Insuring your accountancy business
As an accountant you need to be completely professional and pay close attention to detail, but there are times when a mistake, or a perceived mistake, can lead to a costly legal dispute. Hiscox business insurance for accountants is there for you whether a miscalculation leads to a claim for negligence, a business laptop is damaged or a hacker gets into your computer network and holds confidential information to ransom.
Why you need business insurance for accountants
A costly miscalculation
If accounts are filed with HM Revenue and Customs and a miscalculation means thousands of pounds in tax aren’t accounted for, your client will be find themselves facing a large unexpected tax bill. If that happens, they could blame you and take legal action to reclaim the money. Hiscox business insurance for accountants includes professional indemnity insurance to cover the costs of defending and settling the case.
Hackers hold data to ransom
If hackers get into an accountant’s files they could do untold damage, stealing confidential client data and demanding a ransom for its return. Hiscox business insurance for accountants includes cyber and data risks insurance, which deals with the ransom and provides access to specialists to help strengthen your data security against future threats.
Stolen laptop
A stolen laptop or other IT equipment could put all kinds of important information in the wrong hands. Even if you’re using a safe or laptop locks, a determined thief could still steal your equipment and apart from the confidentiality issue, you won’t be able to work without your equipment. Hiscox business insurance for accountants includes office insurance that helps with lost earnings and covers the cost of new computer equipment to get you working again.
If you’re not sure what you need, tell us a little more about your accountancy business. We’ll help you to build your quote and explore any other insurance needs.
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Key types of insurance for accountants
Professional indemnity insurance
Professional indemnity insurance protects you against the costs of legal action if a client claims that there’s a problem either with your work or the professional guidance you gave them and they’ve lost money or suffered reputational damage as a result. Whether you’re settling or defending a claim, the policy provides you with peace of mind. Professional indemnity for accountants also covers tax consultants as well as bookkeeping and payroll professionals.
Cyber and data insurance
What would you do if your computer systems were hacked or confidential data was shared with the wrong people by accident? Cyber and data insurance provides comprehensive cover for cybercrime as well as unintentional data breaches, which can be expensive and embarrassing. Alongside financial cover for lost revenue, damaged reputation and regulatory fines, cyber and data cover also offers access to our team of experts to get your business up and running again.
Office insurance
Your business equipment such as computers, laptops, mobile phones and other devices are some of your most important assets in your day-to-day work. If they’re damaged, lost or stolen, you can’t work as normal until they’re recovered or replaced, which means losing money and possibly missing deadlines. At Hiscox, our office insurance policy will cover you for the costs of replacing or repairing them so you can get back on track quickly.
These are just some of the types of business insurance for accountants that we can offer. We can provide other specific types of cover and build them into a policy that’s tailored to the exact needs of your business.
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