Professional Services

Professional services firms operate in environments defined by accountability, where a professional error can quickly translate into significant third party loss. Alongside complex liability exposures, firms also face intense competition for talent. We advise a wide range of professional services firms, from architects to IT consultants, with expert-led insurance and a joined-up approach to employee benefits.

Insurance broking

Expertise for professional liability and regulatory risk

For professional services firms, the most significant insurable risk is liability for actual or alleged professional negligence.

Claims may arise from professional advice, administrative failures, regulatory breaches, documentation deficiencies or client reporting issues. Liability claims are infrequent, but when they do happen they are complex, disruptive and costly — with defence costs often forming a significant part of the exposure.

We advise professional services firms across a range of insurable risks, including:

Employee benefits

Supporting your people

Professional services firms demand precision and tailored solutions for their clients. Yet their own employee benefits are all too often standardised, SME-focused offerings.

Even established firms with substantial teams often receive generic advice that fails to reflect their business model and compensation structures. The result is a mismatch between what’s offered and what’s required—leaving professionals under-supported, particularly around healthcare, life assurance linked to variable pay and retirement planning solutions that do not offer sophisticated investment options.

Featured Capabilities

Corporate Insurance

Our corporate insurance team works with professional services firms to protect and strengthen their business.

Employee Benefits

Our specialist employee benefits team work with professional services firms to help our clients recruit and retain talent in a competitive market.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Our M&A experts work with professional services firms to transfer difficult risks, protect value and help buyers and sellers of businesses reach a clean confident outcome.