A customer slips on water left on the floor
Insurance for your domestic cleaning business
If you clean domestic properties - that is, people’s houses, apartments and so on - you might find it useful to have reliable insurance, including public liability insurance, that can help keep you in business if something goes wrong. AAMI can help with costs related to accidental spills and scratches, slips and trips, and more.
Domestic Cleaning Business Insurance
Customise your cover
What sort of events are covered?
AAMI’s Public Liability Insurance can help with a range of events that are common to domestic cleaning businesses, such as the following:
These are just a few examples. Check out the PDS for more detail on insured events
Policy document downloads
Product Disclosure Statement (PDS)
What am I covered for?
Your Liabilities
Included
Public & Products Liability
Covers you for tools such as vacuum cleaners, or other items like your smartphone that you carry around with you while you’re working.
Your Assets
Optional cover
Portable and Valuable Items
Covers you for tools such as vacuum cleaners, or other items like your smartphone that you carry around with you while you’re working.
Optional cover
Commercial Motor
Commercial Motor
- Comprehensive provides cover for theft, loss or damage to your vehicle and legal liability cover.
- Legal liability, fire and theft provides cover loss or damage to your vehicle caused by theft, fire, explosion and lightning and legal liability cover.
- Legal Liability provides cover for damage to third party property only.
Your Finances
Optional Extra
Tax Probe
Covers you for the professional fees incurred if your business’s financial or tax affairs are audited by an authorised authority
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Imposed taxes
I have been informed that I need to pay more tax. This is not covered.
Failure to Lodge
I did not lodge my tax return. This is not covered.
Dishonest Tax return
I did not include my cash jobs in my tax return. This is not covered.
Superannuation Guarantee
I have been notified that my superannuation guarantee is being audited, I need to pay the professional fees of my accountant.
Payroll tax Audit
I have been notified that my payroll tax is being audited, I need to pay the professional fees of my accountant.
GST Audit
I have been notified that my GST is being audited, I need to pay the professional fees of my accountant.
Short power outage
The power went out for a day and I could not operate. This is not covered.
In Liquidation
I have gone into Liquidation and I am losing money. This is not covered.
Bankruptcy
I have gone into Bankruptcy and I am losing money. This is not covered.
Storm
My ceiling collapses in a storm and I can not see my clients.
Impact
A truck impacts my salon and I can not see my clients.
Fire
My Salon has a fire and can not trade.
Taken by staff
My employee steals my business money. I would need management liability for this.
Accounting errors
My till was short at the end of the day. This is not covered.
Carrying Money
I am held up on my way to the bank and my business money is stolen.
Money at home
My house is broken into and my business money is stolen
Money in a Safe
My salon is broken into and my business money stolen from my safe.
Money from premises
My salon is broken into and my business money is stolen from my till.
Wear and Tear
The original paint on my vehicle has faded. This is not covered.
Loss of income
I am losing income while my car is being repaired, after an accident. I need the ‘rental vehicle after accident’ optional benefit.
Deliberate Damage
I intentionally damaged my own vehicle. This is not covered.
Flood
Flood waters have damaged my parked vehicle.
Theft
Someone has stolen my locked vehicle.
Uninsured third party
My comprehensively covered vehicle is crashed into by someone else.
Storm
A storm has caused hail damage to my vehicle.
Damages by employees
My employee has reversed my vehicle into someone else's vehicle.
Malicious Damage
Someone has keyed my vehicle.
Unlocked Vehicle
I left my car unlocked and my laptop was stolen. This is not covered.
Wear and Tear
I have scratches on my laptop screen and I need to have it replaced. This is not covered.
Theft of items
My Laptop has been stolen from my locked vehicle and I need a new one.
Damage caused by Accident
My mobile phone is dropped and damaged and needs to be replaced.
False credit cards
A customer pays for their treatment with a fake credit card. This is not covered.
Money
My salon is broken into and my business money is stolen from my till. I would need to take the money section to cover this.
Shoplifting
A customer received a treatment and left without paying. This is not covered.
Temporary Protection
I have a break in and I can not lock up my salon.
Break and enter
I have a break and enter at my Salon and my stock is stolen.
Wear and Tear
My glass counter top has scratches from customers putting things on it. This is not covered.
Light fittings
When moving furniture I have knocked a light fitting and it has broken. This is not covered.
Computer screen
I have cracked the screen on my laptop. This is not covered.
Glass Signs
My glass sign is broken during a storm.
Accidental Breakage
My ceramic wash basin accidently breaks.
Malicious Damage
Someone throws a stone through my shop window.
Loss of income
Covers you for a reduction in your business revenue caused by damage to your property in an insured event. This is not covered.
Maintenance
My shampoo chair needs to be serviced. This is not covered.
Wear & Tear
My old chairs are starting to tear on the seat and they need to be replaced. This is not covered.
Impact
A truck drives into my salon causing damage to my stock.
Leaking Water Pipes
My sink pipe breaks and causes water damage to my contents.
Storm Damage
My ceiling collapses under the weight of storm water and my salon equipment is damaged.
Accidental Damage
My office computer is knocked off the desk and needs to be replaced.
Malicious acts
Thieves break in and damage my salon equipment.
Fire
An electrical fault causes a fire and destroys my salon equipment.
Flood
A flood causes damage to the floor of my salon.
Slips and Trips
My customer slips on the hair on the floor.
Treatment Risk
My customer has an allergic reaction to the treatment I have performed.
Product causes injury
My customer has an allergic reaction to the product I have used.
Work causes damage
I have spilt hot wax on my customers clothing and phone.
Injury at my premises
A customer is injured when my shelving falls on them.
Vehicles
I have an accident in my work vehicle driving to see a client. I would need a motor policy to cover this.
Commercial Motor
- Comprehensive provides cover for theft, loss or damage to your vehicle and legal liability cover.
- Legal liability, fire and theft provides cover loss or damage to your vehicle caused by theft, fire, explosion and lightning and legal liability cover.
- Legal Liability provides cover for damage to third party property only.
Unlocked Vehicle
I left my car unlocked and my vacuum cleaner was stolen. This is not covered
Wear and Tear
I have scratches on my mop and I need to have it replaced. This is not covered.
Theft of Items
My vacuum cleaner has been stolen from my locked vehicle and I need a new one.
Work causes damage
I have caused scratches on my customer's windows
Slips and Trips
A customer slips on water left on the floor
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