Professional Liability
Professional liability, also called errors and omissions (E&O), pays when a service provider's mistake or oversight causes a client a financial loss. Same idea as malpractice for non-medical professions. Important for consultants, accountants, designers, IT, real estate professionals, and similar service businesses. An architect who specifies the wrong load rating, causing a structural failure, has E&O to defend the lawsuit and pay the settlement, even though there was no bodily injury or property damage in the traditional sense. See our Insurance Terms page at /insurance-terms.
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