Business Insurance for Consultants

Supporting the work of graphic designers, career coaches, financial planners, and other consultants
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A Business Owner’s Policy

A Business Owner’s Policy (BOP) can be customized to your consulting business, with coverage for:
  • Lawsuits alleging you caused a data breach or accidentally released private information or electronic data
  • Website failures that prevent a company from conducting business transactions
  • Loss due to computer fraud and fraudulent fund transfers
  • Damage to your rental car
  • Costs you sustain if your identity is stolen
  • Damage to mobile communications property such as tablets and laptop computers
  • Utility service outages
  • Costs to upgrade your business to current green standards during repairs after a covered cause of loss
  • Your liability to third parties for bodily injury, including mental anguish
  • Your liability to third parties for personal injury, including discrimination, harassment

Optional Coverages

Additional Products

Consultants can access a total account solution to take care of their insurance needs. Consider adding these coverages to your insurance program.

General liability

Provides coverage against claims alleging property damage, bodily injury, and many other common risks.

Professional liability

Protects you in the event of a lawsuit claiming you were negligent in providing professional services in some way, such as providing late, incorrect or incomplete advice. This also covers errors and omissions relating to expert opinions or advice you provided a client.

Workers' compensation

Provides funds and guidance when an employee is hurt on the job, helping them get healthy and back to work as quickly as possible.

Cyber

This Enterprise Risk Management solution can help you prevent cyber incidents from happening and provides expert response services if your business is the victim of a cybercrime.

Umbrella

Sometimes your standard insurance policy limits aren’t enough to cover what you’re up against. Umbrella insurance provides coverage over and above your existing policies to protect you from substantial lawsuits and losses.

Commercial auto**

This coverage provides protection for vehicles you use for consulting business, including replacement or repairs if your vehicle is stolen or damaged, bodily injury liability coverage, and roadside assistance.

Experiencing a loss or claim against your business is more likely than you might think.

Here are some common scenarios.

  • Accounting error

    While working for E&M Accounting, Olivia, an accountant consultant, was asked to set up investments for a client. Olivia mistakenly established a corporation, instead of a partnership, which ended up generating tax liabilities for the client. Under the firm’s professional liability policy, Chubb claims worked with Olivia to help make financial amends to the client. 

  • Breaking & entering

    Emily, an event planner, was visiting a meeting site with her clients when someone broke into her office. The thief stole computers, phones, cameras, high-end furniture, décor, and much more. Having Chubb business personal property insurance helped Emily replace the stolen devices and valuables and get back to business quickly.

  • Slip & fall

    As Kai, an interior designer was walking through his showroom with a client, deep in conversation about which paint colors would pair best with the client’s new living room walls, the client slipped on an errant swatch of fabric. The client badly twisted her knee, and ended up needing a trip to urgent care, a knee brace, and physical therapy. Kai’s general liability policy from Chubb covered the client’s medical expenses, helping him maintain the client relationship.

CONSULTING BUSINESS RISK

As a consultant the risks you face are unique — from theft and cybercrime to employee injuries and errors and omissions in professional services provided to clients.

With Chubb small business insurance, you can help protect your consulting business from the following risks:

  • Data breaches
  • Property theft or damage
  • Professional errors or omissions
  • Work-related illness or bodily injury

Why do consultants need business insurance?

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