Instant Cover for Australian Accountants on Practice Protect

Practice Protect has partnered with upcover to help you find simple, affordable and quality insurance.
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What coverage can I get as a member of Practice Protect through upcover?

upcover offers tailored coverages to hundreds of business types of all sizes, freelancers, tradies and other professionals . You can find available the most demanded coverages for accountants that might suit your needs and protect your activity from different sides:
Professional Indemnity, Cyber & Privacy Liability Insurance and Management Liability Insurance.

These policies are suitable for different business structures such as companies, sole traders, associations and partnerships, either if you are working with an organisation or having your own practice. The policy can cover either if working full time, part time or as contractors.
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Professional Indemnity

Most professionals required professional indemnity to protect them consequences of giving incorrect professional advice or consulting services to clients

Cyber & Privacy Liability

Protects your activity from cyber incident response costs, cyber extortion and ransom payment, cyber crime & more

Director & Officers

Protects executive directors, non-executive directors, Company Secretary or employees involved in the management of the organisation

General Liability

Protects you and your business against any liability if someone is injured on your premises or while you are providing your services

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Professional Indemnity Insurance
(Limits up to $5m)

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Breach of duty

If you, as an accountant or bookkeeper, fail to fulfil your professional responsibilities and duties adequately, resulting in harm or financial loss to your client, you may find yourself in a breach of duty situation.

Bad Professional Advice

In the event that your client claims the advice you provided as an accountant or bookkeeper was inaccurate, misleading, or harmful to their financial interests, you could be facing a scenario of providing bad professional advice.

Negligence

If it's alleged that you, as an accountant or bookkeeper, were careless or negligent in your professional duties, leading to financial losses or harm to your client due to your actions or inactions, you might be confronted with a negligence accusation.

other benefits

Value added benefits of the accountant insurance policy

Contract Review

This entitles you to four contract reviews each year you have your professional indemnity insurance for accountants. This can be used for any contract that might impact your insurance policy. An example of this might be retaining a contractor.

Complimentary Legal Advice

This provides 1 hour of complimentary legal advice to you each year from our insurance partner's panel of solicitors, for any matter which is notified to us and may become a claim.

Whistleblower Hotline

You and your business employees can access a Whistleblower Hotline that is provided by our insurance partner at no additional cost to you.

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FAQs

Commonly asked questions

Why is Professional Indemnity insurance important?

The Professional Indemnity cover we offer is tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of a services based business. This coverage is designed to safeguard your business against the financial impacts of potential claims arising from allegations of professional negligence or misconduct. This could relate to instances where advice or services you have provided lead to a loss for a client, and they decide to take legal action against your business.

Whether it's a matter of giving incorrect advice, breaching a professional duty,  responding to an investigation or an allegation of defamation, the professional indemnity policy provides protection, handling the legal costs and any required settlements or compensation you might need to pay. This cover allows businesses to operate with confidence, knowing they have protection in place, should they face such challenging situations.

What is the Public & Products Liability insurance that upcover offers?

The Public & Products Liability Insurance we offer is designed to protect businesses from the unique challenges they face. It provides coverage for any legal liability incurred as a result of third-party injuries or property damage arising from your business operations or from the products your activity sells or supplies. This means, if someone were to get injured using your product, or if there's an accident at your premises leading to property damage or personal injury, this policy would cover the associated legal and compensation costs. This cover is essential for businesses, providing financial protection and peace of mind, allowing you to focus on growing your business.

What is Cyber & Privacy Liability insurance that upcover offers?

The Cyber & Privacy Liability Insurance we offer is tailored specifically to support businesses in an increasingly digital business landscape. This policy protects against financial losses resulting from cyber incidents such as data breaches, cybercrime, cyber extortion, and more. It also covers expenses related to data and application restoration after a cyber incident. In the event of a security failure causing business interruption, this policy provides coverage for the losses incurred. Given the prevalence of cyber threats and the potentially significant impact they can have on businesses, this cover offers critical protection for your business in the digital age.

What is the Director & Officers insurance that upcover offers?

The Directors & Officers Insurance we offer is designed to safeguard the business and their leadership teams. This policy provides coverage for claims made against directors, officers, and managers of your business. It also extends to protect your company and its subsidiaries against liability claims. Furthermore, this policy includes cover for Employment Practices Liability, which guards your company against claims made by prospective, current, or past employees. With additional features such as Tax Audit Cover and Comprehensive Crime Cover, this insurance product is specifically designed to provide a robust shield against a range of potential legal and financial threats that could impact your business. By offering protection for your key personnel and business, this policy ensures the business can continue their operations with confidence.

Who is upcover?

upcover is an insurtech that works with the oldest insurance markets and global leaders in insurance innovation. All insurance products are underwritten by ProRisk. Our aim at upcover is to make it super easy for small businesses to buy insurance and be well-informed about their choices.
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