Simply Business and RLI expand partnership
Digital insurance marketplace Simply Business (USA) announced an expansion of its partnership with specialty insurer RLI. This deepened relationship introduces a new, tailored professional liability insurance product to meet the “increasing demand” from underserved specialized service professionals.
This PL offering includes coverage for a wide range of businesses including, but not limited to:
- Business Consulting: Offering protection for business managers, management consultants, marketing consultants, and training specialists against claims of financial loss, strategic errors, misleading advice, and inadequate instruction causing business impact.
- Pet and Lifestyle Services: Providing coverage for dog walkers and pet sitters against claims of property damage or injury to animals in their care, and for picnic and wedding planners facing potential liability for event disruptions or vendor negligence.
- Creative and Instructional Professions: Protecting art, music, fitness, and golf instructors from claims of injury during lessons or allegations of inadequate instruction.
- Administrative and Professional Services: Offering coverage for auditors against financial losses due to errors in audits, for virtual assistants facing claims of administrative errors, for travel agencies dealing with booking mistakes, and for court reporting services facing transcription errors.
“Our goal at Simply Business is to empower small business owners by listening to their needs and delivering insurance products that truly work for them. We first collaborated with RLI in 2022 to provide home-based businesses with accessible insurance that covers risks not typically included in standard homeowners’ insurance policies. The introduction of this professional liability offering directly addresses the needs of specialized service professionals, furthering our ongoing commitment to building flexible, customer-driven insurance solutions.” – Samantha Roady, U.S. CEO of Simply Business.
“Expanding our partnership with Simply Business helps us continue to grow our distribution and reach new market segments. Small business owners can now easily safeguard their livelihoods and pursue growth with greater confidence.” – RLI Corp. Chief Operating Officer Jen Klobnak.
