Remember, remember, the first of October

The Law Society has moved the awkward renewal date for solicitors' professional indemnity cover from 1 September to 1 October. But, as Liz Booth reports, not everyone thinks that move goes far enough

It's that time of year again. While everyone else is setting off on long summer holidays, solicitors, brokers and insurers are turning instead to slaving over hot proposal forms and quotes - or are they?

Solicitors' professional indemnity (PI) cover is renewable as a class on 1 September - but there has been a steady stream of complaints that that is exactly the wrong time of year to try to catch partners of law firms at their desks, and that it adds administrative pressure to insurers.

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