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Professional indemnity

Here's where we lift the lid on insurance and explain it all simply.

There's essential help with how best to protect your business or not-for-profit. Plus, useful advice on running your organisation and life as a freelancer.

Why it pays to have architects’ PI run-off cover

Mistakes can take time to be discovered. That's why architects and construction industry pros who've stopped trading need PI run-off cover.

Insurance for facilities managers explained

What's next on your to-do list? If it's not 'buy some insurance for facilities managers', maybe it should be. Here's why.

Insurance for environmental consultants explained

What insurance do environmental consultants need? Well, might as well start with professional indemnity. Here's why.

What legionella assessments mean for your professional indemnity insurance

Many estate & letting agents don't realise their professional indemnity doesn't cover them for doing a legionella assessment. Here's what you need to know.

Insurance for education consultants explained

Deciding how much education consultants' insurance you need is a simple matter of educating yourself. Don't learn the hard way, basically.

Insurance for complaints handlers – for when the tables are turned

Insurance for complaints handlers can be a life-saver if the boot's on the other foot. Here's how it helps.

Claims-in-a-cartoon: the five-grand typo

Here's the story of how an innocent finger slip landed one agency with a bill for £5,000. And how their professional indemnity insurance saved the day.

Why are PI claims sometimes refused?

There are several reasons insurers sometimes turn down professional indemnity (PI) claims. Our claims specialist, Jane Aldous, explains why.

Immigration consultants’ insurance: who’s right?

OISC members: when it comes to your professional indemnity insurance, it's the government v your insurer. And you're caught in the middle. Read our advice.

Claims advice for copywriters

We spent the day at the Professional Copywriter's Network conference and discovered copywriters want to know about PI claims. Cue some sobering stories...

More insurance terminology for beginners

Yet further confusing insurance terminology well and truly busted. Endorsement? Deductible? Indemnity? These terms and more explained - simply.

Travel agent or tour operator? Why it matters for your insurance

Odd question perhaps, but which one are you? Travel agent or tour operator? And why does it make a difference to your insurance? All explained here.