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Management consultant insurance

Back yourself and your advice, with tailored insurance for management consultants arranged by Marsh.

What insurance do I need to consider as a management consultant?

As the world becomes more complex, businesses are relying more on consultants and specialists to achieve business goals.

But nothing comes without risk, and initiatives can sometimes fail for reasons out of our control.

Professional indemnity and public liability insurance can help protect your business, clients and yourself from claims made against your advice or services – so you can share your expertise with confidence.

What’s covered?

  • Up to $10 million professional indemnity cover

    The limit of liability is the maximum amount that can be provided under the insurance policy.

  • Breach of duty

    Cover for claims from alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in the performance of professional services.

  • Defamation

    Cover for claims for defamation, libel and slander committed in the performance of professional services.

  • Breach of privacy or confidentiality and intellectual property infringement

    Cover for claims alleging breaches of privacy law or confidentiality, and cover for breaches of intellectual property rights in relation to trade secrets and patents.

  • Lost or damaged documents

    $500,000 sub limit for claims arising from loss or damage to third party documents.

  • 7 years automatic run-off cover

    Applicable to IT consultants, management consultants, miscellaneous professions, multimedia consultants, recruitment consultants and travel agents (subject to policy wording terms and conditions).

  • Public liability as an optional extension

    Help protect your business against third party claims resulting from accidents or injuries that occur as a result of your business activities with public liability insurance.

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Why Marsh?

Why should you choose Marsh to arrange your insurance solutions?

Trusted by 130 associations

We are proud to be the endorsed insurance broker for more than 130 Australian industry groups and member associations, developing insurance solutions that help meet the risk and insurance needs of businesses across a variety of industries.

Local expertise

Our Australia-wide network of brokers have spent years at the coalface supporting business owners manage their unique risks in a fast-changing market. They keep ahead of the latest market insights both local and global and break down the jargon into your language.

Claims support

Handling an insurance claim can quickly become overwhelming, not least when your time is stretched to the limit keeping your business going in the backdrop. We help take the load off and manage, negotiate and settle claims with insurers on your behalf.

Your preferred partner

For more than a decade, Marsh has partnered with the Institute of Management Consultants, and offers competitive rates and options for members.

Tailored cover

Marsh has arranged policies for management consultants which is designed with your specific needs and risk profile in mind.

Advocating for clients

For almost 60 years clients have trusted Marsh brokers for advice. We are proud to advocate for you alongside your industry associations.

Why use a broker?

Choosing business insurance means navigating through products, coverages and policy terminology – with a sales pitch as your only guide. An experienced broker will spot your unique set of risks, match you to the right choice, and advocate for you on price.

Frequently asked questions

There are a number of different factors that may influence the cost of professional indemnity insurance, such as the service provided, company size and revenue.

Make sure when requesting a quote, that the declared values of the business is accurate so the correct premium and cover for your business can be arranged.

Professional indemnity insurance covers up to $10 million.

Public liability insurance covers up to $20 million.

‘Claims made’ is a term used to describe an insurance policy that covers claims which are notified during the policy term. This may not necessarily be the same period in which the accused incident or error resulting in the claim occurred.

Professional indemnity policies provide a 'claims made' basis of cover because advice or service errors in many professions are often discovered weeks, months or even years after the mistake was made.

Therefore, a professional indemnity policy or 'run-off' policy must be in place for a claim to be met by an insurer.

It’s also important to note that, if the limit of indemnity was changed, it is the limit purchased when the claim is notified that applies, not the limit purchased when the work was completed.

Our team can provide support and proactively guide clients through the claims incident process.

Contact your Marsh representative to assist with lodging a claim.

Even if you deliver on all of your scope of a project, management consultants can sometimes be sued by clients if a business fails to achieve an overall objective.

Your legal liability does not always end when your contract ends. Strategy and initiatives can sometimes derail, regardless of the quality of your work and the effort you put into a project.

You might even reconsider your commitment to a client mid project, and decide to terminate for legal and ethical reasons.

Whether a claim made against you is reasonable, or not, the cost of legal fees alone can be expensive.

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