{"id":3319,"date":"2016-08-02T11:47:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insureyourcompany.com\/?p=3319"},"modified":"2016-08-02T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:47:19","slug":"why-it-contractors-need-prior-acts-coverage-with-their-eo-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/why-it-contractors-need-prior-acts-coverage-with-their-eo-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why IT Contractors Need Prior Acts Coverage With Their E&#038;O Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine someone <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-business-gets-sued-prompt-responses-and-ways-to-pay-litigation-fees\/\">sues your company<\/a>\u00a0for allegedly infringing on the software code of a client you worked for last year. The former client may seek tens of thousands or even a couple of hundred thousand dollars in damages.<\/p>\n<p>Will your insurance protect you?<\/p>\n<p>It may depend on the coverage you have. Some companies will agree to pay for incidents back to a certain date, but this may only be if your <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/products\/errors-and-omissions\/\">errors and omissions (E&amp;O)<\/a> insurance includes\u00a0prior acts coverage. Such coverage will protect you back to a date you and your insurance company agree upon.<\/p>\n<h2>When Does Prior Acts Coverage Apply?<\/h2>\n<p>Prior acts coverage provides\u00a0continuous insurance protection. If you change policies or have no coverage for a certain period, your business will be exposed to claims that happened while you weren&#8217;t protected with prior acts coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Why would a former client wait to sue you? There are a lot\u00a0of reasons. Some may take a while to find an attorney. Others may not decide immediately that they want to sue. As a result, you may find yourself facing a lawsuit for something that happened quite a while ago.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, without the prior acts coverage, your new insurance provider would balk at something you did previously\u2014unless you and your company agree to the coverage.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Get Prior Acts Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>If you want prior acts coverage, make certain the coverage has <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/retroactive-dates-in-liability-insurance-3-things-you-need-to-know\/\">a retroactive date<\/a> back far enough that you feel safe for any job, event, or incident you believe you could potentially be sued for.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, your insurance provider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will charge more for a date further back.<\/li>\n<li>Might only be willing to give you a policy that goes so far back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Why, <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/general-liability-insurance-for-independent-it-contractors\/\">as an IT contractor<\/a>, do you need E&amp;O insurance? There are a variety of reasons that almost any business needs such protection. Because IT contractors are involved in sensitive issues involving the computer system of a business and its security, they may even need it more than most because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They regularly provide a service. While other businesses might get sued if a client doesn&#8217;t like the service a contractor provides, IT contractors are especially vulnerable to <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/important-facts-about-intellectual-property-insurance-for-small-business\/\">copyright issues<\/a> involving codes, data breaches, if a system gets hacked, and for other reasons.<\/li>\n<li>They regularly offer advice.<\/li>\n<li>They may even be <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/proof-of-insurance-what-clients-look-for-when-hiring-an-it-contractor\/\">required to\u00a0carry coverage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>E&amp;O insurance will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defense costs<\/li>\n<li>Copyright infringement<\/li>\n<li>Claims from service provided in the past, with prior acts coverage<\/li>\n<li>Temporary staff and independent contractors<\/li>\n<li>Worldwide errors and omissions protection<\/li>\n<li>Actual or alleged negligence<\/li>\n<li>Personal injury, such as claims of slander or libel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>When Might You Need E&amp;O Insurance?<\/h2>\n<p>You might need E&amp;O insurance even if you personally haven&#8217;t done anything wrong. Here are some examples of the kinds of things E&amp;O insurance can cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suppose you hire <a href=\"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/faq-what-are-master-subcontract-agreements\/\">a subcontractor<\/a> who corrupts the data for one of your clients, and information representing $150,000 in potential sales is lost, and\u00a0the client sues you.<\/li>\n<li>Imagine a company fires an employee, and\u00a0one of your subcontractors forgets to prevent him from having access to the company computer system. He\u00a0now works for a competitor and steals a list of clients and uses the list at her new job. The client sues you.<\/li>\n<li>The new software you installed for a company seems to not work\u00a0properly. There is a two-week delay on an important project. It wouldn&#8217;t matter if you actually made a mistake or if the system is fine, but the subcontractor you hired to train employees didn&#8217;t do a good job. 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