Home Bakery Liability Insurance

Specialist cover for home bakers and cake decorators from £4.43 a month.*

  • Public Liability up to £5 million
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What does home baking insurance cover?

Our insurance for home bakers includes liability cover designed for individuals and small businesses creating homemade cakes and cake decorators to sell online and at events.

Public liability for home baking and equipment and stock cover is included, with the flexibility to add additional benefits such as employers’ liability. You can choose from different levels of cover, depending on the scale of your home baking business.

Make sure you have the correct insurance for your event and be sure to check if any exclusions are relevant to what you have planned in policy documentation.

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Public Liability

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Product Liability

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Equipment

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Stock

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Employers' Liability

Why do you need home baking insurance?

When customers buy your homemade cakes they will have certain expectations of the quality, no doubt you will provide your best service. However sometimes things go wrong and it is highly recommended you have specialist home baking making insurance to protect you when they do.

Typically you will need an annual policy, but for those involved in short-term or one-off events such as a stallholder at a craft fair, you may not need annual cover, but should secure stallholder insurance for suitable protection.

Here are some situations to help explain why home baking insurance is important:

Protection from claims due to public injury.

If a customer comes to collect a home baked cake you have made and trips and injures themselves on your premises, you could be liable to a substantial claim.

Public liability insurance for Home Bakery Liability can provide protection from these incidents.

An item you’ve baked causes injury to a customer.

If a cake display broke and fell onto a customer and caused an injury. The customer may bring a claim against you.

Product liability insurance tailored for home baking can cover incidents related to your products, safeguarding you from potential legal consequences.

Protection if your baking equipment is damaged.

You may have invested in expensive baking tools and equipment, which could potentially become damaged or lost. For instance, if your equipment should become damaged in storage.

Having home baking equipment cover can avoid costly repairs and replacements.

An event or venue asks for public liability to sell your cakes.

An event or venue that you sell your cakes at, may expect proof of public liability for as a minimum before you are able to secure a stall.

Our experts explain why...

“Operating a bakery business from your home presents unique insurance challenges that standard home policies simply don’t address. Home Bakery Insurance provides essential protection against risks specific to food production and sale, such as claims arising from allergic reactions, foodborne illness, or foreign objects found in your baked goods.

The financial consequences could be severe should a customer experience an adverse reaction due to mislabelled ingredients, or if damage occurs to your property from commercial baking equipment.

Beyond product liability, your business also requires protection when attending markets or delivering orders. Without appropriate cover, a single incident could significantly impact both your finances and reputation. Our comprehensive Home Bakery Insurance is specifically designed to safeguard your culinary enterprise, allowing you to focus on creating delicious products rather than worrying about potential claims”

Chris Trotman, Protectivity Underwriting Manager

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We work with our claims handling partners to make the process of making a claim as easy as possible.

Claims data as of 01.10.2024

£4.5million

paid in claims

£188081

largest claim paid

How much does home baking insurance cost?

Every craft business will be unique so, the cost of home baking insurance can vary depending on what you offer and the level of cover you need. For example, if you use specialist equipment to create your bakes and cake decorations you may need to increase the value of cover.

At Protectivity policies start at just £4.43* a month.

Prices from

£3.71* a month

Explainer quote

Policy cost

£4.43* a month

Policy type

Home Baking Insurance

Duration

Annual

Turnover

£50,000

Public Liability

£1,000,000

Product Liability

£1,000,000

Equipment

£250

Stock

£250

This example is based on a real quote from our website on 1/10/2024. If your circumstances and cover needs differ, your quote may be more or less expensive than the above example. The quote you receive will reflect the information you share about your event. The quoted price may vary from those displayed here.

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For further information on your policy, renewals, making a claim and contacting us, you’ll find an extensive list of FAQs on our Help & Support page.

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Why choose Protectivity for your home bakery liability insurance policy?

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*Prices quoted refer to a quote raised from our website 01/10/2024. Prices will differ depending on requirements. Make sure you have the correct level of cover for what you need. For the most accurate pricing, please get a quote and for full details on what is covered refer to our policy documentation with your quote.

** Based on Protectivity sales data from 2007 to Sep 2024

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