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Business Insurance Professional Indemnity Vs Indemnity To Principals
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Our business insurance policy has a clause saying indemnity to principals. I assumed this was the same as professional indemnity. But its not.
What is the difference please?
Thanks
Our business insurance policy has a clause saying indemnity to principals. I assumed this was the same as professional indemnity. But its not.
What is the difference please?
Thanks
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Indemnity to principals. If a client alleges you’ve been negligent, and sues you for their losses, your professional indemnity insurance covers it.
But if, because of your negligence, your client (the ‘principal’) is sued by their client, an indemnity to principals clause in your policy means your insurer has to cover your client’s client’s losses too (the ‘indemnity’).
If you’ve spotted an indemnity to principals clause in a client’s contract, you’ll need to ask your insurer if they’re happy to cover it. Whether they will or not depends on the work you’re doing, and how much it’s worth. Don’t assume it’s covered.
Indemnity to principals. If a client alleges you’ve been negligent, and sues you for their losses, your professional indemnity insurance covers it.
But if, because of your negligence, your client (the ‘principal’) is sued by their client, an indemnity to principals clause in your policy means your insurer has to cover your client’s client’s losses too (the ‘indemnity’).
If you’ve spotted an indemnity to principals clause in a client’s contract, you’ll need to ask your insurer if they’re happy to cover it. Whether they will or not depends on the work you’re doing, and how much it’s worth. Don’t assume it’s covered.
Professional Indemnity - protects the policyholder against claims brought against them by a third party for the third party's financial losses which have arisen as a result of errors and omissions of the policyholder (e.g, a lawyer giving wrong advice which causes a financial loss to their client).
Indemnity to Principals - Indemnity will apply under a policyholders policy in like manner to the principal where the contractual arrangement between the principal and the contractor so required.
They are two entirely different things.
Indemnity to Principals - Indemnity will apply under a policyholders policy in like manner to the principal where the contractual arrangement between the principal and the contractor so required.
They are two entirely different things.
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