Professional Indemnity Calculator

Compare the expected cost of negligence claims with the price of cover.

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Professional Indemnity Calculator

Enter fee income, claims history, settlement size and premium.

Expected annual claim cost
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Enter values above
Expected claims over 10 years
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Cost over 10 years
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Premium over 10 years
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Net benefit of cover
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Premium as % of fee income
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Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Annual fee income ($)400000
Limit of indemnity ($)1000000
Expected claims per 10 years1
Average defence and settlement ($)120000
Annual premium ($)3000
ResultValue
Expected annual claim cost$12,000
Expected claims over 10 years1
Cost over 10 years$120,000
Premium over 10 years$30,000
Net benefit of cover$90,000
Premium as % of fee income0.75%

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Professional Indemnity Calculator

  1. Annual fee income ($) β€” default 400000
  2. Limit of indemnity ($) β€” default 1000000
  3. Expected claims per 10 years β€” default 1
  4. Average defence and settlement ($) β€” default 120000
  5. Annual premium ($) β€” default 3000
  6. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

Frequently asked questions

For most professions it is a condition of membership or of a client contract rather than a legal requirement, but many clients will not engage a supplier without it.
The full cost of a claim, including the other side’s legal costs. A limit set at your largest single fee is almost always too low; set it at the largest loss your advice could cause.
Insurers price on your own record. A single claim can double the premium for several years, and two can make cover difficult to obtain at all.

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