*The monthly figure shown is an average equivalent monthly of the annual premium. Higher first payment applies and individual premium may vary.
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Legal expenses insurance can protect your business against a wide range of legal costs, including contract disputes (including recovering debts owed to you by your clients), tax enquiries (including IR35) and employment disputes with former employees.
Markel offers legal protection insurance from £6 a month. It enables you to access 24-hour legal advice via our helpline and will cover unexpected legal costs should you find yourself in a dispute.
Legal expenses insurance can help cover the cost of pursuing or defending against certain legal actions. The chance of a dispute with another party such as a client, a supplier or an employee is significant so having protection through a legal expenses insurance policy could be valuable to your business.
Markel Direct offers legal protection insurance from £6 a month*. It enables you to access 24-hour legal advice via our helpline and helping to cover unexpected legal costs should you find yourself in a dispute.
Markel has over 25 years of experience insuring contractors, consultants and self-employed professionals. We insure over 200,000 micro businesses and are highly rated by our customers at Feefo.com.
We are a division of Markel International, a Lloyd’s and London market insurer that wrote gross premium totals of $1.2 billion in 2018.
To talk about your insurance requirements and better understand our cover, call us on 0371 705 1433 or get a quick quote online.
Legal expenses insurance covers legal costs you might incur during disputes or legal action. Legal protection insurance will enable you to:
Legal expenses insurance covers legal costs and expenses in respect of:
Depending on the cover you choose, there may be a payable excess in the event of a claim.
Please note that cover varies depending on your trade/occupation. Refer to the policy wording and summary of cover provided with your quote for your full cover details.
When you arrange your legal protection insurance with Markel, you also receive access to:
With Markel Direct, it is easy to set up cover. You can get a quote for commercial legal expenses insurance in as little as 90 seconds by providing a few important details about your business. There are no hidden fees or charges for cancellation, and you’ll have the option to spread the cost of your policy over 10 interest free instalments.
Get a quote online now, or call our insurance experts on 0371 705 1433.
At Markel Direct, we offer legal expenses insurance from £6 a month*. When it comes to insurance, the legal expenses insurance cost varies from business to business depending on:
To get a clearer idea of how much you'll pay, simply get a legal expenses insurance quote online.
*Price based on a business consultant requiring £100,000 of legal expenses insurance.
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*Final price payable is subject to underwriting criteria and acceptance. AI images are used on this website to depict example customer types. Any resemblance to an actual person is purely coincidental.
These frequently asked questions are designed to help you and include questions relating to policy cover, pricing and ‘technical’ terms.
Legal expenses insurance covers your business for a wide range of potential legal disputes including investigations by the Health & Safety Executive, contract disputes, employment disputes with employees and the costs of attending court if required to when you have a claim covered under the policy.
Professional indemnity insurance, on the other hand, specifically covers against allegations of professional negligence – namely errors or mistakes you make in a piece of work (such as a project or report) for a client.
The two types of cover insure against different scenarios, therefore, it's important you consider arranging both to ensure full protection.
Our legal expenses insurance offers limits of up to £100,000.
Please note this is subject to a total limit of £1m for all claims made in a policy period. For full details, please refer to the Summary of Cover and Policy Wording.
Markel Direct has over 25 years of experience insuring contractors, consultants and self-employed professionals. We insure over 200,000 micro businesses and are highly rated by our customers at Feefo.com.
We are a division of Markel International, a Lloyd’s of London market insurer that wrote gross premium totals of £2.4bn in 2023.
To talk about your insurance requirements and better understand our cover, call us on 0330 822 3558 or get a quick quote online.
Legal expenses insurance and professional indemnity insurance cover different risks and both are worth considering for most businesses. Legal expenses insurance responds when your business is involved in a legal dispute: for example, a contract disagreement, an HMRC investigation, or an employment tribunal. It funds the legal costs of pursuing or defending that dispute.
Professional indemnity insurance responds specifically when a client alleges that your professional advice, work, or services caused them a financial loss. For example, if you're a consultant whose recommendations led to a client suffering a financial setback, professional indemnity would cover your defence costs and any damages awarded, whereas legal expenses insurance would not.
Markel Direct is a trading name of Markel International Insurance Company Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Find out more on the Financial Services Register.
We are a division of Markel International, a Lloyd’s of London market insurer that wrote gross premium totals of £2.4bn in 2023.
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