Month: September 2019

What is Toy Insurance?

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Toys are a great way to spend your free time but the right insurance is going to help protect your toys like ATVs, boats and more. Toy insurance is something that you might also think of as recreational insurance. This is going to help keep your toys safe and to keep you safe while you are using your toys as well. For those that live in the Boise, ID area, the agents with Fuhriman Insurance Agency can help you get the perfect toy policy for your needs.

Toy insurance, or recreational insurance, is used to protect vehicles that you would not typically drive or use every day. These vehicles are considered toys or recreational vehicles. This type of policy helps to cover damage to the vehicle itself if is damaged or destroyed and also helps to cover medical costs for those that are riding or using the vehicle when it crashes or wrecks. This type of insurance coverage can work for all-terrain vehicles, four-wheelers, boats, and more and are meant to help make sure that when you are out having a great time that you are not going to have to come out of pocket to fix your toy or to pay your medical bills or the medical bills of someone else that might be involved in the accident.

This type of coverage is great if you are using your toys all summer and want a bit of extra coverage above and beyond what other policies might offer if you tack them on to other policies. For those in the Boise, ID area, the agents with Fuhriman Insurance Agency can help you to find the perfect insurance policy for all your toys and your busy life and schedule no matter what you might be playing with.  

What Should Contractors Know about Workers Comp Insurance?

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Workers compensation insurance in Boise, ID is to cover medical costs and wages that result from a work-related injury or illness. Policies also cover funeral expenses in the unfortunate event that an employee dies. In Idaho, every business with one or more employees, whether they are full time or part time, must carry workers comp insurance.

Contractors will typically not need workers compensation for themselves. Sole proprietorship and partnerships are also included here. Even though workers compensation for an independent contractor isn’t usually required, you do have the option to cover yourself by choice. This can be a good idea in case you get seriously injured and rack up a lot of medical bills.

Workers compensation will be required for independent contractors when they are hiring employees. If you are hiring subcontractors then you should also have workers compensation coverage. For example, if you have a cleaning business and hire an extra cleaner for a big job, and the subcontractor falls down a staircase, you could be sued. If he doesn’t have insurance for himself, he can be entitled to file a claim against you. While it may not happen often since the subcontractor has to prove that the injury was caused by working for you and your negligence, it can happen and it can be expensive and time-consuming to resolve this in court.

As a hired contractor, you can’t be responsible for whether or not your employee chooses to cover themselves with workers comp insurance. Instead of having workers comp insurance, the best thing that an independent contractor should have is general liability insurance, whether or not you have employees. An agent at Fuhriman Insurance Agency can help you with a policy. This can save you a lot of money that you may otherwise have to spend on damages or lawsuits and it covers more than just injuries.

Contact Fuhriman Insurance Agency, serving Boise, ID, to get a quote on workers comp insurance.