Professional Indemnity


Through many years of experience, we have built a leading reputation in the provision of professional indemnity protection for a wide range of professions. Our experienced claims handlers know how to protect your client’s business and settle disputes quickly and efficiently.

Key features


A Hiscox professional indemnity policy includes the following cover as standard:

  • Negligence – or breach of duty of care
  • Defamation – libel and slander
  • Privacy – cover for breach of confidence or disclosure of a client’s confidential information
  • Infringement – of intellectual property rights
  • Rectification – we cover the costs (up to a specified limit) of putting right lost or damaged non-electronically held professional documents
  • Court attendance – if your client or an employee has to attend court in connection with a covered claim, we will cover their costs up to a specified limit
  • Dishonesty – we may cover your client against dishonesty of their partners, directors, employees and contractors where this causes them either a direct loss of their own funds or liability for their client’s funds

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Professional indemnity cover in our sectors


Marketing, Media & Creative

Core appetite (Risks we love): A wide array of both B2B marketing and commercial film production businesses alongside B2C content production companies including but not limited to specialist interest; health & fitness; trade press; business; comedy; sports; education; technical, current affairs; and gossip.

Broader appetite (Risks we like): Music publishers; Individual artists or bands; Record labels; Podcasters; Authors and self-publishers; Influencers and vloggers; Film and TV distributors; Composers; Programmatic advertising or real-time bidding activities.

Edge of appetite (Risks we'll try our best to find a way): News photographers or paparazzi; Programmatic or real-time bidding platforms.

Our capabilities:

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's
  • Primary and excess layer placements

Key features & benefits:

Specific B2B wording for marketing companies and creative companies providing the following cover:

  • Broad breach of contract, breach of advertising codes and consumer protection 
  • Full civil liability 
  • Automatic cover for claims brought against you for the activities of subcontractors and freelancers

Specific B2C wording for multi-media companies providing:

  • Automatic cover for claims brought against you for the activities of subcontractors and freelancers.
  • Full civil liability
  • Automatic cover for claims brought against employees, freelancers and subcontractors 


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Technology

Our appetite for technology business is incredibly broad, spanning multiple technology sub-sectors such as AI, cyber-security, analytics, fintech, hardware, software, and telecomms.  

Our capabilities:

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's
  • Primary and excess layer placements

Key features & benefits:

We recently updated our Technology PI wording. Key areas of the policy that have evolved:

  • Affirmative AI - explicit cover for those who use, build and advise on artificial intelligence
  • Greentech - affirmative cover for those who utilise technology to minimise environmental impact, promote sustainability or conserve natural resources
  • Globalisation - helpful automatic extensions for acquisitions, subrogation waivers, additional insureds and overseas support staff for customers scaling internationally

Click here to read more about our updated Technology PI wording.

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Events & Event Organisers

We have a broad core appetite for B2B event organisers. Our edge of appetite is the organisation of international or virtual events.

Our capabilities:

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's 

Key features & benefits:

  • Broad breach of contract cover 
  • Full civil liability 
  • Automatic cover for subcontractors or freelancers
  • Automatic cover for claims against principals and venue owners/operators


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Health, Beauty & Wellbeing

Core appetite (Risks we love): Talking professionals; Beauty & aesthetics; Private ambulance; Dental professionals; Occupational health; Recruitment; Optician risks.

Broader appetite (Risks we like): Psychiatry; Dermatology; Manipulative therapies

Edge of appetite (Risks we'll try our best to find a way):  Domiciliary care, Surgical beauty treatments

Our capabilities

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million, in the aggregate
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits

  • Cover is provided for bodily injury, mental injury, illness, disease or death arising from your client’s business activities, or as a result of a good Samaritan act
  • Cover will indemnify your client for both the legal costs of defending an action and any subsequent damages
  • Cover for medical related professional indemnity is included within our cover as standard


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Sports & Leisure

Businesses in this sector will not always have a professional indemnity exposure and will therefore not often purchase this cover.  However, should there be a need for this cover we have a broad appetite for PI and should be able to accommodate.

