employees and customers.


Key features

• Direct claims reporting with our capacity providers
• Specialist knowledge of the industry
• Ability to write in conjunction with our separate aviation products liability offering
• Property section including full theft cover, stock at subcontractors, exhibition cover, automatic cover for moulds, dies and tools a swell as nonmanufacturing machinery breakdown cover
• A wide selection of BI extensions including AICOW,book debts, customer and supplier extensions,essential employee cover and loss of attraction
• Occupational accident and computer breakdown
• Legal expenses including contract disputes and a 24-hour advice line
• Optional extensions including Directors & Officers, engineering inspection, financial loss, full fidelity/theft by employee, 24-hour personal accident and terrorism.

Our risk appetite

Premises-based risks with work away up to 50% of the manual wage roll.

Our target trades include although are not limited to:

• Light precision processes
• Injection moulding
• 3D Printing
• Thermoforming
• Laminating
• Rotational moulding
• Plastic extrusion
• Vacuum casting
• UPVC double glazing.

Resources:

• Plastics product overview