What is professional indemnity insurance?
Why it matters even without a formal regulator.
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Translator Insurance
Professional indemnity cover built for translators, covering the real-world consequences a mistranslation can cause.
Professional indemnity cover built for translators, covering the real-world consequences a mistranslation can cause.
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What is translator insurance?
Translator insurance is a combination of covers built around translating documents and content for clients, professional indemnity for a translation error that causes a client a financial loss, and cyber cover for the often sensitive documents you handle.
Translation isn’t a legally regulated profession in the UK, but a mistranslated contract, medical document or legal filing can still cause real financial or practical harm, and lead to a claim against you.
The right translator cover depends on:
Types of documents you translateWhether you work with agencies or direct clientsHandling confidential or sensitive materialLevel of professional indemnity coverAnnual turnoverWhether you use subcontractors
Is this cover right for your work?
Is this cover right for your work?
This cover suits any business translating documents or content for clients.
This cover suits any business translating documents or content for clients.
Freelance Translators
Working across multiple clients and agencies.
Legal Translators
Translating contracts and legal documents.
Medical Translators
Translating medical records and instructions.
Technical Translators
Translating manuals and specialist content.
Translation Agencies
Teams managing multiple language projects.
Interpreters
Providing spoken translation services.
What could go wrong for a translator?
What could go wrong for a translator?
Most translator claims come from a mistranslated contract, a missed deadline, a breach involving confidential documents, or a dispute over accuracy.
Most translator claims come from a mistranslated contract, a missed deadline, a breach involving confidential documents, or a dispute over accuracy.
How could a claim affect your business?
How could a claim affect your business?
A single translation error can outweigh months of fee income for a freelance translator.
A single translation error can outweigh months of fee income for a freelance translator.
Translation Error
An error in a document causes the client financial loss.
What cover may respond?
Professional Indemnity
Data Breach
Confidential documents you held are exposed.
What cover may respond?
Cyber Insurance
Missed Deadline
A delayed translation causes the client financial loss.
What cover may respond?
Professional Indemnity
Staff Injury
An employee is injured at work.
What cover may respond?
Employers’ Liability
Who needs translator insurance?
Translator insurance may be suitable if you translate documents or content for clients, whatever your specialism.
This cover may be suitable if you’re:
Translating legal or medical documentsWorking with translation agenciesWorking directly with clientsWorking with a mix of long and short-term clientsUsing subcontractors or associatesEmploying translation staffCover built around your work
Cover built around your work
Most translators combine professional indemnity with cyber cover for confidential documents, plus equipment cover for the tools they work on.
Most translators combine professional indemnity with cyber cover for confidential documents, plus equipment cover for the tools they work on.
Professional Indemnity
Protection if a translation error causes a client a financial loss.
Cyber Insurance
Protects against costs following a breach of confidential documents.
Business Interruption
Potential protection for lost income if an insured event stops you working.
Business Equipment
Cover for eligible laptops and equipment.
Employers’ Liability
A legal requirement once you employ any staff, even casual help.
Legal Expenses
Additional legal protection for contract and client disputes.
How much does translator insurance cost?
There’s no fixed price. It depends on the type of documents you translate, staff numbers and claims history.
Type of documents translated
Legal and medical translation can carry higher risk than general content.
Handling confidential material
Sensitive documents can affect your cyber premium.
Level of professional indemnity
Higher limits mean a higher premium.
Annual turnover
Higher turnover generally means a higher premium.
Number of staff
More employees increase your employers’ liability exposure.
Claims history
A clean claims record helps keep premiums down at renewal.
How to get translator insurance
How to get translator insurance
Getting translator insurance takes four steps: tell us about your work, tell us what covers you need, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Getting translator insurance takes four steps: tell us about your work, tell us what covers you need, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
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Tell us about your work
The type of documents you translate, and whether you have staff.
2
Choose your covers
Professional indemnity, cyber and any extras.
3
We compare specialist insurers
We search our panel of 20+ UK insurers.
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Get covered and trading
Receive your documents, usually the same day.
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Translator insurance guides
Translator insurance guides
Practical advice on cover, confidentiality and staying protected.
Practical advice on cover, confidentiality and staying protected.
Translator insurance FAQs
Translator insurance FAQs
Straight answers on cover, confidentiality and cost.
Straight answers on cover, confidentiality and cost.
Translator insurance is a combination of covers built around translating documents and content for clients: professional indemnity for a translation error that causes a client a financial loss, and cyber cover for the often sensitive documents you handle.
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