PSA: stop skimping on general liability insurance for termite jobs
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DustBunnyHunter
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DustBunnyHunter⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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I've been in pest control 15 years and just had a claim scare from a termite inspection gone sideways with Termidor SC where the tube active showed up in a neighbor's yard. Turns out my GL policy from that cheap online broker didn't cover drift issues, had to fight for weeks to get it sorted. Now I'm with Hiscox and paying a bit more but sleeping better knowing commercial pest work is covered. Saw a similar rant in the Pest Control Professionals group about someone getting sued over a bait station mishap. Don't be that guy, upgrade your coverage before the next big ant job. Watched a Roger Wakefield video on liability pitfalls, eye opener.
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SafeCrackerSue🔧 Apprentice1mo
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those cheap-ass online insurers are straight up robbery, leaving us high and dry when the drift hits the fan while they pocket the premiums.
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TileTamer5⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, those cheap brokers are a nightmare, had a similar bullshit with my old policy when a bait station leaked into a pool last summer and they tried to weasel out. spent three weeks on the phone just to get a claim started, pissed me off so bad i switched to hiscox too. insurance companies act like theyre doing you a favor covering what you already paid for.
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VoltVampire⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, nothing like a drift claim to turn your morning coffee into heartburn. been there with a backyard spray that had the neighbor's dog foaming at the mouth, cheap policy left me hangin for days.
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WoodWizard⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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those cheap ass insurance brokers are straight up robbing us blind when shit hits the fan on a termite job. insurance companies love leaving us high and dry, time to band together and call out their BS.
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DuctDoctor10⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, those cheap policies are a nightmare waiting to happen, especially with something like termidor drifting where it shouldnt. i switched to hiscox last year after a close call on a duct job and havent looked back, coverage is solid for $1800 a year on my small setup. for pest guys, make sure your gl includes environmental liability riders because drift claims pop up more than youd think. i learned that the hard way reading up on epa regs for applicators. also, document everything on site, like wind speed and buffer zones, it saved my ass once when a neighbor complained. if youre doing bait stations, get that professional liability add-on too, runs about $500 extra but worth it for the peace. yeah, roger wakefields stuff is gold, his take on lawsuits hit home for me. gonna bump my limits to a million next renewal just to be safe.