What does Housing Co-operative Insurance cover?

This cover is a legal requirement if your housing cooperative has employees or volunteers. It protects the organisation against the cost of compensation claims should a member of the team sustain an illness or injury as a result of your negligence while working for you.

Public Liability Insurance pays out if a third party suffers an injury, or damage to their property as a result of housing cooperative negligence. Property Owners Liability, on the other hand, covers injury or damage as a result of a faulty product or service provided by your organisation.

This protects the structure of the buildings you are responsible for, including walls, roofs and ceilings. This covers the rebuild value of properties if they are destroyed by an insured incident.

Formerly known as Fire & Perils Insurance, this policy protects property and assets against events such as fire, flood and storms. Material Damage Insurance allows you to cover the cost of replacements, so disruption is minimised.

This policy protects your housing cooperative if money is stolen either from your premises or in transit. Personal assault protection is also provided.

This policy protects your housing cooperative in the event of an insurable incident. It covers essential costs while you get back on your feet. This could even include the cost of relocating if your offices cannot be used.

This All Risks policy protects items removed from your office to anywhere within the UK, covering the cost of a replacement.

Also known as Employee Dishonesty Insurance, this is usually a requirement of your right-to-manage contract. It covers the cost of losses as a result of employee dishonesty, such as theft or fraud.

Personal Accident Insurance can be added to your policy. It provides a payout to employees, helping them to manage their bills while they recover from an accident.

This is the name of a group of covers. It includes: Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, Company Legal Liability Insurance, Employment Practices Liability, Fidelity Insurance and access to a 24-hour legal helpline. Please see the covers listed below for more details.

Included as part of an ML policy, this covers the personal liability of board members and volunteers in the event of legal action being brought against them. It provides funds for legal counsel and the cost of compensation, should they be found to have committed ‘wrongful acts’.

Included as part of an ML policy, this protects your housing cooperative against claims brought against the organisation, for instance for breaches of Health & Safety Law. It covers legal representation and the cost of damages.

Included as part of an ML policy, Employment Practice Liability Insurance works hand in hand with Employers' Liability Insurance. It protects your team against claims for wrongful acts relating to employment, such as bullying, discrimination or harassment. Employers' Liability covers injuries and illness sustained by your team.

Protection in the event that your housing cooperative loses data, or suffers a malicious cyber attack. This policy covers the cost of recovering data and managing reputational damage.