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Accidental Death Insurance

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Professional Saver’s Accidental Death Cover

 

Included as standard with our public liability policy


Our standard cover is:

  • £10,000 following accidental death of you or any of your employees

Accidental death insurance is automatically included with all Professional Saver policies, at no extra cost. This provides standard cover up to £10,000 – the maximum lump sum payout in the event of an accidental death to you or any staff member under age 70 while working.

This protects against financial instability for professional businesses in the tragic event of a fatal workplace accident. Losing a key team member can severely impact operations, so this insurance helps maintain business continuity.

Product liability and financial loss insurance is also included, and we provide up to £250,000 for legal expenses on top of a 24-hour legal helpline. Though all these covers are automatically part of any Professional Saver policy, you may want to add some further, optional protection. Professionals can benefit from professional indemnity insurance, which pays out if your business provides poor service or bad advice, resulting in legal action. Contact us to arrange a personalised insurance policy, offering your business all the protection it needs.

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What Is Accidental Death Insurance For Professionals?

Accidental death cover provides a lump sum payment to the insured professional business in the event of accidental death of you as the business owner or any employees while conducting work.

This means if death occurs due to an accident like:

  • Slipping from a ladder while inspecting a client site
  • Traffic collision traveling between client meetings
  • Electric shock while using electronic testing equipment
  • Work machinery malfunction incidents

Your business receives a payout up to £10,000 towards covering financial instability in the aftermath.

Why Professional Businesses Need Accidental Death Insurance

Operating as an accountant, architect, consultant or other professional means site visits, client meetings and business travel are routine. Despite striving for maximum safety, accidents can happen anywhere.

Without protection, an accidental employee death could severely impact cashflow if a key bill payer dies. Business interruption is also likely if an important team member is suddenly no longer there to serve clients.

Accidental death insurance facilitates short-term financial stability with a lump sum payout, helping ensure professional operations can continue smoothly. It covers immediate costs like temp staff to fill gaps or revenue dips from missed consultations while new permanent personnel are hired.

This keeps your business afloat through an exceptionally difficult time.

 

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What Does Our Accidental Death Insurance Cover?

Our automatic cover includes:

  • £10,000 maximum payout for accidental death
  • All employees covered up to age 70
  • Worldwide protection during business trips
  • 24/7 emergency helpline access

We can increase pay-out limits above £10,000 or add extra modules like funeral expenses based on your needs. Call us to get a quote tailored to your specific business.

Accidental Death Insurance for Contractors & Freelancers

If you rely on freelance consultants, self-employed contractors or temporary staff within your professional business, our accidental death cover can extend to these personnel too.

So whether an architect you contract for site surveys, lawyer you instruct for client disputes or virtual assistant helping with admin tasks suffers a fatal accident on the job, your business receives the lump sum pay-out – helping maintain stability across your entire professional services operation.

Speak to our team about extending accidental death protections across all personnel affiliated with your business in a contractor capacity.

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Additional Professional Insurance Covers

As an add-on to your tailored accidental death insurance, key covers that help minimise business disruption from other incidents include:

  • Professional Indemnity – Compensates clients if your negligent advice causes them financial loss.
  • Public Liability Insurance – Covers legal costs and compensation if a client is injured or property damaged while at your premises.
  • Commercial Legal Expenses Insurance – Provides legal advice plus covers representation costs for areas like contract disputes.
  • Tools & Equipment Insurance – Replaces items damaged, lost or stolen during client site visits.

Why Choose Professional Saver For Your Insurance?

With 20+ years experience covering UK SME professional service firms, you can trust Professional Saver to deliver reliable accidental death protection alongside other vital covers to fully insure your consultancy, surveying, architectural or other professional business.

Our key advantages are:

  • Direct Specialists – We are a specialist broker, not just an online price comparison website.
  • 24/7 Legal Helpline – Access expert legal advice whenever you need guidance on insurance matters.
  • Monthly Instalments – Spread insurance costs by paying monthly instalments.

 

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

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FAQs

Accidental Death Insurance FAQs

Professionals face hazards like falls conducting site surveys, traffic accidents travelling between meetings or electric shocks using testing equipment. If an accidental death occurs, the sudden loss of a key employee can severely financially impact consultancy businesses without protection.

 

We would cover accidental workplace incidents like:

  • An architect falling from ladders assessing a roof
  • A consultant struck by a vehicle visiting a client site
  • An accountant electrocuted using a faulty computer
  • A lawyer slipping on stairs while carrying heavy legal documents

 

Our accidental death insurance protects your employees worldwide when travelling for professional services work. So if for example, a surveyor died in an accident when meeting with an overseas client, your business would still receive the maximum £10,000 pay-out.

 

We cover accidents stemming from all standard business activities like:

  • Client site visits and meetings
  • Operating professional equipment
  • Business travel
  • Office-based work

Essentially, any accidental fatalities traceable to conducting core professional services operations would be covered, providing financial stability.

 

Yes, our accidental death cover can be extended to also protect contractors, consultants, freelancers and temporary workers who represent your professional services company while conducting business activities. This keeps your entire branded operation shielded.

 

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