Professional Indemnity insurance* is an important form of protection for businesses that provide specialist services or professional advice. It is designed to respond to claims against your business for losses as a result of actual or alleged negligent acts or omissions in the provision of your professional service or advice. PI Insurance could also assist with the legal costs associated with responding to or managing claims which are covered by the policy.

Engineers are responsible for designing and implementing complex systems, infrastructure and machinery that can significantly impact public safety across New Zealand.

Professional Indemnity insurance may not be the most obvious type of business insurance for tradies in New Zealand, yet in reality it can be relevant and very handy given the fact that many tradies provide professional advice to their customers for a fee.

Professional Indemnity insurance* is something that you may have heard of as an engineer. We’re going to break down the basics, without the jargon and explain the ins and outs of what this kind of insurance provides cover for, what it doesn’t cover and some interesting things you may not be aware of with this kind of policy.