I concur with some of the other response's you have received so far. I would inform them that it has been nice doing business with them but their requirement to have liability insurance for a product sold to them IE. A radio or part covered under the manufactures warranty will be all that they will receive as this is not a standard business practice and if they still insist on it they can be told ok here is the yearly fee to do business with my shop and pass the direct cost of the insurance on to them with whatever labor overhead cost you have to process the insurance. They may find out that they will not be able to even get a bolt to make their product from others as well.
Stan From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Zimmerman Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off-Topic: Shop liability insurance Well... They claim they want product liability insurance for any products received on property. Not just installed, but SOLD!! I talked with one of the purchasing agents and they said they can no longer go out and buy a box of bolts at the local hardware store and use those in the manufacturing process since the vendor of those bolts won't insure them. I think they are trying to limit THEIR liability by being able to pass the blame onto their vendors. Quite frankly I don't see how a portable radio could be a liability issue, but I'm a technician, not a lawyer. At any rate, I was just trying to find out what the average sole proprietor pays for liability insurance. Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 Stanley Stanukinos wrote: > Scott, I am confused? Do they mean liability insurance for the product you > are installing or a general liability policy for when you are doing work on > their property? If it is for the product you are installing I would push > back and try to find out what they are talking about. It may be someone in > their purchasing department has gone off the rocker and misinterpreted a > directive. > > Stan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Scott Zimmerman > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:04 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Off-Topic: Shop liability insurance > > For those that are on the list that own their own two-way shop: > > Who do you use for a liability carrier and what is your typical > monthly/yearly premium? > > I have a customer I have been dealing with for about 8 years that has > decided they won't do business with anyone that does not have liability > insurance on the products they vend. It seems rather stupid to me, but I > guess that's what happens when lawyers get involved. > > Input appreciated. > > Scott > > Scott Zimmerman > Amateur Radio Call N3XCC > 474 Barnett Road > Boswell, PA 15531 > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
