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Why do Recruitment Consultants need Insurance?

You specialise in recruiting the right employees for your clients, but what would happen if you got it wrong? Placing a candidate with inadequate experience, failing to perform necessary background checks, losing sensitive data in a cyberattack… these are just some of the many risks faced by recruitment professionals.

That’s why many recruiters, HR consultants, career counsellors and other recruitment pros choose business insurance. Your policies could help you cover damages and compensation, defence costs, and more (depending on the types of cover you choose).

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Are you a sole trader? That means you are legally and financially responsible for all parts of your recruitment business. This creates potential liability exposures that could affect your business and personal assets.

What types of insurance might recruitment consultants need?

Professional Indemnity

For many recruitment professionals, Professional Indemnity insurance* is a must-have policy. This insurance offers protection for businesses that provide specialist services or professional advice, including recruitment consultants.

You have spent years building your professional reputation and probably want to protect it. Professional Indemnity insurance covers a range of errors and omissions related to your work, such as a breach of your professional duty, loss of documents, breach of confidentiality, and more.

Public Liability insurance

Working closely with your clients, either at your office or on location, means you could cause mishaps and accidents – think of a client tripping over at your premises, or you inadvertently damaging your client’s property^†.

Public Liability insurance* could help you handle events like these (and many others) when your business activities cause property damage or personal injury to a member of the public.

Business Insurance Pack

Insuring your business assets and income could also help protect you against unplanned bills and claims. A Business Insurance Pack* is a customisable way to cover multiple risks in one go. Choose from cover options including Contents*, Business Interruption*, Electronic Equipment*, Tax Audit*, and many more!

Cyber Liability

With cyberattacks on the rise, Cyber Liability insurance* is quickly becoming an important type of HR consultant and staffing agency insurance.

Consider the client data or personal information you may be storing and what might happen if it were lost or stolen during a cyberattack. Without a Cyber Liability policy, you could be hit with unexpected bills restoring your systems, recovering data, and managing damage to your reputation.

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Common causes of claims

Failure to perform essential employment related checks
Misleading and deceptive conduct
Placing unqualified or unsuitable candidates
Providing incorrect advice regarding staff recruitment, workplace policies, and industrial relations

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*The information provided on this web page is general only and should not be relied upon as advice. No guarantees are provided as to pricing for individual risks. As with any insurance, cover will be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions contained in the policy wording. Savings made in September 2023 on Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance. This information is provided as a guide only and may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual underwriting criteria will apply.
†The provision of the claims examples are for illustrative purposes only and should not be seen as an indication as to how any potential claim will be assessed or accepted. Coverage for claims on the policy will be determined by the insurer, not BizCover.

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