Insurance comparisons made easy for SMEs

From today, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can easily and quickly compare a variety of business insurance products through one website - comparethemarket.com.

From shop insurance to cover employer's liability and stock cover to bespoke insurance for beauty salons, SMEs can now search a number of insurance products for hundreds of different trades.

"With many small and medium businesses feeling the wrath of the credit crunch on a daily basis, they will be looking to make financial gain wherever possible," said Jeremy Moll, insurance expert, comparethemarket.com. "Having business insurance is a necessity and our new service helps time-poor businesses search quickly through a number of products from a variety of providers to find the best solution to meet their business needs."

SMEs can now search www.comparethemarket.com for the following insurance products:

Public liability - essential if the organisation has members of the public or customers on the premises. When searching for quotes, businesses can select key covers including employer's liability, public liability, tool cover, business interruption and professional indemnity. More than 450 separate trades are quoted

Commercial van - with the ability to search over 15 leading van insurance providers in seconds, businesses can compare and save instantly. Insurance providers include Post Office and yesinsurance.co.uk.

Shop - customers can select key types of cover, including; employer's liability, public liability, stock cover, buildings cover and business interruption. More than 300 separate trades quoted

Beauty - ideal for owner-managers of beauty salons who can tailor the policy to suit their business needs. Covers hair, beauty and medical trades

Office - essential for all types of office cover including office contents, employer's liability, business interruption and loss of business money. Customers can also choose cover for buildings, personal accident and legal expenses

Tradesmen - different tradesmen often require different levels and types of cover. comparethemarket.com searches more than 450 trades so customers can be sure they are choosing the right policy for their business needs

The new products and services are available with immediate effect through comparethemarket.com