I’m sure this topic has been covered before but can anyone point me in the direction of cheap craft fair insurance. It is not for myself - I am covered by my membership to a professional body but my daughter, who wants to try doing a craft fair to sell some of her artwork and is looking for cover. She only needs something basic as this is not her livelihood and she will probably only do a few fairs on an ad hoc basis. Is it possible to buy insurance by the day?
Any suggestions?
There is this thread from 2019: Craft fair insurance for Jewellery
also this one about PLI from around a year ago: https://talk.folksy.com/t/public-liability-insurance-quote/27210
I don’t know whether it’s possible to buy insurance by the day but you could contact some of the companies that are recommended in those threads and see what they can offer. I hope your daughter finds what she needs and has a successful time at her fairs!
ETA did a quick google for ‘short term public and product liability insurance UK’ and the first thing that came up was this
One Off Event Insurance - Short Term Event Insurance | Protectivity
I have NO idea whether they’re any good but there must be lots of other companies offering one-off event insurance so that might be a productive line of enquiry
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I believe craftcover do a short term one, which is for craft fairs. It might worth having a look.
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Thanks - its all a bit of a minefield and hard to see how much they all charge without filling in all your details.
This is something I was about to look into before starting craft fairs in Nov, so I’ll be interested to see the replies. I didn’t know you could get coverage by being a member of a ‘professional body’ though. That might be worth thinking about (I’m just about to head off for a couple of days, so I’ll be getting into it properly when I get back!).
@TheHermitsBothy for anyone making jewellery I recommend looking into Guild of Jewellery Designers - their gold plus account includes PPL insurance as well as discounts with companies like cooksongold (I cover most of the membership cost with the savings on bullion). Insurance covers craft markets as well as online selling including selling to USA.
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Thanks Sasha, I’ll check them out. I’m forever watching my emails for Cooksongold discounts, especially bullion ones!
Have a look at a-n membership. It’s for Artists & you get a basic craft fair insurance included with your annual membership fee.
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