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Why Is Professional Indemnity Insurance Important in Australia?

Professional indemnity insurance is a must if you offer professional service in Australia. Read on to learn why you will need the cover of a PI policy. 

As a professional, you may have been told that it is necessary to take professional indemnity insurance to protect your business. You may already have one even, as it may be a requirement for membership to your professional organisation. 

Having your business insured certainly has its advantages, but why is professional indemnity policy particularly important in Australia? Read on as we will be discussing its significance in this article. 

4 Reasons Why Australian Professionals Needs Professional Indemnity Insurance

PI insurance is essential for consultants and businesses providing professional services. 

When providing advice or professional services, you may be held liable if something goes wrong. Your PI policy may cover the legal costs and expenses of dealing with the ensuing claims. 

It protects your assets.

As it covers the costs of settling claims, you need not fear the risk of losing your assets as you deal with the issue. 

The policy may pay for the legal defense.

Should any professional liability claim escalate into legal action, your PI insurance may cover your legal expenses up to the limits set by your policy. 

It protects both you and your clients.

When your professional advice or service ends up causing losses to your client, your PI policy makes sure that they are reasonably compensated and that you will not have to spend a lot of money while dealing with their claim.

FAQ

What is covered by professional indemnity insurance?

PI insurance covers the costs involved when settling claims and the legal expenses if the case goes to court. 

How much does professional indemnity insurance cost?

It mainly depends on the size and requirements of your business. You may use our online quote tool to get an estimate.

How to calculate professional indemnity insurance?

To calculate your PI insurance premium, insurers consider the size and amount of your professional fees, the allocation of fees, your experience, your financial stability, clients, nature of your services, and the severity and frequency of claims. 

Who is covered by my Professional Indemnity policy?

You and possibly the employees or contractors who carry out your services are covered. 

What's the difference between Public Liability Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance?

PI is a type of insurance concerning your professional advice or services. For example, PI policy may cover engineers who provided faulty structural designs or incorrect advice. 

Public liability insurance is another business insurance cover related to personal damages or accidents in your business premises, such as when a visitor slips and falls while you're in operation.

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still so incredibly, incredibly, pissed and angry about the NDIS changes.

people are already dying, important things are already canceled, what the fuck was the point?

save a couple billion dollars?

okay? now people are dead what was the point again?

it's not going to help people like me who SHOULD be on the NDIS for support and life shit.

(hi I suffer from post-covid! and severe debilitating asthma! not to mention learning disabilities that make things incredibly inaccessible to me because the government THEMSELVES don't make shit accessible!!!!!)

(I live in hell YAY!/j)

not to mention all the people on the waiting lists who are literally straight up dying, we already have mortalities!!!!!!

WE'VE HAD MORTALITIES FOR YEARS!!!!

we've only had the NDIS since 2013, I grew up without support from the NDIS because well I was born in the 2000s lol and it took a solid few years after that for it to work out some kinks and by the time it ended up being okay as a thing I had been disabled for 10 years and had 0 supports lol, and my family had been paying out of pocket.

also like my entire family didn't have any disability supports before me either, no one had them in those days, no one in the old country we only really got anything literally in 2018-2019 for one of my bisnonni THAT'S HOW BAD THE NDIS IS BTW.

at the very least she had a carer for some time, but it was not even a possibility for such a long time.

that again, one of my other bisnonni was completely fucked over, same problems effected her even worse in her own right.

(NDIS actually care about old people challenge: FAILED)

ALSO imagine having rights! hahahahahah.

(actually sobbing rn. most of us DO NOT, we are payed less then abled people!!!!)

I am bitching and moaning everyday, because I'm not stupid none of us are, even us stupid people (ily fellow learning disabled ppl and intellectually disabled ppl) we have been greatly fucked over for decades and decades, and still with the bare fucking minimum shit it gets snatched or abused or we get scammed.

it's fucked, it's so, so, fucked.

medicare doesn't cover optical, dental, or a shit ton of other things.

the government straight up hates us all, I can not tell you the amount of bullshit I've been through, the ableism is intense!!!!! it's why I got so good at masking my very obvious learning disabilities fuck all of us for real.

like, the depression and STRAIGHT UP FEAR!!!

dude, fucked up shit.

I have so so many stories, I can't even begin to tell you.

honestly shame on 'em, I'm using my newfound free speech to bitch and moan.

because like, I do not genuinely think half the things that allow me to bitch and moan about being disabled was a thing when I was a kid, like genuinely!

honestly I wish international disabled allies could idk join in and be angry with us, we have all been through hell.

and it's fucked.

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I think y'all wildly overestimating where your target market is hanging out

Reblog for sample size yadda yadda

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Bill Shorten made the NDIS so inaccessible to participants because he knew that if I had weekly occupational therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and a support worker for eight(8) hours a week, that I would become unstoppable.

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Inspired by the upcoming hopping ability in Path of Titans.

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How Professional Indemnity Insurance Works In Australia

Get to know how professional indemnity insurance works in Australia. Read on to take full advantage of your PI policy cover.

You can count on the cover of your professional indemnity insurance when dealing with claims arising from allegations of incorrect professional advice or errors in your services. Whenever dissatisfied clients make liability claims, your PI insurance has your back.

In the following sections, we will tackle how this type of insurance works in Australia and how you can take advantage of its cover. 

Steps/General Overview on How PI Insurance Work in Australia

The protection of your PI insurance is invoked once you've received a letter of demand (LOD) seeking compensation for damages and threatening lawsuit if the claim is not addressed.

regardless of how preposterous or baseless the claim is, don't ignore it and take the following steps:

Notify your insurance broker. Do this as soon as you receive an LOD, but not long after the claim escalates to a lawsuit to avoid hefty legal costs.

Let your insurer do the work for you. Once you have notified your broker, your insurer will work on the case on your behalf, settling claims before they escalate into lawsuits.  

If the claim goes to court, you will get limited legal cover. The limits of this cover are defined in your policy.

Defining Professional Indemnity Insurance

PI insurance protects against liability claims made by third parties who have allegedly suffered losses directly related to the services that you've rendered. For example, a nutritionist will be subject to such claims if they fail to provide an appropriate diet for their client and medical complications ensue. Note that this type of insurance will cover the damages allegedly suffered by the claimant.

What does professional indemnity insurance cover?

Damages due to your negligence - Personal injuries, property damage, and financial losses caused by your negligent acts while rendering your services

Damages due to your contractor/employee's negligence - Losses incurred due to negligence of your employees or contractors 

Defamation - Spoken or written false statements that may harm a third party's reputation 

Breach of professional duty - Breach of confidentiality, privacy, or trust

Public relations expenses - PR meant to protect your reputation 

FAQ

Why is Professional Indemnity Insurance Important?

PI insurance is important as it helps you address claims due to errors or allegations of mistakes made while rendering your professional services. Your insurance will bear part of the legal action expenses involved in settling these claims.

What if I don't provide the ARBV with my professional indemnity insurance policy documentation?

Without a copy of the Certificate of Currency for your PI insurance, the ARBV may reject your application or suspend the registration altogether. 

What's the difference between Public Liability Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance?

Professional indemnity insurance covers claims made against you concerning your professional advice or services. For example, PI policy may cover engineers who are subjected to liability claims due to errors in their structural design.

Public liability insurance, meanwhile, covers claims related to your interactions with the public. When, for example, a visitor slips and falls while on your business premise, your insurance has you covered if they decide to make a claim. 

I am applying to register as a practicing architect. Do I need professional indemnity insurance?

Yes, you do. The ARBV will require you to provide a copy of your policy's certificate of currency and other relevant documents.

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