The Provision of Services Regulations 2009

As a result of an UK Directive the government has recently brought into force The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 which imposes obligations on "service providers" to provide certain information to their clients. If the service provider has an obligation to hold professional liability insurance certain information about that insurance has to be made available to clients. This note focuses upon that aspect of the Regulations only.

When dealing with claims insurers often instruct their insureds to keep their existence and/or identity a secret (as revealing the existence of Insurers tends to encourage claims). Keeping insurers' existence or identity secret is not usually a condition of the policy of insurance and the new Regulations will make it more difficult for Insurers to keep their involvement hidden from the claimant.