Professional Indemnity – covering your professional risks
Professional Indemnity is an insurance cover taken by policy holders to face any claims for errors, carelessness, violations or loss. Such claims can turn nasty and be financially crippling for your company. So it is better to take out Professional Indemnity (PI) freelance insurance, in spite of it being an additional overhead.
There are customized products at various levels and numerous insurance companies offer competitive rates. Some of these products have no-charge retroactive cover, low excesses and sub-contractor cover. If you cancel during midterm, you will receive pro-rata refunds. It is necessary to identify claims in your particular industry, as it is specific for this industry. Sometimes you may need compulsory indemnity cover, while for Government employees of some countries, it is compulsory to possess minimum indemnity cover.