New contract requests 10m 'civil liability insurance' - anyone else seen this?

[ReallyTallTony]

So that could be why they want civil liability instead of professional indemnity in case you handle a bad deal and they can claim rather than you actually doing something negligent or wrong?

Yeah, possibly. Doesn't feel quite 'right' though. If they dig their heels in, I may skip this one! Thought I'd bring it here to see if anyone else had the same requirement - seems not! At the very least I hope this may help in case a.n.other has this insurance requirement in a future contract.

[velcro]

I've often been asked for £10m (it seems to be a standard requirement for various companies within a certain US group I've done a lot for). I've never had a problem going back to them and stating I have £5m cover and that's all. Their legal dept have always been OK with it.

[velcro]

Hi northernladuk. I offer Procurement, Contract and Vendor management services. This is for a large org based in US but with a UK presence.

Ah, yes, same stuff as me then. I bet I know who you're working for. They should be OK to reduce the expectations.