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Research Consulting insurance under the small business liability program

Annual insurance review for research consultants designing studies, collecting or interpreting information, and delivering documented findings to clients.

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Class profile

Research Consulting

Family

Consulting

Family size

9 represented classes

Program

Small Business

Review style

Class-aware underwriting

Common coverage review

General liabilityProfessional liabilityInland marineWorkers compensation

Where this class fits

Research Consulting belongs in a program built around continuing operations, not one-date event coverage.

Annual insurance review for research consultants designing studies, collecting or interpreting information, and delivering documented findings to clients.

Best for businesses selling expertise, project guidance, management support, research, training, and ongoing client service relationships.
This class should be reviewed around contracts, service scope, proof-of-coverage needs, and class fit.

Underwriting focus

The review still turns on what this business actually does, promises, and documents.

What the firm is advising on and how recommendations are delivered
Contract language, client requirements, and recurring certificate requests
Whether services create errors-and-omissions exposure in addition to premises or operational liability

Coverage Review

Coverage lines commonly reviewed for Research Consulting

These are coverage conversations, not promises of availability. Any coverage considered remains subject to carrier appetite, underwriting approval, exclusions, and final policy terms.

General liability

Third-party bodily injury and property damage protection tied to day-to-day operations, client interaction, premises use, and recurring business activity.

Professional liability

Important when advice, services, instruction, deliverables, or project work can create errors-and-omissions exposure.

Inland marine

Useful when equipment, displays, tools, mobile property, inventory, or business assets travel with the operation.

Workers compensation

Relevant when staffing, payroll, and territory allow the account to place statutory employee injury coverage within the program.

Documentation

What helps complete a Research Consulting submission

Engagement letters, master service agreements, or retainer contracts
Revenue split by advisory line where the business handles multiple service categories
Prior coverage and any recurring COI or endorsement requirements

Parent program support

This class belongs to the consulting family and remains connected to the broader small-business program.

Use the consulting family page when you need broader category guidance before choosing the exact class.
Use the parent program when the account spans multiple classes or operating lines.
Review the COI and requirements pages when documentation is driving the next step.
Keep the submission flow connected so the account can move from class-specific questions into underwriting review.

FAQ

Common questions about research consulting insurance

Family Cluster

Other represented consulting classes in the program

The class pages below now live under a dedicated consulting family hub so the small-business pillar can scale without flattening everything into one page.

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Consulting

Business Consulting

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Consulting

Education Consulting

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Consulting

Human Resources / HR Consulting

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Consulting

Management Consulting

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Next Step

If research consulting is the right class, move this account into underwriting review

Share the service scope, recurring operations, client requirements, property exposure, and any COI or endorsement pressure. We will review how this class should sit in the small business liability program.

Class-aware underwritingCOI and contract reviewProgram-level routing
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