Translators and Interpreters professional indemnity
insurance
For many professionals, the prospect of a complaint or
allegation of negligence is one of the most stressful situations
they can face and can be quite daunting. Having professional
indemnity protection in place often eases this anxiety, while
providing reassurance to clients.
Through our team of experienced advisers, our policies provide
cover and advice for allegations of professional negligence. Awards
will include costs and expenses incurred to help alleviate the
personal and financial stress of dealing with a claim, or serious
allegations of neglect.
What's included in our Translators and Interpreters'
cover?
- Court attendance indemnity
- Libel and slander
- Breach of confidentiality
- Infringement of copyright
- Fines for breaches of the Data Protection Act
- Dishonesty
- Rectification costs
- Predecessors in business
- Loss of documents cover, up to £100,000
- Indemnity to employees and sub-contractors
Policy excess
- From £500, depending on the policy and level of indemnity
agreed
Significant or unusual exclusions and limitations
- You will normally have to pay an initial contribution towards
each claim (the excess). These excesses may vary by your choice of
cover or our underwriters’ assessment of your business. Your
schedule of insurance and the policy terms and conditions will
detail the specific excesses applicable to your policy.
- We can only cover work that you have told us your business
conducts, and that we’ve agreed to insure.
- We will not pay claims prior to the retroactive date (if any)
shown on the schedule of insurance.
- We will not pay claims arising from any circumstances which
could give rise to a claim in the future or shortcomings in your
work which you knew about or ought reasonably to have known about
before the policy started.
- We will not pay claims arising from your Insolvency.
- We will not pay claims arising from the dishonesty of any
Directors/Partners/Principals.
- We will not pay claims arising form criminal acts.
- We will not pay claims arising from work carried out in the USA
and Canada.
This list is not exhaustive and for further information on the
policy, specific to your profession, please see the policy terms
and conditions, or speak to a member of our PI team:
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