Business Consultant Insurance

Who Needs Business Consultant Insurance?

Consulting firms that can benefit from our small business insurance coverage include:

Educational consultants
Radio consultants
Economic consultants
HR consultants
Safety consultants
Agricultural consultants

Hear From Our Customers

Stella's Way Marketing small business owner giving testimonial on having business consultant insurance from The Hartford

Kara

Owner of Stella’s Way Marketing

EMG Marketing small business owners giving testimonial on having business consultant insurance from The Hartford

Joelle

Owner of EMG Marketing

Dunn Marketing small business owner giving testimonial on having business consultant insurance from The Hartford

Laura

CEO and Chief Brand Strategist at Dunn Marketing

What Coverages Do I Need for Business Consultant Insurance?

You can customize your insurance plan to create the best consulting insurance policy for your specific business. Adding additional coverages, such as professional liability insurance, can help protect you from lawsuits that claim you’ve made a mistake. If you’re looking for basic coverage, most small business consultants start with a Business Owner’s Policy (BOP). This combines three important coverages into one, including:

General liability insurance, which helps protect your business from claims of bodily injury and property damage. This liability coverage can help pay for your legal defense and client’s medical care.
Commercial property insurance for help covering your business and its physical assets. It helps pay for repairs and replacement of your property from damages caused by fire, theft or other covered losses.
Business income insurance, which helps replace income you lose if you can’t open for a certain amount of time after a covered loss.

Covering Your Consulting Company’s Operations

Business owners automatically become more susceptible to risks. From customer injuries to client complaints, lawsuits can be extremely expensive – and can even cost you your business. We know the challenges you face, and we’ve created unique coverage for consultants to keep you protected.

Over 50% of all civil lawsuits target small businesses each year.¹

General Liability Insurance

“Our office has a staircase to get to the conference room. On our way to a meeting, a client tripped and fell down, twisting her ankle pretty bad. She ended up needing to get a boot.”

General liability insurance can help cover claims of bodily injury or property damage. It’ll help pay for legal fees and medical expenses.

Professional Liability Insurance

“I did all the research I could to give a new client a solid strategy for their business. They claimed the advice I gave them caused them to lose thousands of dollars, and they sued my company.”

Professional liability insurance helps protect your business if you’re sued by a customer claiming a negligent act, error or omission in the professional services you provide.

Covering Your Consulting Company’s Property

Being a business owner means handling big responsibilities. Chances are, you manage a busy schedule and oversee an office. When it comes to protecting the small business you’ve worked so hard to build, it’s important to have property insurance that keeps you covered. We’re here to make sure you have the right insurance plans and that you’re meeting the business consultant insurance requirements you need.

Each year in the U.S., about 3 million people are nonfatally injured in motor vehicle crashes.²

Commercial Auto Insurance

“We have a few company cars to go back and forth to meetings. I took one to meet a client one day and ended up getting hit by a truck. Thankfully I was okay, but the car was totaled.”

Commercial auto insurance can help if an accident occurs, covering the costs for damages to the car, property or bodily injury.

Computers Worldwide Coverage

“Our entire team flew to a conference overseas. Somehow on the way back, one of our bags was lost at the airport. Unfortunately, the bag had our brand new laptop in it.”

Computers worldwide coverage covers physical loss or damage to computers located anywhere in the world, including while in transit.

Taking Care of Your Consulting Company’s Team

The marketing consultants you hire are some of the best in the industry. That’s why it’s so important to make sure they’re protected by an insurance company you can rely on. Accidents happen every day, but with our business consultant insurance, you can have peace of mind knowing your employees are covered.

Over 88,500 workplace injuries occur each week.³

Workers’ Compensation Insurance

“My receptionist is the best. She’s worked with me for over 20 years and rarely takes a sick day. However, she ended up getting carpal tunnel, and now needs physical therapy.”

Workers’ compensation insurance can help pay for repetitive stress injuries, like carpal tunnel, that result from repeated on-the-job strain.

Employment Practices Liability (EPL)

“Last year, I had to fire one of my best employees. It was an easy decision, though, after one of our interns filed a sexual harassment claim against him.”

Employment practices liability (EPL) provides coverage if you’re sued by an employee, patron or vendor alleging discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination or other type of claim relating to your employment practices.

What Is the Best Business Consultant Insurance to Have?

Getting the right kind of coverage for your small business can be tricky. You’ll want to see what insurance plans you’re eligible for and find an insurance company that will work with you to make sure all of your needs are met. At The Hartford, we are proud to work with business owners just like you, offering customizable coverage for consultants that you won’t find anywhere else. If you want to make sure you’re meeting the business consultant insurance requirements, we’re here to help.

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