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title: "Does Professional Liability Cover Negligence?"
description: "Often, E&O is intended to cover negligence claims tied to insured services, subject to the policy’s trigger and exclusions."
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# Does Professional Liability Cover Negligence?

Often, E&O is intended to cover negligence claims tied to insured services, subject to the policy’s trigger and exclusions.

A professional-negligence demand may fit E&O when it concerns the services listed in the policy. The insured must still meet the claims-made trigger, notice deadline, and other coverage conditions.

Check prior knowledge, damages, consent-to-settle, defense-cost limits, and the retroactive date. Preserve client records and report a demand or circumstance as the policy requires.

## Related Questions

- [Does Professional Liability Cover Mistakes?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-professional-liability-cover-mistakes)
- [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)

## 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. [Professional Liability – US Direct Errors and Omissions Insurance](https://www.hiscox.com/documents/pl-sample-policy-wording.pdf). Hiscox Inc. specimen; About this Policy / Coverage for Claims Made Against You; I.A Insuring Agreement; I.B Defense; I.C Settlement; II.A Notice of Claims; II.C Optional Extended Reporting Period; III.A, III.K, III.M, III.R, III.S Exclusions; IV.A–B Limits and Deductible; VI.O Professional Services; VI.U Wrongful Act. 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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