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Company Secretarial Services Insurance

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Professional Saver Public Liability Insurance for Company Secretaries


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)

Having insurance is crucial for company secretaries to protect themselves when providing corporate governance advice and overseeing regulatory compliance.

Our public liability insurance protects you against claims if a client gets injured or has their property damaged while you work on their premises.

For example, we would cover costs if a director tripped over a loose cable or an uneven floor surface, hurting themselves.

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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 company secretarial services 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.

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What is Company Secretarial Services Insurance?

Company secretarial insurance protects professionals fulfilling the company secretary role in organisations. It covers liability risks when carrying out vital duties like:

  • Maintaining statutory registers and submitting timely filings to Companies House and other regulatory bodies. Even a single late filing can lead to heavy fines, so having coverage for errors offers peace of mind.
  • Accurately documenting board meeting minutes as formal company records. Incorrect details that lead to disputes put you at risk without insurance to cover potential claims.
  • Guiding senior management and company directors on governance regulations and best practices. Flawed advice can contribute to poor decisions, costing investors money.
  • Overseeing shareholder meetings and communications. Overlooking an important notice or date risks shareholder complaints and allegations of mismanagement.

Oversights in governance filing deadlines, inaccurate meeting minutes, flawed advice to directors or even misplaced paperwork can lead to substantial fines, disputes and lost investments.

Our specialist policies provide protection if such errors result in client financial loss claims. We also cover any injury or property damage claims stemming from negligence during work activities.

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Why Company Secretaries Need Insurance:

As a company secretary, you play a leading role in ensuring regulatory compliance and helping make major corporate decisions within an organisation. Even minor oversights can lead to hefty fines from governing bodies or internal disputes.

Without adequate insurance, just one complaint over a delayed filing, inaccurate minutes or poorly advised business decision could cost you thousands in legal fees and compensation payouts.

Our tailored insurance solutions shield you from the key risks company secretaries face:

  • Claims over late submission of statutory paperwork
  • Allegations of incorrect or omitted meeting records
  • Disgruntled investors losing money due to poor senior management advice
  • Breaches of sensitive shareholder and employee data

We cater for limited company secretaries, chartered secretaries working as external consultants, and governance professionals sitting on company boards. Our specialist insurance provides peace of mind whatever your role.

What Does Company Secretarial Insurance Cover?

Our company secretarial insurance policies protect against:

  • Public liability – Up to £5 million coverage for injury or property damage claims arising on client premises. For example, we would pay compensation if a director slips, trips or falls while visiting your office.
  • Professional indemnity (optional) – Up to £10 million cover for financial loss claims stemming from poor advice or oversights in your governance duties. For instance, we would cover costs if late filings led to fines for the organisation, or if you gave flawed guidance to the board, leading to substantial shareholder losses.
  • Legal expenses – £250,000 coverage for specialist legal advice and representation costs if you face civil claims. This provides access to governance legal specialists.

Additional Company Secretarial Insurance

As an additional policy, you can get coverage for loss of documents, including misplaced paperwork and data breaches. This policy can pay for recovery attempts, replacements and compensation.

We offer varying levels of coverage based on your specific governance activities and risk exposures.

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Who Can Benefit From Company Secretarial Services Insurance?

Our specialist company secretarial insurance packages are designed to protect:

  • Company secretaries of private and public limited organisations, including small limited enterprises or listed PLCs, our policies shield against claims.
  • Governance professionals, including non-executive directors and board advisers, guiding senior figures who set organisational strategy and make major decisions.
  • ICSA chartered secretaries providing external consultant services for corporate governance, regulatory compliance, investor relations and more.
  • Business owners needing expert corporate governance and secretarial advice for their company. We insure external consultants.

Whether you are an ICSA member working internally on the board or trading independently as a practitioner, our bespoke policies offer protection against governance liability claims.

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Chosen by over 5000 businesses and counting*

Chosen by over 18761 businesses and counting

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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

FAQs

Company Secretarial Services Insurance FAQs

Company secretaries face immense risks because governance oversights can lead to substantial fines, disputes and lost investments. Policies cover resulting client financial loss claims due to:

  • Late filings of accounts, confirmation statements and other statutory paperwork
  • Inaccurate board meeting minutes omitting crucial details
  • Poor directorship advice contributing to negative business decisions

Without insurance, such issues can quickly spiral into costly legal claims. Specialist covers protect against this.

We cover liability stemming from typical services like:

  • Maintaining statutory records and registers
  • Submitting compliance documents to governing bodies
  • Advising directors on governance regulations
  • Drafting accurate board meeting minutes
  • Developing corporate governance guidelines
  • Managing shareholder meetings and communications
  • Overseeing director inductions and training

Essentially, most claims arising from errors or oversight in core company secretarial duties that cause client loss.

Yes! Our specialist covers are designed for internal company secretaries and external governance consultants selling services to organisations. We cover claims against financial loss caused by your professional advice, whether you work in-house or independently. Contact us for a tailored quote.

Typical triggers we see for company secretarial claims include:

  • Breaches of data protection rules through loss of sensitive documents
  • Incorrect or omitted details in board meeting minutes
  • Late filings and missed deadlines for statutory submissions
  • Poor advice to directors on governance matters
  • Failure to inform shareholders of important notices or meetings

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