Speech & Language Therapy Insurance
Includes Public & Professional LiabilityWhat does Speech and Language Therapy Insurance Include?
Our specialist insurance for speech and language therapists includes £1 million – £5 million Public and Professional Liability and Professional Indemnity as standard. You can easily customise your cover and add more benefits if required.
Should you own any equipment up to the value of £5,000 to carry out your business activities and wish to insure it against potential damage, theft or loss, you can upgrade your policy and add equipment cover. Personal Accident cover is available as an optional extra if you wish to protect yourself against the risk of injury.
The policy will protect you from varying claims that may arise such as if a client proceeds with legal action due to injury or unexpected results from a treatment. Our insurance will financially cover you against such instances and many more.
We provide flexible payment plans so that you can spread the cost of your policy, with annual cover starting from as little as £3.65 a month. Getting a quote is easy! Simply select all the therapies you practice, your estimated annual turnover and when you would like the policy to start.
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Why choose Protectivity?
Over 25 Year's Experience
We have been providing insurance to UK customers for over 25 year’s. During this time we are proud to have served over 180,000 customers and upheld a 5 star customer service rating.
250+ Activities Covered
If you specialise in speech therapy, but also provide other treatments, we can help. Whether it’s counselling, cognitive therapy or something else, we can cover multiple therapies on one policy.
Leisure Industry Specialists
We provide comprehensive insurance cover to thousands of individuals and businesses in the leisure industry every year, so we’re experts in understanding exactly the risks you face and the cover you need.
Excellent Claims Handling
We’re all too aware that things can go wrong in the therapy industry. That’s why our specialist claims handlers aim to deal with any claim in the fastest and most efficient way possible.
What's included in your Speech and Language Insurance policy?
Our Insurance policies include the following benefits as standard:
Public Liability
You can choose from different levels of Public Liability cover – £1 million, £2 million or £5 million to protect you against the cause of accidental injury to a client or a member of the public while performing your treatments.
Optional Equipment Cover
All of our Holistic Therapy Insurance policies can include up to £5,000 worth of equipment cover, protecting you against damage, loss and theft of the tools that you rely on.
Professional Liability
With protection up to £5 million, Professional Liability covers claims relating to physical injury or psychological damage deemed to have been caused by your therapy activities.
Personal Accident Cover
By adding Personal Accident cover to your policy, you will have up to £25,000 protection against serious injury whilst carrying out your day-to-day speech and language therapy activities.
Professional Indemnity
£1 million cover as standard for protection against claims not only for what you do, but also for the advice you give. This protection means legal costs are covered if someone decided to sue you due to your negligence.
Monthly Payment Plans
You can choose to pay your policy upfront or split into ten interest-free monthly instalments. We ask for a 20% deposit today, with the remainder spread out evenly with monthly payments from as little as £3.65.
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We are determined to make the process of making a claim as simple and stress-free as possible.
If you need to make a claim, just click the link below, choose the relevant form and fill in the details and you’re claim will be dealt with at the earliest opportunity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What does the policy cover me for?
A. The policy offers the following cover:
Public Liability which will cover you for any injury or damage to a third party or their property caused by, or arising from, any tuition or instruction that you give during your business activities.
Professional Liability (also known as Medical Malpractice) which will cover is available to protect you against claims relating to physical injury or psychological damage deemed to have been caused by your business activities.
Professional Indemnity which will cover you for injury or damage caused by or arising from any tuition, verbal instruction or advice given by or on behalf of the Insured in respect of the activities contained within your business description.
The policy also offers Equipment and Personal Accident cover as optional extras.
Q. How quickly will my documents come?
A. We will issue your insurance certificate immediately after you have paid for your insurance. They will be emailed to you instantly. Should you wish to have your documents sent to you by post, we are happy to offer this service but at a charge. Please call a member of our team to discuss this further on 01494 887909.
Q. Who underwrites your insurance?
A. Our Therapist Insurance policy is underwritten by Beazley. They provide insurance to over thousands of businesses all over the world.
Q. Do you cover students?
A. No, our Therapist Insurance policy will only protect those who qualified in there chosen treatments. The qualification must be obtained by an accredited awarding body.
Q. Do you need to see my qualification certificates?
A. No. You will only need to produce your qualification certificate(s) in the event of a claim. When you purchase your insurance we will ask you to declare that you have a suitable qualification for the activity that you require cover for.
Further information on our policy
If you have any other questions regarding our Speech and Language Therapy Insurance policy, then feel free to get in touch with our friendly team on 01494 887909. Our phone lines are open 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.
More information on what we can cover on this policy can be found on our FAQs page.