Quote Details — Taxidermist Advisors

About you & your shop

The basics about your business — name, address, and how it's set up.

1. What's the legal name of your business? As registered with your state — e.g., "Whispering Pines Taxidermy LLC"

Please enter your business's legal name.

2. Do you operate under a DBA (different name)?

Yes No

Please choose Yes or No.

3. Business entity type

Please pick your entity type.

4. Mailing address

Please enter your street address.

City required.

2-letter state.

ZIP required.

5. Year your business was established

Please enter the year.

Your operations

A quick snapshot of how the business runs.

6. Number of owners / officers Not counting employees

Please enter at least 1.

7. Number of employees Not counting owners

Please enter a number (0 is fine).

8. Estimated annual sales / revenue Your best guess. This is the biggest single number that drives the premium.

Please enter an estimated revenue.

9. Federal EIN (optional) If you don't know it offhand, leave it blank — Evan can grab it later.

Your building

A few details about where you work. If you rent, we'll skip the building-specific questions.

10. Do you own or rent the building?

I own it I rent it

Please choose own or rent.

12. Building construction type If you're not sure, pick "Not sure" and Evan will figure it out.

Please pick one.

13. Square footage you occupy

Square footage required.

14. Is the building sprinklered?

Yes No

Please choose.

Equipment, supplies, and clients' mounts

This is where we figure out how much coverage you actually need.

16. What's the total replacement value of YOUR stuff? Equipment, supplies, finished mounts you own, freeze-dryers, freezers, fleshing machines, tools, computers — anything in the shop that's yours. Best estimate is fine.

Estimate required.

Quick note from Evan: the next question is about how much of your clients' stuff (mounts, hides, deposits) you typically have in your care. If you're not sure, a good rule of thumb is about 50% of your annual revenue — that's roughly what's tied up in customer work at any given moment.

17. Maximum total value of customer mounts/work in your care at any one time Their stuff, in your shop, that you'd have to replace if it got destroyed. ~50% of revenue is a solid starting estimate.

Estimate required.

18. Tenants Improvements & Betterments value (optional) If you rent and you've made improvements to the space (custom lighting, built-in cabinets, tile floors, etc.), the rough cost to redo them. Leave blank if N/A.

19. Any business insurance claims in the last 5 years? Property damage, theft, liability — anything. Brief description if yes; "None" if no.

Please answer — "None" is a fine answer.

Your current coverage

Last couple questions — what you're using now (if anything).

20. Who's your current carrier (if any)? Progressive, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, etc. — "None" if uninsured.

Please answer.

21. What's your current annual premium? If you know it. "Not sure" is OK.

What happens next: Evan reviews your answers, shops your shop across his carrier book, and sends you the PDF directly. Usually within 1 business day. He'll also call to walk through it if you'd like.

Let's get the details right.