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Professional indemnity cover built for graphic and web designers, covering the missed deadlines and client disputes that come with design work.

Professional indemnity cover built for graphic and web designers, covering the missed deadlines and client disputes that come with design work.

Design errors
Image licensing
Missed deadlines
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Cover for designers across the UK

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What is designer insurance?

Designer insurance is a combination of covers built around graphic and web design work, professional indemnity for advice or work that causes a client a financial loss, public liability for injury or damage, and cyber cover for client files and data.

A missed launch date, a website that goes down, or using an image without the right licence can all lead to a claim, whether you design brands, websites or both.

The right designer cover depends on:

Graphic, web or both
Whether you build and host websites
Number of employees
Level of professional indemnity cover
Annual turnover
Whether you use subcontractors
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Cover that fits the way you work

Cover that fits the way you work

Client work and project deadlines bring their own everyday risks.

Client work and project deadlines bring their own everyday risks.

Professional IndemnityRecommended

Professional Indemnity

Protection if your design work or advice causes a client a financial loss.


Employersโ€™ LiabilityRecommended

Employersโ€™ Liability

A legal requirement once you employ any staff, even casual help.


Public LiabilityRecommended

Public Liability

Protection if a client or visitor is injured, or you work on their premises.


Business InterruptionRecommended

Business Interruption

Support for loss of income if an insured event stops you working.


Business EquipmentOptional

Business Equipment

Cover for computers, tablets and design equipment.


Cyber InsuranceOptional

Cyber Insurance

Covers costs following a data breach or cyber incident.


What could go wrong for a designer?

What could go wrong for a designer?

Most designer claims come from a website failing at a critical moment, a missed launch date, an image licensing mistake, or a dispute over final deliverables.

Most designer claims come from a website failing at a critical moment, a missed launch date, an image licensing mistake, or a dispute over final deliverables.

A site you built fails at a critical moment for the clientโ€™s business.

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Is this cover right for your work?

This type of business insurance may suit you if you work in graphic or web design.

The right cover depends on:

Freelance graphic designers
Web design studios
Brand and identity designers
Design agencies with multiple staff
Designers building and hosting websites
Designers with employees

Starting a new client project?

Starting a new client project?

Many clients now require proof of professional indemnity cover before theyโ€™ll sign a contract with you.

Many clients now require proof of professional indemnity cover before theyโ€™ll sign a contract with you.

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Real-world risks. Real-world protection.

Real-world risks. Real-world protection.

A missed deadline, a studio visitor injury, a staff injury and a data breach are the four designer scenarios insurers see most. Each responds to a different cover.

A missed deadline, a studio visitor injury, a staff injury and a data breach are the four designer scenarios insurers see most. Each responds to a different cover.

Missed deadline

A delayed project causes the client financial loss.

Potential cover

Professional Indemnity

Studio visitor injury

A client or visitor is injured at your studio.

Potential cover

Public Liability

Staff injury

An employee is injured at work.

Potential cover

Employersโ€™ Liability

Data breach

Client project files or website data are exposed.

Potential cover

Cyber Insurance

How much does designer insurance cost?

Thereโ€™s no fixed price. It depends on your services, level of professional indemnity cover, staff numbers and claims history.

Scale of projects

Larger or business-critical projects can affect your risk profile.

Whether you host websites

Ongoing hosting and maintenance can affect your risk.

Number of staff

More employees increase your employersโ€™ liability exposure.

Annual turnover

Higher turnover generally means a higher premium.

Level of professional indemnity

Higher limits mean a higher premium.

Claims history

A clean claims record helps keep premiums down at renewal.

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Why use Insurance Revolution for designer insurance?

We make sure your cover reflects deadlines and client contracts, not just general office liability.

Specialist professional indemnity insurers
Cover for graphic and web design work
Help understanding indemnity limits
Experienced UK advisers
Support with high-value projects
Ongoing support when you claim

How the quote process works

How the quote process works

Getting designer 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 designer 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.

1

Tell us about your work

Your services, turnover and whether you have staff.

2

Choose your covers

Professional indemnity, public liability and any extras.

3

We compare specialist insurers

We search our panel of 20+ UK insurers.

4

Get covered and trading

Receive your documents, usually the same day.

Weโ€™re with you all the way

UK-based specialist advisers
Access to specialist insurers
No obligation, just expert help

Client asking for proof of cover?

Client asking for proof of cover?

We can issue your certificate the same day, so contract start dates never slip while you wait.

We can issue your certificate the same day, so contract start dates never slip while you wait.

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Trusted by thousands of businesses across the UK

Trusted by thousands of businesses across the UK

From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.

From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.

Designer insurance guides

Designer insurance guides

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Designer insurance FAQs

Designer insurance FAQs

Straight answers on cover, client contracts and cost.

Straight answers on cover, client contracts and cost.

Designer insurance is a combination of covers built around graphic and web design work: professional indemnity for advice or work that causes a client a financial loss, public liability for injury or damage, and cyber cover for client files and data.

Still have questions?

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