Fires are an unfortunate risk whenever you are running a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you are a tech company running intensive servers, or a restaurant using various kitchen appliances – a single spark could bring your business to its knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because fire spreads quickly, your entire business can be destroyed in minutes, posing significant financial losses that the average business owner cannot overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fire also poses a more direct risk to you and your employees in the form of injury or even death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, it is critical that your business insurance covers you extensively against accidental fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many ways a workplace fire can begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From human error, to electrical faults, to lithium-ion battery malfunctions, to other freak incidents \u2013 you can never know where a fire will start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fires are of particularly high risk if you operate in an older building, while social unrest can spill over into chaotic situations, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across all these risks, the best fire safety measures are preventative and proactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Great examples of this include regular fire risk assessments, maintenance of your fire detection and suppression systems, training your staff properly, and ensuring ongoing compliance with appropriate fire safety regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, unforeseen circumstances can still crop up at any time, necessitating the need for additional cover in the form of business insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auto&General\u2019s comprehensive business insurance policies are designed to cover you against the unexpected risks your business can face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This includes fire risk, which is why Auto&General has partnered with Fidelity SecureFire to add its Fire Assist offering to Auto&General\u2019s Business Assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clients situated in supported major metro areas who have Fire, Office Contents, and Buildings Combined Cover can take advantage of this impactful offering to ensure you never face a fire alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will get direct access to Fidelity\u2019s SecureFire response units, who will help you contain the fire and minimise your losses in the event of a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These rapid-response teams are expertly trained in controlling and extinguishing fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your insurance will cover the call-out and the cost of the fire brigade service, and there is no limit to the number of fire-related callouts at your insured business address in any supported major metro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auto&General has gone the extra mile with this offering, aligning with its motto that it is \u201cnever not there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get Fire Assist for your business today by signing up to Auto&General Business Insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit www.autogen.co.za<\/a> or contact them at 0861 333 877<\/a> to get a tailored quote and speak to a dedicated team of experts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SecureFire is provided by Fidelity ADT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Auto&General Insurance Company Limited is a licensed non-life insurer and FSP. Ts & Cs online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An unexpected fire can bring your business to its knees \u2013 but business insurance from Auto&General covers you against the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":865678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2074745558325948572","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[23250,25764],"class_list":["post-865677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-ag-2","tag-securefire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865713,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865677\/revisions\/865713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}