Commercial Insurance

Cover built around how your business actually runs

Commercial insurance has become a complicated field, with dozens of covers that can be broken down or bolted together. There is no one-size-fits-all policy. Our consultants visit your premises, assess your real exposures and build cover that fits your enterprise.

FSP No. 5671  |  Independent since 1980  |  Commercial lines specialists

On-site
We assess your business in person, not over a form. A consultant visits your premises to understand the operation before we quote.
24hr
In-house claims mandates and a 24-hour assist line keep your business moving when something goes wrong.
Network
Access to specialist underwriters for complex and technical risk that generalist brokers will not place.
Commercial underwriters we place with
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No two businesses are the same

We scope the risk before we quote the cover

Every business comes with its own set of risks. A workshop, a consultancy, a retailer and a sectional title scheme need very different programmes, and the gaps are usually in the cover people assume they already have.

We understand your operation first, then build the programme: the core covers you must have, the liabilities you are exposed to, and the specialist policies your industry needs. One consultant, one renewal, one point of contact for claims.

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The building blocks

Commercial insurance is a broad field

Most commercial programmes are assembled from these core sections, then expanded with the liability and specialist covers your business needs.

Core sections include buildings, office contents, business all-risk, electronic equipment, money, motor and business interruption. We help you decide which you need and at what limits, rather than selling you a generic package.

What we cover

Commercial cover for your business

Commercial Lines

The core programme: buildings, office contents, business all-risk, electronic equipment, money and motor, scoped to your operation.

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Public Liability

Third-party injury and property damage claims arising from your premises, operations or products, including contractual requirements.

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Directors & Officers

Indemnifies directors and officers against legal action brought by stakeholders, including defence and investigation costs.

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Employment Practice

Cover against employee-related litigation, directly or via the CCMA, plus advice and risk-management services.

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Professional Indemnity

Protects specialists who give advice or services against client and third-party claims, including defence costs and damages.

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Cyber Insurance

Data breach, cyber extortion, business interruption and POPIA regulatory defence for small and medium enterprises.

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Business Interruption

Replaces lost income when an insured event stops you trading, covering ongoing costs and lost profit.

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Fleet Insurance

One policy for three or more vehicles, with any-driver options, goods in transit and a single renewal date.

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Body Corporate

STSMA-compliant cover for sectional title schemes: buildings, public liability and fidelity guarantee, plus useful extensions.

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Commercial Medical Aid

We manage your employees' medical aid and health cover, including claims, additions and annual reassessment.

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Specialist & niche

The technical and unusual risks

Through our network of specialist underwriters and affiliates we place cover that generalist brokers send away.

Drone Insurance

In-flight and in-transit damage, third-party liability, replacement parts and personal accident for licensed RPAS operators.

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Event Liability

Public liability and cancellation cover for weddings, conferences, festivals, exhibitions, markets and corporate events.

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Engineering & Plant

Contractors all-risk, plant all-risk, machinery breakdown and engineering cover for projects and heavy equipment.

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Marine, Aviation & Fidelity

Goods in transit, marine, aviation and fidelity guarantee cover placed through specialist markets.

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Why use us

A broker who knows your business, not just your policy

We take the time to understand your operation and your people, then build and manage a programme that holds up when you claim.

We visit your premises

We assess the business in person to understand the real exposures before we recommend cover.

We cover the gaps

Liability, business interruption and cyber are the covers most businesses get wrong. We make sure they are right.

Fast, in-house claims

In-house mandates and a 24-hour assist line keep your business trading when something goes wrong.

Specialist network

For complex or technical risk, we draw on trusted assessors, advisors and specialist underwriters.

We look after your staff

Through commercial medical aid we handle your employees' cover, claims and queries, freeing up HR time.

Independent advice

We are not tied to one insurer. We place your cover where the protection and the price make sense.

FAQs

Common questions about commercial insurance

Usually in the covers they assume they have. Public liability limits set too low, no business interruption cover, no cyber cover, and replacement values that have not kept up with costs. We scope these specifically rather than assuming the package handles them.

No. We work with sole proprietors, small and medium businesses and larger enterprises. The programme scales to the operation. What stays the same is the personal service and the on-site assessment.

Yes. For commercial cover we assess your premises and operation in person where practical. It is the only reliable way to understand your exposures and avoid the gaps that a desktop quote misses.

Yes. Through commercial medical aid we advise on health options, facilitate claims, admissions, additions and queries, and reassess staff needs annually, so your HR team does not have to.

We hold in-house claims mandates and processes that let us action most claims within 24 hours of receiving documentation, with a 24-hour assist line for emergencies.

Yes. Through our network of specialist underwriters and affiliates we place drone, event, engineering, marine, aviation and fidelity cover, the policies many brokers send elsewhere.

Let us scope your business risk

Tell us what your business does and we will build a programme around it, from the core covers to the specialist policies your industry needs. We come to you.

Graham Silva Insurance Consultants CC is an authorised financial services provider, FSP No. 5671. The information on this page is general and does not constitute financial advice. Cover, terms and benefits vary by underwriter and individual circumstances. Speak to one of our consultants for advice suited to your needs.