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title: "What Insurance Covers Professional Mistakes?"
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# What Insurance Covers Professional Mistakes?

Professional liability, or E&O, may cover a client’s claim that a mistake in covered professional services caused financial loss.

Your policy’s service definition must match your actual work; fixing your own deliverable or refunding fees may be treated differently from client damages.

Compare the professional-services definition with your services and products. Check whether the policy is claims-made, its retroactive date, and the deadline for reporting a claim.

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## Related Coverage

- [Professional errors and omissions (E&O)](https://spot.insure/coverage/professional-errors-omissions)
- [Technology errors and omissions (E&O)](https://spot.insure/coverage/technology-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 does it cover?; claims-made and occurrence policies. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Professional Liability – US Direct Errors and Omissions Insurance](https://www.hiscox.com/documents/pl-sample-policy-wording.pdf). Hiscox Inc. specimen; Coverage for Claims Made Against You, PDF pp.1–2; insuring agreement and reporting requirements. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [What Insurance Covers FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/what-insurance-covers).

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