Recruitment.

Insurance for recruitment companies, employment agencies, and staffing firms in the UK — protecting your business, your people, and your clients.

Insolvency insurance
Benefits

How Specialist Risk Group supports this sector.

Recruitment agencies face unique risks, from candidate placement liabilities to contractual exposures with end clients. Specialist Risk Group (SRG) provide tailored recruitment company insurance solutions that safeguard your operations while keeping you compliant and contract-ready.

Specialist cover for recruitment and staffing agencies

We design recruitment agency insurance programmes that address the full spectrum of operational, regulatory, and vicarious liability risks.
Specialist insolvency expertise

Protection for all agency models

Whether you are a permanent recruitment firm, temporary staffing agency, or umbrella company, we tailor insurance that fits your business model.
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Insurer relationships

We work with award winning international composite insurers experienced in employment agency insurance, securing comprehensive and competitive coverage.
Open Cover expertise

Risk management and contract support

Our specialists help you to understand your exposures, review contracts, and ensure your policies meet client requirements.
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Dedicated advisory team

You will have a single point of contact to answer queries and support you throughout your insured period, as well as our in-house claims team for claims management support.
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Industry challenges.

Recruitment and staffing agencies operate in a high-pressure environment where contractual obligations, candidate performance, and client expectations intersect. Agencies can be held liable for a wide range of issues, including issues concerning the placed worker that are beyond the agency’s control.

KEY RISKS.

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Vicarious liability

Liability if a placed worker causes harm or financial loss.

Our clients

Who is it for?

Our solutions cover the full spectrum of the recruitment and staffing sector, including:

Temporary staffing agencies
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Permanent recruitment firms
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Specialist staffing providers Commercial, Industrial, Driving, Healthcare, Construction, IT engineering, etc.)
Administrators and Administrative Receivers
Executive search agencies
Turnaround and restructuring professionals
Umbrella companies and payroll service providers
Trustees in Bankruptcy
Recruitment consultants
UK - Waste management companies and brokers
Hybrid or project-based staffing companies
SG - Comprehensive exposure review
Temporary staffing agencies
GBS - Crime - Employee Dishonesty
Permanent recruitment firms
UK - Fire door installation and inspection firms
Specialist staffing providers Commercial, Industrial, Driving, Healthcare, Construction, IT engineering, etc.)
Administrators and Administrative Receivers
Executive search agencies
Turnaround and restructuring professionals
Umbrella companies and payroll service providers
Trustees in Bankruptcy
Recruitment consultants
UK - Waste management companies and brokers
Hybrid or project-based staffing companies
SG - Comprehensive exposure review
We’ve got you covered

Related products and covers

Our approach is tailored to each business we work with. Typical covers we look at for hospitality businesses include:

Property All Risk

Protection for buildings, contents, fixtures, fittings, and operational assets.
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Public and Products Liability

Cover for guest injury, illness, or third-party property damage.
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Business Interruption

Protection for lost revenue following insured damage or disruption.
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Employers’ Liability/Workers Injury Compensation

Cover for employee injury or illness arising from their work.
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Cyber insurance

Protection against cyberattacks, data breaches, payment fraud, and system outages.
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Employment Practices Liability

Protection against claims relating to workplace disputes, discrimination, or misconduct.
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Specialist Restaurant and Hotel Programmes

Including insurance for hotels and tailored private insurance coverage for restaurants operating single or multiple locations.
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Related products and covers.

We tailor our insurance programmes to meet the needs of each recruitment agency we work with. Core covers include:
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Professional Indemnity (PI)

Essential for errors in placement, referencing, or candidate suitability.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Most recruitment agencies require Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, Employers' Liability, and often Vicarious Liability insurance, depending on how candidates are placed and employed.

Speak to a specialist.

You can easily contact us by filling out the form. Once you have submitted your enquiry, one of our friendly colleagues will reach out to you.