Top PI claims and risk trends for accountants in 2025 with Marsh and Beale & Co

Event information

This webinar is brought to you in partnership with Marsh.

Join us for an essential update on the biggest professional indemnity risks facing accountants today. We’ll review key claims trends from the past year, highlight landmark cases, and explain how regulatory changes are reshaping the landscape. You’ll get practical advice on managing risk, from keeping engagement letters current to navigating complex tax and AI challenges. Plus, learn how insolvency trends and transaction-related liabilities could affect your firm.

Key benefits

• Understand the latest PI claims trends and regulatory shifts.
• Learn from recent high-profile cases.
• Navigate common and emerging risks with confidence, from AI and cyber to insolvency and transactions.
• Gain actionable risk management strategies to protect your practice.
• Stay ahead of risks and safeguard your professional reputation.

About the speakers

	Ross Baker, Partner, Beale & Company Solicitors Ross is a partner in the Financial & Specialty Risks team at Beale & Co in London and specialises in professional indemnity and directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance including claims against accountants, D&Os and financial professionals. Ross is a member of the UK Anti-Corruption Forum, the Forum of Insurance Lawyers and is a board member of Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC), an international network of specialist insurance law firms.
	Joe Eizenberg, Partner, Beale & Company Solicitors Joe is a partner in Beale & Co’s Bristol office. The firm specialises in professional negligence claims, where Joe has acted for professionals and their indemnity insurers for over 20 years, defending a wide range of claims directed against accountants, auditors and lawyers. He regularly defends actions where a professional is acting as a trustee.
	Ed Partridge, Head of Affinity, Marsh Edward is a seasoned insurance professional with over 23 years of experience in the industry. As Head of UK Affinity for Marsh, his passion is working closely with partners to understand the unique needs of their members. His focus on building strong relationships combined with his extensive experience and sector focus, make him a trusted adviser for both affinity groups and SMEs. Above all, Edward is dedicated to delivering member benefit and growth through an honest and collaborative approach.

CPD hours

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Costs

There is no charge to attend this event. ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join.