{"id":10340,"date":"2018-10-02T10:42:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T09:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10340"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:47:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:47:28","slug":"claims-in-a-cartoon-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/claims-in-a-cartoon-1","title":{"rendered":"Do architects need insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not my fault!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hear that a lot. Here&#8217;s why architects need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/architects-pi-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professional indemnity insurance<\/a>. It helps fight your corner when it isn&#8217;t. Or even when it is.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/How-giving-free-advice-can-cost-you-thousands-2-col.jpg\" alt=\"Do architects need insurance\" class=\"wp-image-10540\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/How-giving-free-advice-can-cost-you-thousands-2-col.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/How-giving-free-advice-can-cost-you-thousands-2-col-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/How-giving-free-advice-can-cost-you-thousands-2-col-411x1024.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"small_hide\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"small_show\" style=\"height: 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>See?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why architects need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/architects-pi-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professional indemnity insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clue&#8217;s in the name. It&#8217;s because you&#8217;re a professional. Which means clients pay you for your specialist advice and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <em>that<\/em> means you can be sued if you make a mistake. In fact, you can be sued even if you haven&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if, like Sam, you&#8217;ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/professional-indemnity-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professional indemnity insurance<\/a>, you don&#8217;t need to worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your policy pays your legal bills and picks up the tab for compensation &#8211; if it turns out you&#8217;re liable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know more? Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/professional-indemnity-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not my fault!&#8221; We hear that a lot. Here&#8217;s why architects need professional indemnity insurance. It helps fight your corner when it isn&#8217;t. Or even when it is. &nbsp; See? This is why architects need professional indemnity insurance. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policybee.co.uk\/blog\/claims-in-a-cartoon-1\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[163,45,137,150],"class_list":["post-10340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-professional-indemnity-insurance","tag-architects","tag-claims-2","tag-insurance-explained","tag-managing-risk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Do architects need insurance? | PolicyBee&#039;s Claims in a Cartoon<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here&#039;s why architects need insurance. 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