Professional Liability Insurance for Winnipeg Consultants
Winnipeg consultants offering business, HR, or strategy guidance can be held liable for costly client outcomes. E&O insurance protects your services and supports client trust.
Errors and omissions insurance for consultants in Winnipeg
As a consultant in Winnipeg, you could be held liable for causing financial loss to a client. While we all do what we can to avoid mistakes, they do happen – or an angry customer can hold you accountable regardless of whether it’s your fault or not. Professional liability insurance protects consultants in Winnipeg if they find themselves in this scenario. Often known as errors and omissions insurance, this coverage is essential to protect your business. Get a quote or read on to learn more.
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- Get free online quotes 24/7
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- Purchase and manage your policy online
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- Option to bundle with other coverages
The importance of E&O insurance for Winnipeg consultants
EasyCover’s professional liability insurance covers legal expenses if you’re sued for causing financial loss to a client as a result of your professional service or advice. This includes defence costs, judgement awards and settlements.
Our policies are retroactive, which is a huge benefit for you. Retroactive means that you’re covered for claims made during the policy period arising from actions prior to the purchase of this policy. Keep in mind that you will need to report any known circumstances that may result in a claim from previous work and new situations that arise!
We offer three limits of coverage:
- $1,000,000
- $2,000,000
- $5,000,000
This is the maximum amount that you would receive for all claims incurred in the 12-month policy period, regardless of the number of claims made.
Consultants in Winnipeg should consider the following factors when deciding how much professional liability insurance they need:
- Contractual obligations (most contracts require $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 of professional liability coverage for consultants in Winnipeg).
- Your individual business risks.
- Industry trends for lawsuits (how frequent they are and their average cost).
- The value of the contracts (or annual revenue).
- How many clients/contracts you have.
Ultimately, the amount of protection you need will depend on your individual business.
Winnipeg consultants insured with EasyCover by Acera Insurance
We’ve used our extensive experience to create broad, specialized insurance coverage for consultants in Winnipeg. EasyCover has insured the following types of consultants:
- Business Analyst
- Business and Management Consultant
- Business Continuity Consultant
- Business Recovery Consultant
- Business Development Consultant
- Business Process Re-Engineering Consultant
- Buyer
- Change Management Consultant
- Company Development & Planning Consultant
- Compliance Consultant
- Data Analyst
- Distribution Consultant
- Employment Consultant
- Energy/Green Technology Consultant
- Export Consultant
- Fire Safety Consultant
- Food Safety & Hygiene Consultant
- Forestry Consultant
- Health & Safety Consultant
- Higher Education Consultant
- Horticultural Consultant
- Hospitality Consultant
- HR Consultant
- Image Consultant
- Immigration Consultant
- IT Consultant
- Lighting Consultant
- Logistics Consultant
- Management Consultant
- Marketing & Advertising Consultant
- Mergers & Acquisition Consultants
- Occupational Health Consultant
- Oil & Gas Consultant
- Operations Consultant
- Personnel Consultant
- Procurement Consultant
- Production Consultant
- Project Management Consultant
- Public Relations Consultant
- Quality Assurance Consultant
- Quality Systems Consultant
- Risk Management Consultant
- Sales Consultant
- Strategy Consultant
- Technology Consultant
- Training Consultant
- Transportation Consultant
Don’t see your specialty listed here? Contact us and we’ll see what we can do!
Claims Examples
Here are some examples of professional liability insurance claims for consultants in Winnipeg:
Administrative Error
You file documents incorrectly which ends up costing your client financially. They sue you for this mistake to recoup their lost money.
Lost Documentation
You accidentally lose important documents and your client sues you for the costs they incurred needing to recreate or replace them.
Defamation and Slander
You approve an ad criticizing a competitor. In turn, the competitor decided to sue you for defamation.
FAQs: Understanding Professional Liability Insurance for Winnipeg Consultants
While professional liability insurance may not be required by law for Winnipeg’s consultants, it is often stipulated as a requirement in contracts.
It’s also a smart financial decision. Could you afford the costs of a lawsuit out of pocket? If not, professional liability insurance is essential.
The cost of professional liability insurance depends on the following factors:
- Your specific industry and business operations.
- Your annual revenue.
- The number of employees you have.
- Where you operate.
- Your coverage options.
Here are some examples of how much Winnipeg consultants can expect to pay for their professional liability insurance:
- A risk management consultant earning $215,000 in revenue as a sole proprietor working exclusively in Manitoba might pay around $946 for basic professional liability insurance. If they want to add on commercial general liability and cyber liability insurance the total is $1316 – not including provincial sales tax.
- A public relations consultant with 3 employees operating exclusively in Manitoba and earning $340,000 per year might pay $1573 for $2,000,000 of professional liability insurance. Adding commercial general liability and cyber liability brings the total to $1943 per year, not including provincial sales tax.
Note these examples are for reference only and do not indicate an agreed premium.
Want to know how much professional liability insurance will cost for your business? Get a quote quickly and easily – it’s online and available 24/7.
All of our optional coverages are valuable and quite affordable. We strongly recommend clients carry commercial liability insurance as claims are common and it may be required if you rent space for your business. We also recommend all clients carry cyber liability coverage as cyber-attacks target businesses of all types and sizes. A single incident can be financially devastating to a business.
Other commercial coverages for professional consultants in Winnipeg
EasyCover by Acera Insurance also offers commercial general liability insurance, cyber liability insurance and directors and officers insurance in addition to professional liability insurance. Consultants in Winnipeg have the option of adding these coverages to their policy. Below are more details about these optional coverages.
Commercial General Liability Insurance
Commonly known as CGL, this coverage is designed to protect Winnipeg consultants if a third party is injured or has their property damaged due to your company’s negligence. This applies to your own premises, at a worksite or at a client’s place. For example, a common claim is someone slipping and falling.
Keep in mind that this does not cover damage to your company’s property or an injury to your own employees.
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
This coverage protects the directors and officers if they’re held personally responsible for breaching your duties related to running the business. It protects your personal assets if there is a civil claim or investigation of your actions as a director or officer, up to your policy limit. This includes coverage for legal expenses.
Cyber Liability Insurance
Cyber liability protection helps cover costs if your business is the victim of a cyber-attack or data breach. This includes costs such as ransom payments, regulatory fines, legal expenses, and other costs associated with recovery up to the policy limit.
Why should Winnipeg consultants choose EasyCover for their professional liability insurance?
With EasyCover, we make it easy for Winnipeg consultants to get great coverage at a good price. We’re convenient because we’re online and available 24/7. See for yourself why so many choose EasyCover by Acera Insurance.
We’re one of the few digital options in Canada – you don’t need to speak to a broker to get insured! We provide the professional liability insurance consultants in Winnipeg need and make it easy.
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