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits: 

Third party cover (for business activities and advertising):

  • Any one claim limit with defense costs paid in addition to the limit, Cover for the policyholder’s own advertising and website, Intellectual property with no inner limit, Mitigation of loss cover

First party cover:

  • Employee dishonesty 
  • Court attendance costs

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Training & Tutors

  • Core appetite (Risks we love): Professional training firms; NVQ trainers (classroom and manual); Part-time teachers, tutors and lecturers; Academic publications; Corporate training; Professional bodies; NVQ accreditors.
  • Broader appetite (Risks we like): Colleges; Universities
  • Edge of appetite (Risks we'll try our best to find a way): We can insure organisations involved in most types of activity in this sector

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's
     

Key features & benefits: 

Third party cover (for business activities and advertising):

  • Any one claim limit with defense costs paid in addition to the limit, Failure to educate - one of the key specific covers for the education sector, Cover for the policyholder’s own advertising and website, Complaints to governing bodies, Intellectual property – no inner limit, Mitigation of loss cover

First party cover:

  • Employee dishonesty
  • Court attendance costs

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Consultancy & Professional Services

Core appetite (Risks we love): Accountants; Management Consultants; Health & Safety Consultants; Recruitment Consultants; Sustainability Consultants; Specialist Consultants

Broader appetite (Risks we like): Insurance Brokers; Fire Safety Advice; Umbrella Companies; Associations; FCA Regulated firms

Edge of appetite (Risks we'll try our best to find a way): Solicitors; Independent Financial Advisors; Secondary Intermediaries

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits: 

Third party cover (for business activities and advertising):

  • Specialist wording variants for Accountants, Management Consultants, Health & Safety Consultants, Recruitment Consultants, Sustainability Consultants, and Insurance Brokers
  • Flexible limit options
  • Cover for the policyholder’s own advertising and website
  • Intellectual property – no inner limit
  • Mitigation of loss cover

First party cover:

  • Employee dishonesty 
  • Court attendance costs

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Charity, Not for Profit & Public Sector

Businesses in this sector will not always  have a professional indemnity exposure and will therefore not often purchase this cover.  However, should there be a need for this cover we have a broad appetite for PI and should be able to accommodate.

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits: 

Third party cover (for business activities and advertising):

  • Any one claim limit with defense costs paid in addition to the limit, Cover for the policyholder’s own advertising and website, Intellectual property – no inner limit, Mitigation of loss cover.

First party cover:

  • Employee dishonesty
  • Court attendance costs

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Specialist & Independent Retail

Businesses in this sector will not always  have a professional indemnity exposure and will therefore not often purchase this cover.  However, should there be a need for this cover we have a broad appetite for PI and should be able to accommodate.

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits: 

Third party cover (for business activities and advertising):

  • Any one claim limit with defense costs paid in addition to the limit, Cover for the policyholder’s own advertising and website, Intellectual property – no inner limit, Mitigation of loss cover

First party cover:

  • Employee dishonesty 
  • Court attendance costs

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Trades, Construction & Engineering

Core appetite (Risks we love): Interior Designers; Architects (<£1m); Engineers (Building Services); Design & Construct
Surveyors (<£500k turnover)

Broader appetite (Risks we like): Engineers (Structural); Engineers (Mechanical); Geotechnical; Large Project Responsibility; Fire Safety Contractors

Edge of appetite (Risks we'll try our best to find a way): Design & Manufacture of Cladding; Large Civil Engineering Projects

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits: 

  • Specialist wording variants for Design & construct, Engineers and Surveyors
  • RICS wording variant for surveyors
  • Mitigation of loss cover for engineers
  • Civil liability cover for engineers
  • Any Other Cover limit options

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Property Owners & Management

We will write cover for service providers in this sector, notably management and maintenance. We don't have appetite for property owners or developers.

Core appetite (Risks we love): Estate & Lettings Agents; Property Managers

Broader appetite (Risks we like): Block Management; Fire Safety Services

Edge of appetite (Risks we'll try our best to find a way): Survey & Valuation for Lending

Our capabilities:  

  • Limits of indemnity up to £10 million
  • Capacity providers in the UK, Europe, and internationally via Lloyd's

Key features & benefits: 

Third party cover (for business activities and advertising):

  • Any one claim limit with defense costs paid in addition to the limit, Cover for the policyholder’s own advertising and website, Complaints to the ombudsman, Intellectual property – no inner limit, Mitigation of loss cover.

First party cover:

  • Employee dishonesty 
  • Court attendance costs

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Why choose Hiscox?


1

Exceptional claims service We are extremely proud of the exceptional claims service we provide – we have consistently achieved a +77 Net Promotor Score across 2024, which means our customers are highly likely to recommend us. 

2

Award-winning service We’ve been awarded a 5-star Defaqto rating for the past 14 years. We’re also proud holders of the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award.

3

Hassle-free cover

Your clients can organise interest-free payments for when it suits them, with one simple monthly payment, with no administrative fees or charges.