Business insurance can be unnecessarily complicated. There are often too many options and not enough clarity. This guide will help explain why you need contractor insurance; the types of cover you should consider and provide examples to help demonstrate how your cover works.
No matter your industry, if you work as an independent professional you are providing your client with your services, your experience and professional advice. If, during the course of your work, you make a mistake or an error that has an effect on your client or their business, then they are well within their rights to make a claim against you.
Having the right insurance in place when a costly claim is made can be the difference between keeping you in business and having to shut your business down. This could also have a negative impact if you want to work as a contractor again in the future.
Even after your contract ends or when your company closes you are still liable for any mistakes you may have made. This is because the most common type of insurance, professional indemnity, operates on a claims-made basis. Due to this, you need to have the relevant insurance in place at all times.
For almost 30 years, we’ve provided accountancy, tax and support services to over 90,000 contractors, freelancers and self-employed professionals - it’s what we specialise in and it means we’ve been able to develop a unique service that is innovative, friendly and easy to use.
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