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Protecting your business from legal risk

If a third party suffers a loss due to your professional advice, design, or services, the impact can severely damage both your reputation and financial stability. Whether you're an independent consultant or part of a large firm, delivering professional services always carries the risk of legal action.

 
Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance helps protect your business from claims of negligence, providing essential financial cover that supports your business’s stability, safeguards your security, and helps ensure your long-term success.

Why partner with Santam casualty for your PI cover?

Expertise

Our underwriters and claims specialists have extensive experience managing Professional Indemnity risks across diverse industries.

Longevity

Backed by over 40 years of expertise in managing complex, long-tail claims, we provide trusted, long-term support when it matters most.

Solutions

Tailored Professional Indemnity solutions designed to fit the unique risks and demands of your profession.

Professional Indemnity insurance

Professional Indemnity cover gives you the confidence to focus on your work, knowing your business is protected against the financial and reputational impact of costly negligence claims from third parties.

Built environment

Specialised cover for professionals in the built environment, safeguarding against costly errors or omissions during the planning, design, or construction of physical spaces.

Legal practitioners

Tailored protection for legal professionals, covering liabilities from advice, representation, and other professional duties.

Accountants and auditors

Protection for professionals managing and analysing financial data, covering liabilities from errors, omissions, or regulatory non-compliance.

Miscellaneous professions

Customised Professional Indemnity cover for consultants, estate agents, valuers, recruitment and placement agencies, and other specialised service providers.

Clinical trials

Insurance protecting clinical trial participants from injuries or harm related to the trial.

Let’s discuss your insurance needs

Get customised Casualty insurance solutions. Request a call back, and our team will assist you in selecting the right coverage options.

Help and FAQ's

General enquiries

Tel: 011 731 3600

E-mail: info@santam.co.za

What are professional services?

For Professional Indemnity (PI) cover, ‘professional services’ are the duties performed by qualified individuals or entities registered under the relevant governing Act(s) for their field, as specified in the policy schedule.

Who needs Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance?

Any individual or business offering specialised advice, expertise, or services should consider PI cover. This includes, but is not limited to:

 

  • Legal sector: Attorneys, advocates, and legal service providers. 
  • Built environment: Consulting engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, land surveyors, project managers, developers, contractors.
  • Financial services: Accountants, auditors, actuaries, brokers, and financial institutions. 
  • Other professionals: IT firms, multimedia companies, travel agents, management consultants, loss adjusters, valuators, and many more.

Where do PI claims typically arise from?

PI claims usually arise from:

 

  • Third-party contracts where service delivery falls short.
  • Negligence leading to injury, damage, or loss while performing professional duties. 
  • Global exposure, depending on the nature of the insured business, with claims potentially originating from anywhere in the world.

What are common exclusions?

While exclusions may vary according to the profession and wording used, some commonly excluded risks include:

 

  • Fraud and dishonesty
  • Fines and penalties 
  • Asbestosis 
  • Nuclear-related incidents 
  • Pollution 
  • War and terrorism.

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