Insurance for lawn mowing businesses

Find out how NRMA Business Insurance can help protect your lawn mowing business, plus get up to 10% off your first year’s premium when you buy an eligible policy online1. You can mix and match cover for Public Liability, your lawn mower, equipment, and more

What is insurance for lawn mowing businesses?

Business Insurance can include various types of insurance coverage, which you can mix and match to the risks and liabilities associated with your lawn mowing and business activities.

Business Insurance can protect you and your business against claims for property damage or injury.

It may also cover reasonable costs for your legal defence and compensation.

What type of lawn mowing businesses can get insurance?

Lawn care businesses

If you offer general lawn care services to residential homes and commercial properties.

Lawn care contractors

If you’re contracted to provide lawn care services at residential homes and commercial properties.

Why might lawn mowing businesses consider getting Business Insurance?

Lawn mowing businesses might get Business Insurance to help protect them from incidents such as property damage and injury to others.

If you operate a lawn mowing business or are a contractor, NRMA Business Insurance can cover you and your business for Public Liability, with the option to also add cover for your work vehicles, tools and equipment.

What does lawn mowing insurance cover?

Here are some of the covers available within our Business Insurance product. You can mix and match to create a policy with the covers you’re looking for.

Public liability

For compensation claims if your business accidentally causes an injury or property damage and you’re found to be liable for it2.

Portable property

Covers insured property like tools and devices while they’re away from your business premises, against specific events like theft from a locked vehicle2.

Commercial motor

You can insure the vehicles or trailers used in your business, with different levels of cover available2.

Property

Covers insured property like buildings, contents or stock, for damage from fire, storms and other covered causes2.

Personal accident and illness

This can provide you with a weekly benefit, if you can’t do your regular work due to a covered injury or illness2.

Theft

Covers insured property like business contents and stock from loss or damage due to theft2.

Tax investigation 

For professional costs if investigated or audited by the ATO or a government revenue office about taxes payable by your business2.

Employee dishonesty  

Cover for loss of money or goods caused by employee fraud or dishonesty2.

Money

Cover for specified business cash, for loss caused by theft or accidental damage2.

Business interruption

Cover for certain loss (as detailed in your PDS), if your business is interrupted by specific types of damage2.

Machinery

Cover for sudden and unforeseen breakdown of your specified business machinery2.

Computer and electronic equipment

Cover for your office’s computer systems or electronic equipment, for sudden and unforeseen breakdown or damage from specified events like fire or storm2.

Need your certificates or tax invoice?

There are 3 ways to get a copy of your Certificate of Currency, Certificate of Insurance or tax invoice:

  1. Check your email to see if you received your policy documents on the date of purchase.
  2. Log in to your account and read our step-by-step process on how to find your documents online.
  3. If you don’t have an account, chat to us or call us on 132 818.

A Certificate of Currency is proof that you have an active policy.

A Certificate of Insurance shows what your policy covers, the amount covered and the period of cover.

Insurance for lawn mowing businesses FAQs

What insurance might a lawn mowing business consider getting?

If you provide a lawn mowing service, Public Liability Insurance can cover your business in the event of a liability claim.

We also offer cover options to help protect other areas of your business, such as cover for portable property (i.e. your tools and equipment that you take on the job with you) and commercial vehicle cover (for your work vehicles).

What can Business Insurance for lawn mowing businesses include?

You can tailor your Business Insurance policy to suit your business’s specific needs.

When you get your Business Insurance, you can get Public Liability Insurance, as well as additional cover options to cover things like your portable tools, equipment, and vehicles.

How much does Business Insurance cost for a lawn mowing business?

It depends on a number of factors, including the level of cover you choose, the type of business you run and how many staff you have.

The quickest way to get an estimate of how much it costs is to get a quote.

Why choose NRMA Business Insurance?

We're flexible

Mix and match our policy cover options and pay your premium by the month at no extra cost 

We're trusted

Australia's Most Trusted Insurance Brand, 3 years in a row

Roy Morgan Most Trusted Brand Awards 2022, 2023 and 2024

We mean business

Speak to our Australian-based consultants specialised in business insurance

We're here to help

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Talk to us over the phone or chat to us online.

You can also ask us to contact you about a Business Insurance quote.

Things you should know

  1. You can save up to 10% on the ‘base premium’ for the first year when you purchase an eligible new NRMA Business Insurance policy online. The base premium is the premium we have calculated but does not include any government or statutory charges. Any discounts only apply until you reach a minimum premium, so your discount might be limited by the minimum premium (in which case the discount applied may be significantly below the maximum advertised discount). If your base premium is $220 (the minimum base premium for NRMA Business Insurance) you will not receive a discount under this Business Insurance Online Offer. This offer is available on eligible products only, excludes Motor Trade Insurance, Farm Insurance, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Information and Communications Technology Liability Insurance. Separately, you can save up to 10% on the base premium (up to $100 only) for the first year when you purchase a new NRMA Hobby Farm Insurance policy online. These online offers may be withdrawn at any time. The Business Insurance Online Offer is subject to its full terms and conditions, and the Hobby Farm Insurance Online Offer is subject to its full terms and conditions. When we calculate your premium on renewal, we may limit any increases or decreases in your renewal premium by considering factors like your previous year’s premium. Cover is subject to standard underwriting and policy terms.

  2. Terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply. See the relevant Product Disclosure Statement for further details.

This is general advice only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation or needs (“your personal circumstances”). Before using this advice to decide whether to purchase a product, you should consider your personal circumstances and the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determinations available from this website.