Business Insurance in La Rochelle & Saintes — in English

Professional and business insurance for English-speaking owners across La Rochelle, Saintes and Charente-Maritime. Professional liability, décennale, restaurant, gîte and premises cover — arranged and explained in English.

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Business insurance in La Rochelle & Saintes — in English

Running a business, a gîte or a self-employed activity in France means meeting French insurance requirements that don't always have a clear equivalent back home. PSF Assurances arranges professional and business cover for English-speaking owners across La Rochelle, Saintes and the wider Charente-Maritime — and explains exactly what your activity legally needs.

Independent since 1995, we compare a panel of French insurers to protect your activity, your premises and your liability, without paying for cover you don't need.

⚠️ Some cover is a legal requirement

Building trades must hold ten-year structural cover (décennale) before starting work, and many regulated activities require professional liability. Operating without the mandatory cover can invalidate contracts and expose you personally.

Business cover we arrange

Professional liability (RC Pro)

Protects you if your work, advice or service causes a client loss or injury — the cornerstone of business cover for consultants and service providers.

Ten-year building cover (décennale)

Mandatory structural-defect cover for the building trades — masons, roofers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters and more.

Restaurants, cafés & hospitality

Multi-risk cover for premises, equipment, public liability and business interruption — a specialism of ours in the La Rochelle area.

Gîtes & chambres d’hôtes

Cover tailored to holiday-let and guest-accommodation activities run by foreign owners.

Premises & equipment

Protection for your shop, office or workshop and the equipment inside it, against fire, water, theft and damage.

Company health & provident cover

Group mutuelle and prévoyance for businesses with employees, meeting French obligations.

How it works — simple, even from abroad

1
Contact us
Email or call — we respond within 24h and can run the entire process remotely
2
We assess your needs
We gather your situation, cover requirements and any specific risks
3
We compare & recommend
We present the best options from our panel — clear, in plain English
4
Cover in place
Contracts signed electronically — no need to travel to France

Our insurance partners

We compare our panel of French insurers to build cover around your specific activity and its legal requirements.

Thelem
Comprehensive cover with strong guarantees, well suited to the Charente-Maritime.
AXA
One of France's leading insurers — flexible contracts for a wide range of profiles.
April / Apivia
Specialists in tailored contracts, including non-standard and non-resident profiles.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your activity. Professional liability (responsabilité civile professionnelle) is mandatory for regulated professions and strongly advised for all. Building trades must hold ten-year structural cover (garantie décennale). Premises open to the public have specific requirements. We identify exactly what your activity requires and arrange it.
Yes. We work with British and foreign entrepreneurs, gîte and chambre d'hôtes owners, consultants and self-employed residents (auto-entrepreneurs / micro-entreprises). We explain the French requirements in English and arrange the cover your activity needs.
Yes — professional liability is our core business cover. It protects you if a client suffers loss or damage as a result of your work, advice or service. We arrange it for consultants, tradespeople, restaurateurs and a wide range of activities.
Yes. We arrange multi-risk cover for restaurants, cafés, hotels and caterers — premises, equipment, public liability and business interruption. This is a specialism of ours in the La Rochelle and Charente-Maritime area.
Yes. Quotes, contracts and claims are all handled in English, and we manage the correspondence with the French insurer for you.
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Mon–Fri 9am–6pm CET · English spoken
+33 5 46 55 16 50 psf-assurances@orange.fr
Our specialist partners

Thelem, AXA, April, Apivia, Novélia, Zéphyr — we compare our panel of trusted French insurers to find the best fit for your situation and budget.

Get your French business properly covered — in English

From a one-person consultancy to a coastal restaurant or gîte, PSF Assurances arranges the business cover French law requires and explains it in English. Free quote within 24 hours.