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Interior Designer Insurance

Professional indemnity cover built for interior designers, covering specification errors and the client funds you handle for furnishings.

Professional indemnity cover built for interior designers, covering specification errors and the client funds you handle for furnishings.

Specification errors
Client funds held
Equipment cover
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Cover for interior designers across the UK

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What is interior designer insurance?

Interior designer insurance is a combination of covers built around designing and specifying work for clientsโ€™ homes and premises, professional indemnity for advice or specification errors that cause a client a financial loss, public liability for injury or damage, and cover for client funds you hold.

A specified material that isnโ€™t fit for purpose, a coordination error with a contractor, or a dispute over funds held for furnishings can all lead to a claim.

The right interior designer cover depends on:

Residential or commercial work
Whether you hold client funds for purchases
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 projects and specification work bring their own everyday risks.

Client projects and specification work bring their own everyday risks.

Professional IndemnityRecommended

Professional Indemnity

Protection if a specification error 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 property.


Business InterruptionRecommended

Business Interruption

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


Business EquipmentOptional

Business Equipment

Cover for computers, samples and studio equipment.


Fidelity GuaranteeOptional

Fidelity Guarantee

Covers theft or dishonesty by your own staff, relevant if you hold client funds.


What could go wrong for an interior designer?

What could go wrong for an interior designer?

Most interior designer claims come from a specified material failing, a coordination error delaying the project, a budget overrun, or a dispute over client funds.

Most interior designer claims come from a specified material failing, a coordination error delaying the project, a budget overrun, or a dispute over client funds.

A material or finish you specified isnโ€™t fit for purpose.

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Is this cover right for your work?

This type of business insurance may suit you if you work in interior design.

The right cover depends on:

Residential interior designers
Commercial interior designers
Interior design studios
Designers coordinating contractors
Designers holding client funds
Designers with employees

Holding client funds for furnishings?

Holding client funds for furnishings?

Fidelity guarantee cover can protect against theft or dishonesty by your own staff when you handle client money.

Fidelity guarantee cover can protect against theft or dishonesty by your own staff when you handle client money.

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Real-world risks. Real-world protection.

Real-world risks. Real-world protection.

A specification error, a studio visitor injury, a staff injury and a client fund dispute are the four interior design scenarios insurers see most. Each responds to a different cover.

A specification error, a studio visitor injury, a staff injury and a client fund dispute are the four interior design scenarios insurers see most. Each responds to a different cover.

Specification error

A material or finish you specified isnโ€™t fit for purpose.

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

Client fund dispute

A disagreement arises over money held for furnishings.

Potential cover

Fidelity Guarantee

How much does interior 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 higher-value projects can affect your risk profile.

Whether you hold client funds

Handling money for furnishings can affect your cover needs.

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 interior designer insurance?

We make sure your cover reflects specification work and client funds, not just general office liability.

Specialist professional indemnity insurers
Cover for residential and commercial design
Fidelity guarantee options
Experienced UK advisers
Support with high-value projects
Ongoing support when you claim

How the quote process works

How the quote process works

Getting interior 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 interior 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

Studio full of samples and equipment?

Studio full of samples and equipment?

Business contents cover protects your computers, fabric samples and studio equipment against theft, fire and accidental damage.

Business contents cover protects your computers, fabric samples and studio equipment against theft, fire and accidental damage.

Flat lay of interior design samples, including blue and white fabric, wood, tiles, and textured swatches in navy, tan, and gray tones.

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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.

Interior designer insurance guides

Interior designer insurance guides

Practical advice on cover, client funds and staying protected.

Practical advice on cover, client funds and staying protected.

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Interior designer insurance FAQs

Interior designer insurance FAQs

Straight answers on cover, client funds and cost.

Straight answers on cover, client funds and cost.

Interior designer insurance is a combination of covers built around designing and specifying work for clients: professional indemnity for advice or specification errors that cause a client a financial loss, public liability for injury or damage, and cover for client funds you hold.

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