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Protecting journalists from under £55* per year
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For a journalist, media professional or reporter, having comprehensive insurance is essential to protect your business from claims. Our policies can protect against allegations, including defamation, invasion of privacy, emotional distress and copyright breaches.
We cover defence costs and damages pay-outs so you can report freely, knowing potential legal claims won’t jeopardise your livelihood.
With media often involving investigation into sensitive matters plus tight deadlines, mistakes can happen despite the best intentions. For example, a source could provide inaccurate information that leads to a defamation suit from a public figure featured in an expose. Our insurance is designed specifically to shield journalism professionals in scenarios like this.
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Personal Accident Short Term Income Protection Professional Indemnity* * Due to the specialist nature of your profession, we’ll arrange a separate policy for your professional indemnity cover to complement your Professional Saver policy. Please get a quote online for the other covers you need and contact us to discuss your personalised professional indemnity quotation.
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Journalism insurance protects reporters, freelance writers, photographers, editors and media companies against costly lawsuits for actual or alleged mistakes, misreporting or copyright breaches. Policies cover liabilities stemming from:
Without adequate insurance, just one lawsuit could spell financial disaster for a small media business or freelancer. Our journalism policies shield against potentially substantial defence costs and damages claims.
Without tailored journalism insurance, you could be personally liable for substantial legal fees and pay-outs if faced with litigation, even if the allegations are false.
It only takes one disgruntled source or public figure misrepresented in your reporting to sue and threaten your livelihood. Our bespoke media and journalism policies keep you protected no matter the story.
Our comprehensive journalism covers cater to media professionals across print, online written content, radio, TV, photography and film production. Core protections include:
You can add these separate policies to your insurance:
We offer levels of journalism coverage based on your business activities and liabilities. Just complete our simple online form to get a quote today.
Our specialist journalism and media policies are designed to protect:
With over 35 years of experience insuring UK journalism professionals and media companies, you can trust Professional Saver to protect your livelihood. Key benefits include:
To get a quote for protecting your journalism business, just fill out our simple online form.
* Total number of live policies as of 31/10/2025
Yes. Our journalism insurance extends to investigative reporting, which can often involve sensitive topics and potentially lead to claims of privacy violations, defamation, or emotional distress.
We provide coverage for legal defence costs and awarded damages arising from published stories, as long as you’ve followed industry standards for fact-checking and due diligence.
No, we also cover unintentional copyright breach claims. For example, you use a music clip or image in a video segment, believing it to be royalty-free when the licence is invalid. Even if used inadvertently, the copyright owner could file a costly lawsuit. Our insurance protects you against legal defence costs and damages, whether the infringement was accidental or deliberate.
If you guarantee source anonymity under a non-disclosure agreement and end up disclosing their identity unintentionally in your published reporting, resulting in lawsuits or threats to personal safety, our insurance would cover the breach claim defence costs plus any damages awarded.
Confidentiality is crucial for investigative journalism, so we ensure you don’t risk financial ruin for making such mistakes in high-pressure publishing environments.
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