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Mediators Insurance

Protecting mediators and arbitrators from under £55* per year

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Professional Saver Liability Insurance for Mediators and Arbitrators


Our standard cover is:

  • £1 million cover for public and products liability (with an option to increase to £2 million, £5 million or £10 million)
  • £10,000 cover for any financial loss (£50K cover optional)
  • Worldwide liability cover for temporary work abroad for up to 14 days (excluding the USA and Canada)

Mediators and arbitrators provide impartial dispute resolution services to help conflicting parties settle cases out of court. Our insurance solutions fully protect professionals if a mediated settlement, arbitration ruling or impartial agreement is later disputed due to previously unforeseen issues emerging.

Specifically, our comprehensive policies cover resulting legal costs and compensation pay-outs if claims are pursued against the mediator or arbitrator.

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Our Professional Saver Insurance (Covea) has been independently rated 5 Stars by Defaqto – the highest possible rating, awarded to excellent products with a comprehensive range of features and benefits.

How our mediators insurance works

1 Apply online

Complete our simple quote form with basic details about your business.

2 Get a quote

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3 You’re insured!

Instantly activate your Professional Saver policy and view your certificates online.

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What Is Mediators Insurance?

Mediators insurance protects professional mediation practitioners that facilitate dispute resolution between litigating parties as an alternative to heading to court.

As a mediator, you work as a neutral third party guiding warring entities like companies, families or couples towards a mutually agreeable settlement through compromise instead of a court judgement.

However, without insurance, you can still face risks like:

  • Claims of unfair mediation or unethical conduct
  • Accusations of inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information
  • One party backing out of a settlement deal
  • Litigants turning on the mediator with allegations

Comprehensive mediators insurance generally includes:

  • Professional Indemnity – Protecting against claims if your mediation or advisory services are alleged to have caused financial loss or damage to one or more disputing parties.
  • Public Liability – Shielding against allegations for property damage or personal injuries occurring at your business premises.

Insurance crucially protects mediators against claims resulting from a failed mediation leading to additional costs, time wasted or one party losing out financially from an attempted settlement.

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Why Mediators and Arbitrators Need Specialist Insurance:

As a mediator, arbitrator or impartial guidance professional, your expertise directly impacts dispute outcomes and case settlements. However, even with the best efforts, unintended issues can potentially arise over time after cases conclude. For example, certain regulatory problems may emerge or overlooked assets that should have been considered.

Without adequate insurance, this leaves professionals vulnerable to negligence claims and demands for substantial compensation if a previously settled dispute gets brought back to court. Understandably, this could seriously threaten livelihoods.

Our mediators and arbitrators insurance policies provide complete protection so any claims against you will be handled by your insurer. Professional Saver offers specialist dispute resolution coverage starting from under £54* per year.

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What Does Mediators and Arbitrators Insurance Cover?

In essence, this specialist insurance can cover the personal or company liability of professionals guiding the impartial resolution of disputes if their direction, rulings or facilitated settlements lead to financial loss or other damages for clients.

For example, it would provide protection in scenarios such as:

  • A mediated divorce settlement failing to account for certain assets or factors later causing loss for one party.
  • An arbitrated business agreement overlooking relevant regulatory issues negatively impacting one or more parties down the line.
  • A contractual dispute resolution facilitated by a mediator overlooking breach of regulations issues, requiring further legal action.

Comprehensive insurance essentially covers the guidance and direction impartial moderators provide around dispute agreements. It covers resulting legal costs and compensation pay-outs if flaws in mediated deals, arbitration rulings or other steering of settlements emerge over time.

Without this specialist coverage, the potential pay-outs could seriously impact mediator and arbitrator livelihoods.

Covers which can be included:

Our mediation and arbitration policies can provide protection against:

Public Liability

Protects you if a client is injured or property damaged while you are visiting their premises carrying out professional activities like mediation or arbitration hearings.

Legal Expenses

Provides specialist legal advice and covers costs defending civil claims alleging professional negligence resulting from your mediation, arbitration or other impartial direction.

Professional Indemnity

This option covers claims of financial loss against you stemming from alleged errors or flaws in mediated deals, arbitration rulings or other impartial dispute settlement agreements you facilitated.

Office Equipment

If added, insures vital items like computers and phones used for correspondence and drafting agreements are protected.

Our friendly and experienced team can explain all available options to ensure comprehensive protection.

Insurance for Temporary Mediation Staff

Our mediators and arbitrators insurance policies can also extend to cover any temporary staff, freelancers or independent contractors you appoint to help with professional activities like mediation, arbitration, conciliation or other impartial facilitation of dispute resolution.

For example, if you bring in an external mediator or arbitrator on a contract basis and their involvement in steering a disputed settlement’s direction contributes to issues down the line, our insurance helps shield your business from potential negligence claims and financial liability.

Essentially this flexibility ensures you and any personnel operating under your company direction are fully protected while conducting professional dispute resolution guidance. We understand that peaks in workloads or complex case expertise requirements make outsourcing vital at times.

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Monthly Instalments

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Instant Cover

No need to wait for your documents. Our professional cover starts from the date you select.

Added Protection

Public liability, products liability, financial loss, legal expenses and accidental death cover as standard.

* Total number of live policies as of 31/10/2025

FAQs

Mediators Insurance FAQs

Mediators, arbitrators and other impartial guidance professionals are particularly vulnerable to negligence claims if previously settled disputes have to return to court due to unintended issues with their facilitated agreements.

Without adequate insurance, any resulting legal costs and compensation pay-outs required could seriously threaten personal and business livelihoods.

Our protection is designed for professionals involved with all common areas of impartial guidance including:

  • Business and commercial dispute resolution
  • Workplace and employment mediation
  • Family mediation e.g. divorce, child custody disputes
  • Neighbour and boundary disputes
  • Personal injury and clinical negligence claims
  • Landlord and tenant arbitration
  • Contract and agreement mediation

Essentially any form of professional mediation, arbitration, adjudication or impartial guidance and steering that could potentially lead to civil negligence claims requires suitable coverage.

Yes. Our mediators and arbitrators policies automatically extend to cover any temporary staff, freelancers, contractors or panel mediators you appoint to help with professional activities under your company’s direction.

So if an independent mediator you bring in contributes to a disputed settlement, our insurance helps shield your business from potential claims.

Examples of covered claims include:

  • A mediated family dispute resolution failing to account for pension fund assets leading to loss.
  • An arbitrator interpretation overlooking software licence issues leading to substantial damages.
  • A mediator missing contract regulation breaches needing further litigation.

Essentially unintentional oversights, or errors in impartial steerage of agreements that lead to client financial loss or other damages claims. Our policies account for such risks to protect livelihoods.

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