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title: "Does Professional Liability Cover Mistakes?"
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# Does Professional Liability Cover Mistakes?

Professional liability may cover a client’s loss from a mistake in insured services; known circumstances and contract guarantees may be excluded.

Professional liability may cover a client’s loss from a mistake in insured services; known circumstances and contract guarantees may be excluded. Some technology E&O forms list specific products or services.

Compare the application’s service description with your actual work. Check retroactive date, prior-knowledge wording, deductible, claim-reporting conditions, and limits; get approval before adding a new service if required.

## Related Questions

- [Does Professional Liability Cover Bad Advice?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-professional-liability-cover-bad-advice)
- [Does Professional Liability Cover Breach of Contract?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-professional-liability-cover-breach-of-contract)
- [Does Professional Liability Cover Missed Deadlines?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-professional-liability-cover-missed-deadlines)
- [Does Professional Liability Cover Financial Loss?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-professional-liability-cover-financial-loss)

## Related Coverage

- [Professional errors and omissions (E&O)](https://spot.insure/coverage/professional-errors-omissions)

## Sources

1. [FAQ: Professional liability insurance](https://www.tdi.texas.gov/commercial/pl-faq.html). Texas Department of Insurance; What’s professional liability coverage?; What types of damages…; What’s general liability insurance?; Do I need professional liability… if I have general liability…?; Is professional liability insurance required?; Can a client require…?; What’s the difference between occurrence policies and claims-made policies. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Professional liability insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/professional-liability-insurance). Insurance Information Institute; Opening paragraphs (professional services/advice and E&O name); Claims not covered by general liability; What types of businesses need professional liability insurance?; What’s covered… and what’s not (claims-made versus occurrence, defense and judgments, non-financial/intentional limits, BOP/in-home exclusion). Accessed 2026-09-25.
3. [Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance](https://www.thehartford.com/professional-liability-insurance/errors-omissions-insurance/technology). The Hartford; What Is Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance?; Coverage; Works With Contracts; Types of Companies That Need Tech E&O Insurance. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Professional Liability, E&O and Tech E&O FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/professional-liability).

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