Insurance

If your business has employees you are likely to be required by law to have employers’ liability insurance.

If an employee is injured or becomes ill as a result of the work they do for you, they may claim compensation from you. Employers’ liability insurance will enable you to meet the cost of any compensation for your employees’ injuries or illness.

Only a few businesses are not required to have employers' liability insurance. If you have no employees, or are a family business and all employees are closely related to you, you may not need it. For further details, see our leaflet Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969: A brief guide for employers.

How do you get employers' liability insurance?

You can buy employers’ liability insurance through insurers or intermediaries, like brokers or trade associations. You may find that it often comes as part of an insurance package designed to cover a range of business needs.

Your policy must be with an authorised insurer and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has a list of these. You can check their register on the FSA website.