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Not sure which trade or occupation to select when getting business insurance? Learn how to declare multiple trades, incidental work and changing business activities.

Public & products liability insurance for carpenters starts at $373.58 per year for a solo operator in NSW with $5M cover. From there, the price is shaped by four things you choose at the quote stage. Here's how each one works.

We tested how many questions and form fields it takes to buy tradies insurance online with Australia's major providers. The results ranged from 13 steps to 33. Here's the data.

Handyman and general maintenance work covers a wide range of jobs - routine repairs and upkeep, minor installations, basic painting, and keeping buildings and grounds in order. A public liability insurance policy is designed to cover your business for third-party injury and property damage claims arising from your handyman and general maintenance work.

Carpentry covers a lot of ground - framing new builds, hanging doors, laying floors, building decks, running formwork for slab pours, ripping out rotten verandah timbers, fitting windows. The work spans residential and commercial, simple and structural, repairs and new builds. A public liability insurance policy is designed to cover your business for third-party injury and property damage claims arising from your carpentry work.

Gardening, lawn mowing and landscaping cover a wide spread of work - from solo lawn mowing rounds and garden maintenance crews through to landscape construction outfits building retaining walls, paving and pergolas. VIZ rolls the whole range into a single occupation. A public liability insurance policy is designed to cover your business for third-party injury and property damage claims arising from your gardening, lawn mowing and landscaping business activities.