How much professional indemnity insurance do I need? (2024)

FAQs

How do you determine the level of professional indemnity insurance? ›

Consider the turnover of the business and your pay as a proportion of that turnover. Calculating the right amount isn't an exact science, but getting it right is very important. Buy too much and you may waste some money, but buy too little and you risk under-insuring which could have disastrous consequences.

Level of cover

Professional indemnity insurance policies also vary in the level of coverage. For small and medium workplaces, it may vary from $1-20 million. Based on who you work with and what your industry is, you may need a higher level of cover.

What is the cost of professional indemnity insurance? AXA customers pay prices from £6.17* a month or £75** a year for professional indemnity insurance. It's important to note that no two businesses have the same cost.

How much professional indemnity cover you need will depend on the work you do, and the level of risk involved. Some factors to take into consideration include: Size of your business, usually including annual turnover. As your business grows you can extend the level of cover needed.

The amount of PI cover your business needs will depend on the nature of your work and the type of clients you service. If you work with large organisations in heavily regulated industries, then your professional indemnity requirements are likely to be higher.

Limit of indemnity assessed using a blend of: Potential cost of complying with a regulator investigation. Cost of defending any allegations in the territories where you can be exposed to legal jurisdiction.

The policy offers coverage to the insured against intentional or unintentional disclosure of information resulting in financial loss to a company. It also covers the legal costs or legal defense costs associated with pursuing infringement or theft of intellectual property or copyright.

Regardless of insurance policy limits, the average cost of professional liability insurance for a small business is $61 per month (or about $735 annually). Most policyholders can expect to pay a premium between $50-$100 per month for their professional liability insurance coverage.

If you're only taking on a one-off contract, then you need run off insurance. This also applies if you're winding up a company that has professional liabilities. This way, you will continue to be protected against claims long after the contract work has been done.

Is Hospital Indemnity Insurance Worth It? Like many supplemental insurance plans, hospital indemnity insurance is typically lower in cost, depending on the plan and coverage. Affordable hospital indemnity plans are worth considering if your existing health insurance plan has limits on hospitalization coverage.

What does professional indemnity cover? ›

Professional indemnity insurance protects you against claims for loss or damage made by clients or third parties as a result of the impact of negligent services you provided or negligent advice you offered.

This type of insurance responds to claims of negligence, oversights, malpractice, or errors your clients allege you committed while providing your services. If a client, or a former client, thinks that your bad advice caused them financial or reputational damage, they may choose to sue you.

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What are Levels of Indemnity? The level of indemnity refers to the highest amount that the policy will pay out regarding any one event. In other words, how much your insurers will cover you in each individual occurrence when a person or persons make a claim against your company.

In the case of a valued policy the measure of indemnity is the value fixed by the policy, which, in broad terms, is the amount agreed with the insurers,1 whilst in the case of an unvalued policy, the measure of indemnity is the insurable value (e.g., the c.i.f. invoice value).

The minimum monetary amount of the professional indemnity insurance or comparable guarantee is: EUR 460 000 for each individual claim; in aggregate EUR 750 000 per calendar year for all claims. [Note: article 1 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1125/2014.]