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	What is Professional Indemnity Insurance?		Questions you should ask before deciding on a policy

What is Professional Indemnity Insurance?

Professional indemnity insurance provides cover for claims brought against the policyholder due to their professional negligence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Indemnity_Insurance)

Professional Indemnity insurance protects a professional from financial loss, injury or damage arising from a mistake or failure by the professional to exercise the required level of skill. This may mean that an award is made in favour of a person who suffers a loss, damage or injury.  A professional may also be held to be liable for a mistake even though there was no negligence.

Therefore, if a professional holds themselves out as having a special skill, which can be relied upon by another, they should consider Professional Indemnity Insurance as crucial.

Professional Indemnity Insurance, other than just being logical, is required for all members of ICB who are in the business of providing bookkeeping services.  A professional bookkeeper is assisted in establishing their credibility through being able to state that they are insured.

PI insurance is not just about you protecting your client, but also yourself in the case of error.

Who is a professional?

Anyone who provides advice and/or services of a skilful character, according to an established discipline, can be regarded as a 'professional' in a legal sense.

So 'professionals’ include not only those who are traditionally viewed as professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, but also computer consultants, advertising agents, acoustics consultants, trade associations, fund managers, bookkeepers and so on.

There are three reasons why practising bookkeepers should hold PI insurance:

• To cover against financial (civil law) claims made against a company's work. These would usually be made by a client and could be directed at any party involved in a project for which the company might be responsible. (Examples of claims could be for input error, consumer loss etc.)
  

• Under the Tax Services Act 2009, all bookkeepers who are registered BAS Agent's will be required to hold current PI Insurance by July 2011.
  
  Tax Practitioners Board states Insurance required for agents from 1 July 2011
   

• Some clients, especially many government bodies, insist on this cover being in place before contracts are signed. This is to provide recourse in the event of the above.

More detailed questions are best posed directly to a PI insurance consultant who can provide specific answers based on knowledge of your business. We recommend that you contact Insurance Made Easy on 1800 64 12 60