đź“ž(888) 900 0205
Professional Liability Insurance
ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS
can you afford to be without professional insurance coverage
Professional Liability Insurance for Accountants
Accountants and bookkeepers play a critical role in the financial health and stability of their clients. This is a major source of responsibility for your firm that cannot be taken lightly. The slightest mistakes in your bookkeeping or accounting services can end up costing your clients large amounts of money. That’s why accountants professional liability is so important to your firm. If you do make mistakes, your clients are very likely to sue your company for the damages and loss.
Dealing with lawsuits that arise because of accounting and bookkeeping mistakes can be extremely expensive when handled alone. Professional Liability insurance, or Errors and Omissions (E&O), makes it so you don’t have to. If a client brings legal action against your firm and claims that you made mistakes which cost them financially, accountants professional liability is there to help protect you legally and financially.
If, for example, your firm relocates its office and fails to notify an insurance company who holds a living trust policy that you are the trustee for, the insurance company may cancel your client’s policy. The client may then sue your firm because they must pay high premiums on a new policy. Likewise, the heirs of an estate may sue your firm for fines and fees that arise due to you allegedly not filing the estate tax forms on time. Without accountants professional liability insurance, your firm will spend time, money and resources dealing with these claims-regardless of whether your firm is actually at fault.
Accountants professional liability can pay for the cost of your legal defense. Depending upon the scope of your policy E&O may also pay the client’s settlement or award, and pay for your losses in income while in court.