Excellent 4.7 out of 5
Call us on 0800 121 8748 Mon to Fri, 9am - 5pm
Hero image

Buyer Insurance

Protecting procurement professionals with comprehensive public liability insurance from less than £55* per year

Not on comparison sites — save money by coming direct to us

Get a Quote
Excellent 4.7 out of 5

Professional Saver’s Specialist Insurance for Buyers and Purchasers


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)

Our tailored buyer insurance solutions fully cover purchasers and procurement specialists against injury, damage and financial loss claims from vendor selection, price negotiations, inventory planning and other core purchasing activities.

As an integral cog keeping operations running, buyers interact extensively with manufacturers, vendors and suppliers. However, this also exposes you to substantial risks daily while assessing production lines, negotiating contracts or checking inventory levels. Just one slip, trip or fall during a site visit caused by negligence could lead to significant compensation payouts without insurance.

Additionally, as businesses rely heavily on sourcing judgement calls to acquire quality goods and services, flawed supplier choices can force firms to swallow massive losses if relationships sour, orders remain unfulfilled or shipping issues create chronic stock shortages.

Get a Quote  Learn about Public Liability

Why choose Professional Saver buyer insurance?

Save £££ on your insurance Save on your insurance

Customers are always telling us how much they saved by switching

Trusted for over 40 years Trusted for over 40 years

We’ve been providing insurance to businesses since 1984

Financial Strength Financial Strength

Insurance provided by a Standard & Poor’s ‘AA- Stable’ rated insurer

Defaqto 5 Star rated

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 buyer insurance works

1 Apply online

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

2 Get a quote

Get an instant quote & choose any optional covers you may need.

3 You’re insured!

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

Get a Quote

What is Buyer Insurance?

Buyer insurance comprehensively protects professionals tasked with sourcing vital goods, commodities and services for businesses and organisations. This includes purchasers across industries like manufacturing, retail, catering, logistics, technology, pharmaceuticals and more.

It safeguards buyers against substantial claims and lawsuits due to errors, omissions or negligence during:

  • Vendor identification and evaluation – Finding suppliers and assessing their capacity, quality standards, reliability and pricing.
  • Contract and price negotiations – Managing ongoing supplier relationships, payment terms and securing favourable deals.
  • Quality control and compliance – Enforcing safety, regulatory and performance standards through production facility inspections and product assessments.
  • Logistics oversight – Coordinating efficient shipping, inventory control and warehouse management to avoid stockouts.
  • Cost analysis – Forecasting expenditure, budgeting and driving savings in procurement spending.

For buyers, inadequate due diligence or a single poor judgement call choosing an unreliable vendor could spell financial calamity for employers. This insurance mitigates livelihood-threatening risks purchasers face daily.

Get a Quote

What Our Buyer Insurance Covers:

We offer varying levels of coverage based on your specific business needs, but our buyer policies can include:

  • Public liability (automatic cover) – Shields you against injury and property damage claims caused while visiting supplier plants, warehouses and vendors. Public liability covers trips, slips and falls or accidentally knocked over equipment.
  • Legal expenses (automatic cover) – Defends you against claims questioning procurement decisions, covering legal fees, court costs and potential settlements.
  • Professional indemnity (optional cover) – Safeguards you if you select unsuitable materials, unreliable vendors or inadequate shipping that leads to substantial financial loss and disruption for your employer. Professional indemnity protects you against resulting compensation claims.
Get a Quote

Chosen by over 5000 businesses and counting*

Chosen by over 18761 businesses and counting

Online & Anywhere

We like to keep things simple. Your quote, purchase and documents are all available online, anytime.

Monthly Instalments

Cashflow is important to every business. Spread the cost by paying in easy monthly instalments.

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

Who We Cover

A Few Professions We Cover

Consultants’ Insurance
Consultants’ Insurance From only£55per year

Consultants’ Insurance

Insurance for business consultants, starting from less than £55* per year
Business Mentor Insurance
Business Mentor Insurance From only£55per year

Business Mentor Insurance

Protecting business mentors with public liability insurance from as little as £55* per year
Auctioneers Insurance
Auctioneers Insurance From only£55per year

Auctioneers Insurance

Protecting auctioneers from less than £55* per year
Administrators Insurance
Administrators Insurance From only£55per year

Administrators Insurance

Protecting administration professionals with public liability insurance from less than £55* per year
Auditing Insurance
Auditing Insurance From only£55per year

Auditing Insurance

Protecting auditors from less than £55* per year
Business Contents & Equipment Insurance
Business Contents & Equipment Insurance

Business Contents & Equipment Insurance

Available as an optional extension for all Professional Saver customers
Advisors’ Insurance
Advisors’ Insurance From only£55per year

Advisors’ Insurance

Insurance for advisors, starting from less than £55* per year

FAQs

Buyer Insurance FAQs

Typical high-cost slip-ups include:

  • Selecting cheaper materials that ultimately prove inadequate or unsuitable for production needs, forcing firms to re-purchase at great expense.
  • Opting for vendors with insufficient capacity, meaning they can’t fulfil the required order volumes.
  • Failure to vet shipping companies properly, leading to chronic stock shortages from delivery delays or thefts.
  • Inadequate quality control checks missing substandard components, resulting in product recalls or fixes.

 

Absolutely. Flawed inventory analysis and forecasting is a major area we protect against. For example, if you fail to account for rising demand leading to inadequate stock levels or order excessive quantities of depreciating raw materials that simply cannot be utilised, our insurance would cover resulting employer losses from such stock and working capital mismanagement.

From the initial supplier sourcing process right through to inventory management and oversight, our standard buyer policies have purchasers covered for typical activities like:

  • Evaluating vendors and negotiating contracts
  • Enforcing product quality control measures
  • Coordinating shipping logistics and deliveries
  • Budgeting, cost analysis and savings identification
  • Managing inventory levels and warehouse operations

Essentially, any claims tied to purchasing judgement calls or negligence during the end-to-end procurement process.

Yes, our buyer insurance solutions can be extended to cover temporary procurement staff, contractors or freelancers operating under your business name during busy periods or specific projects. This ensures all personnel involved with key purchasing decisions and supply chain management enjoy comprehensive protection against claims.

What our customers say

Join 18,761+ businesses

Get a Quote
You need to be logged in to Your Account to make a payment. Redirecting you to Account Login.