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Risks of Starting a Landscape Business Without Insurance

February 21, 2019 by Tristan Leave a Comment

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For many people, starting a landscaping business can be a dream come true. They get to spend most of their days outside, doing what they love and creating impressive landscapes. Of course, this type of business comes with some big risks and if you don’t have the right type of insurance for landscapers, there are many risks.

Here, we are going to take a look at some of the risks that landscapers can encounter when they don’t have landscaper insurance. Keep reading to find out more.

Injury On The Job

One of the biggest risks for landscapers without insurance is the fact that in this business, injuries can happen easily. When you and your staff are working with heavy tools and are out on site, there are many different ways that injuries can occur. Without landscape business insurance, you are putting yourself and your staff at risk of legal issues when an injury occurs.

Weather

When you are working on projects that involve landscapes, it is likely that you are going to be dealing with various types of weather. Bad weather can have a serious effect on any projects that you are working on – either destroying your progress or postponing any work getting done. While this is not your fault, having a project run overtime can cause problems with clients and your reputation. This is why you need to have landscape business insurance which will cover you should bead weather decide to appear.

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Equipment

It is likely that you will have had to invest in a lot of equipment to get your landscaping business off the ground and this can be very costly. While you might try your best to look after this equipment, accidents can happen, and it can get lost or damaged. Without landscaper insurance, you might not be able to get any sort of compensation for this lost equipment. This could end up costing you more money than you are making for the next big project that you have. Think about getting some landscape business insurance that covers the cost of your equipment.

Third-Party Injuries

The final risk of starting a landscaping business without insurance is the fact that third-party injuries are relatively common. You cannot predict what the homeowners might do, and they could easily end up getting injured by some equipment that you left lying on their property. This could leave you with a big problem when they make a claim against your business. This is why you need to think about getting some insurance that will cover this type of accident.

Final Verdict

There really are no benefits to ignoring landscaper insurance for your business except for cutting costs at the time. In the long-run, the cost benefits of landscaper business insurance will outweigh the initial cost of the policy. Make sure to get some landscaping business insurance to cover your new venture and you will have peace of mind that you are covered should anything happen to go wrong in the future.

 

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