Security
Mark Barton, Commercial Manager at Coversure has been placing Insurance for Door Supervisors since the Millennium and over the years has developed a thorough and specialised knowledge of the industry and associated Insurances relating to all types of organizations in the Security Industry including Event Security, TV & Media Security, Static Guarding and Close Protection. We are perhaps the leading Independent Insurance Brokers to the Security Industry with access to a number of underwriters and Insurers including Groupama Insurance and QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd through wholesale insurance brokers.
As an extension to the main schemes for the Security Industry, we have developed exclusive and specialized arrangements to provide comprehensive and unique cover for door supervisors, guards, close protection officers (bodyguards) and event stewards. We can arrange the appropriate Insurances for both individuals as well as companies.
We can provide specialised cover at competitive terms for the following Insurances:
- Employers' Liability
- Public Liability
- Wrongful Arrest
- Personal Accident
- Criminal and Deliberate Acts – by your employees
- Loss & Consequential Loss of Keys
- Inefficacy & Contractual Liability
- Fidelity Bonding
- Financial Loss

With minimum premiums starting from £1,680.00 including 5% Insurance Premium Tax, payments can often be spread over 5 Months 0% Interest Free or a 10 Monthly Instalment facility subject to interest charged to be advised within the quotation.
Subject to availability, certain Insurers also offer a 5% Discount in return for a Long Term Agreement protecting the rates applied for a three-year period in return for a commitment to renew with that insurers, helping business owners with fixed costs.
All quotes are subject to an acceptable signed proposal form, SIA licensed Directors and employee door supervisors also vetted in accordance with BS 7499 (Manned Security Services Part 1 code of practice for static guarding and mobile patrol services) and/or BS 7858 (code of practice for security screening of personnel employed in a security environment) or BS7960 Door Supervisors.
The standard policy excess is £250 for third party injury or property damage claims
increasing to £1,000 in respect of claims at building sites, car compounds or open cast mines. Please refer to your quote and the full policy wording for a complete list of the various policy excesses that apply to each section of cover.
Our clients have provided security for the UK and visiting Royal Families, events held at the Millennium Dome, Dance Events with over 8,000 patrons, Television Studios, Ministry of Sound and the UK’s largest nightclub venue operators.
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