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goldstar professional indemnity insurance

For professions such as law, accounting and surveying through to those such as management consulting and investment advisors, there are risks associated with provision of a service.

These include allegations of negligence, wrongful acts and errors or omissions arising from the conduct of business. As the commercial environment becomes ever more litigious, so the risk increases.

What is Professional Indemnity Insurance?

Professional Indemnity Insurance cover, often referred to as PI Insurance or prof indemnity insurance, is a risk management mechanism that covers the legal costs and expenses incurred in a legal action as well as losses suffered by third parties due to the negligence of a professional.

This form of insurance is mostly for service-providing businesses or professionals who offer advice or services and is a common plan for businesses across the globe.

In Uganda, professions such as accountants, lawyers, architects, and consultants are recognising the value of professional indemnity policies.

What Professional Indemnity Insurance Covers

Expertise and precision are critical in today’s professional services environment. On the other hand, even the slightest error or oversight can result in costly legal disputes, reputational damage, and financial ruin.

Our GoldStar Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII), also known as Professional Liability Insurance and Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance, covers professionals against claims made by clients or third parties for losses incurred due to alleged negligence, errors, or omissions in the services they have provided. The key coverages included in a professional indemnity insurance policy are:

Negligence

This covers claims arising from professional negligence, mistakes, or failure to perform services to the expected standard.

Legal Defence Costs

This covers payment for legal expenses incurred in defending against covered claims, including court costs and legal fees.

Errors And Omissions

This offers protection against claims related to mistakes or omissions in the work performed, which cause financial loss to the client.

Misrepresentation

This covers claims arising from alleged misrepresentation or providing incorrect or misleading advice.

Defamation

This offers coverage for claims of libel or slander arising from professional activities.

Experts like consultants, architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, IT specialists, and others who offer specialized services or advise need professional indemnity insurance. Their reputation and financial stability are protected since it offers financial security against claims resulting from their professional actions. 

You’re investing in the stability and longevity of your company when you purchase a coverage from GoldStar Insurance.

GoldStar's Professional Indemnity Insurance Optional Add-Ons

The GoldStar Professional Indemnity Insurance policy offers valuable optional add-ons or extensions to cover additional risks. These extras allow you to customise a cover that specifically meets your business needs. Some common extensions include:

Run-Off Cover

This provides coverage for claims made after a business has ceased operations or a professional has retired, for services performed before the professional indemnity policy was discontinued.

Public Relations Crisis Management

This extends to cover costs associated with managing a public relations crisis following a claim, helping to protect the insured’s reputation.

Breach Of Contract

This extension offers coverage to claims related to the failure to meet contractual obligations, which is not typically covered under standard PII.

Intellectual Property Infringement

This extends the professional indemnity cover to include claims for unintentional infringement of intellectual property rights, such as copyright, trademark, or patent.

Loss Of Documents

This extends coverage to cater for costs associated with replacing or restoring lost, stolen, or damaged documents in the care of the insured.

Confidentiality Breaches

This add-on offers coverage for claims arising from breaches of confidentiality or data protection laws, leading to financial loss for clients.

Employment Pratices Liability

This extends cover to include claims related to employment practices, such as wrongful termination, discrimination, or harassment.

Choose GoldStar's Professional Indemnity Insurance

Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned professional service provider, it’s never too late to explore how GoldStar’s PI insurance can safeguard your present and future success.

In order to make an informed decision about choosing GoldStar’s Professional Indemnity Insurance, take a look at the Key Considerations to note and the Exclusions that apply to this policy.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Other types of insurance cover

Workers Compensation Insurance

Workers’ Compensation insurance

Workers’ Compensation is a compulsory statutory form of insurance for all employers in Uganda which provides protection to workers if they suffer a work-related injury or disease.

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance

D&O insurance policies offer liability cover for company managers to protect them from claims which may arise from the decisions and actions taken.

Carriers Liability Insurance

Carriers Liability Insurance

This insurance covers your legal liability regarding compensation for loss or damage to goods and/or livestock, as well as agreed amounts of loss or damage for goods and/or livestock.

FAQ’s

You will need contents insurance, sometimes known as all risk cover, for items for which you require cover out with the home. Please provide details of these items at the time of quotation to ensure that the policy provided meets with your requirements.

Accidental Damage cover provides protection against costs incurred through damage that you, your family members or visitors may cause to the structure of your Building or to your Contents. Examples of incidents which would be covered under this extension include putting your foot through the loft floor damaging the ceiling below, leaving a tap running leading to water damage or carpet spillages. Such incidents would not be included under a policy taken out to cover Standard Perils only.

Additional charges will apply and in certain circumstances this cover might not be available.

Items kept in the garage or garden sheds will be covered under the Contents section of your policy provided you have included their value in the total sum insured declared. Limits may apply to the amount that can be claimed for theft of items taken from outbuildings and additional charges may be made for certain items such as ride on mowers. Cover for motor vehicles and motorcycles is excluded. Please declare your requirements for cover kept in outbuildings at the time of quotation to ensure that the policy provided meets with your requirements.

In most cases you will need to arrange cover for your own contents and personal possessions. Please refer to your tenancy agreement to check what, if any cover is provided by your landlord.

An excess is the amount a policyholder is required to pay towards the cost of any claim. You may be asked to pay this amount to a company that has carried out repairs on behalf of your insurer, or alternatively the sum will be deducted from any settlement received.

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