Professional Liability covers insured against damages to third parties arising from negligence or malfeasance in rendering professional services. Professional negligence is the failure to exercise the degree of care, knowledge or skill of the average person in good professional standing under circumstances similar to those in which the injury occurred. Depends on whether or not care of human body involved, Professional Liability insurance is classified into two categories:
Malpractice Insurance is a form of professional liability policy which covers improper actions or failure to exercise proper skill by a professional or others involved with the care of the human body, such as a physician, dentist, blood bank, etc. Malpractice insurance is a form of liability coverage against such mistakes.
Errors and Omissions Insurance is a form of professional liability insurance which provides coverage for mistakes made by a person or persons in a profession not involved with the human body, such as lawyers, architects, engineers, or for mistakes made in a service business, such as insurance, real estate, and others.