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Chiropractor Professional Indemnity Insurance

PI cover for chiropractors across Australia - clinical practice, consulting, ergonomic advice, and medicolegal work. Structured to meet Chiropractic Board of Australia registration requirements.

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Every assessment, every referral decision, every piece of advice. It all carries professional risk.

Chiropractors carry liability exposure across a broad scope of work - clinical treatment, workplace assessments, medicolegal reports, corporate wellness programs, and educational services. A single claim, even an unfounded one, can be expensive to defend.

The Chiropractic Board of Australia requires registered chiropractors to maintain appropriate Professional Indemnity insurance as a condition of AHPRA registration. We work with specialist underwriters to source cover that matches your actual scope of practice.

AHPRA Registration Requirement

The Chiropractic Board of Australia requires all registered chiropractors to hold PI insurance covering all aspects of practice. Your policy must be in place at all times, and must cover civil liability claims across the full scope of your professional activities.

Common Claim Scenarios

  • Ergonomic assessment dispute - employee develops chronic pain despite following workstation recommendations
  • Medicolegal report challenged - expert opinion disputed by opposing experts in personal injury proceedings
  • Missed referral - serious condition not identified during a consulting assessment
  • Scope of practice dispute - advice alleged to have exceeded chiropractic scope

WHY TANK INSURANCE

PI Insurance for Chiropractors Across Australia

We access specialist underwriters and insurance markets to arrange PI cover for chiropractors - from solo clinical practices to practitioners with consulting, medicolegal, and educational activities. We work closely with you to understand your specific scope and source terms that reflect your actual risk.

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Chiropractic Board Requirements

We check your policy against Chiropractic Board of Australia registration standards to confirm your cover meets the conditions for all your practised activities.

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Full Scope Coverage

Clinical treatment, ergonomic consulting, medicolegal reports, wellness program design. We confirm your policy explicitly covers every professional activity you perform.

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Specialist Underwriter Access

We work with underwriters who have genuine appetite for health professional risks, comparing options to find competitive terms suited to your practice profile.

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Claims Support

If a claim arises, we support you through the process from notification to resolution, including AHPRA matters and Chiropractic Board investigations.

RISK ASSESSMENT

Key Professional Risks for Chiropractors

These are the exposures that make appropriate PI coverage essential across clinical, consulting, and advisory chiropractic work.

Assessment errors - incorrect conclusions from spinal or postural assessments
Missed referral - failing to recommend appropriate medical investigation
Ergonomic and workplace advice proving inadequate or unsafe
Medicolegal report conclusions challenged in legal proceedings
Educational content or course materials causing alleged harm
Corporate wellness program design with adverse outcomes
Advice exceeding the scope of chiropractic practice
Consulting recommendations that conflict with treating practitioners

POLICY SCOPE

What Chiropractor PI Insurance Covers

A comprehensive Professional Indemnity policy for chiropractors typically includes these protections.

Chiropractor in clinical setting representing professional indemnity coverage
Chiropractor in clinical setting representing professional indemnity coverage

Usually Covered

Legal defence costs for covered professional liability claims
Compensation payable for assessment errors or negligent advice
AHPRA notification and investigation defence
Chiropractic Board of Australia disciplinary matters
Medicolegal and expert witness liability
Ergonomic and workplace consulting claims
Educational services and course delivery
Continuous cover for prior acts back to your retroactive date

Not Typically Covered

Fraud, intentional harm, or criminal acts
Claims arising from work before your retroactive date
Work outside your registered scope of practice
Prior known claims or circumstances not disclosed at inception
Fines and penalties imposed on you personally
Practising without current AHPRA registration
Physical injury unrelated to professional services (Public Liability required)
Real-world claims that chiropractors face. These examples show why appropriate PI cover matters.

CLAIM SCENARIOS

Real-world claims that chiropractors face. These examples show why appropriate PI cover matters.

A workplace ergonomics claim arises when a corporate client's employee develops chronic pain despite following the chiropractor's workstation assessment recommendations. The employer alleges the assessment was inadequate and seeks compensation for ongoing treatment costs and lost productivity.

A medicolegal report dispute occurs when a chiropractor's expert opinion in a personal injury claim is challenged by opposing experts. The instructing solicitor alleges the report was negligently prepared, contributing to an adverse case outcome for their client.

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Ergonomic Assessment Claims

Workplace assessments are a common consulting activity. If an employee experiences ongoing injury despite following recommendations, the employer or employee may allege the advice was inadequate.

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Medicolegal Report Disputes

Expert witness work carries its own liability. If a report's conclusions are successfully challenged, the instructing party may allege negligent preparation.

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Missed Referral

A consulting chiropractor who fails to identify signs warranting medical investigation may face claims if a serious condition is diagnosed later.

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Scope of Practice

Advice alleged to have exceeded the scope of chiropractic practice can result in both regulatory complaints and civil claims.

Good professional practice is your best protection. These habits reduce claims and strengthen your position if one arises.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Good professional practice is your best protection. These habits reduce claims and strengthen your position if one arises.

Insurers look favourably on practitioners with strong professional governance. Clear documentation, defined terms of engagement, and a consistent approach to referral decisions can support better policy terms and lower premiums over time.

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Document Everything

Clear records of assessment findings, clinical reasoning, advice given, and referral recommendations. Good notes are your best defence in a claim.

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Define Your Scope

Use clear terms of engagement for consulting work. Make sure clients understand what your assessment covers and what it doesn't.

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Refer Promptly

When presentations are outside your scope or suggest conditions requiring medical investigation, refer early and document your reasoning.

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Stay Current

Ongoing CPD and peer review keep your knowledge and practice aligned with current evidence and professional standards.

QUESTIONS

Chiropractor PI Insurance FAQs

Yes. The Chiropractic Board of Australia requires all registered chiropractors to maintain appropriate PI insurance as a condition of AHPRA registration. Your insurance must cover all aspects of your professional practice - clinical, consulting, and advisory - at all times.
PI insurance covers claims arising from your professional services, including assessment errors, advice that causes alleged harm, missed referrals, and medicolegal report disputes. It covers legal defence costs, compensation payable to clients, AHPRA notification defence, and Chiropractic Board disciplinary matters. It does not cover fraud, intentional harm, or work outside your registered scope.
The right level depends on your scope of practice, whether you do clinical work only or also consulting and medicolegal work, and your patient or client volume. Most chiropractors carry at least $1 million to $2 million in aggregate cover. Practitioners doing significant medicolegal or expert witness work may need higher limits. We work with you and specialist underwriters to find cover that matches your actual risk.
Yes, if you do both. Clinical treatment and consulting or advisory work can sit under separate policies, or a single policy may cover both - but only if the policy wording explicitly includes all the activities you perform. We check your policy against your full scope to make sure nothing is excluded.
Professional Indemnity covers claims arising from your professional advice and services - an assessment error, a missed referral, or a medicolegal report challenged in court. Public Liability covers physical injury or property damage unrelated to treatment, such as a patient slipping in your clinic. Most chiropractors need both.
You'll need run-off cover to protect against claims from work performed while you were practising. PI policies are written on a claims-made basis, meaning a claim must be notified while your policy is active. We can arrange run-off cover that maintains continuity of protection after you cease practice.
It depends on your policy wording. Expert witness and medicolegal work is a distinct activity and not all PI policies automatically include it. We confirm with specialist underwriters that your policy explicitly covers this work before binding.
Possibly. Some employer policies cover employees, but coverage varies and may not extend to all your professional activities, especially consulting or medicolegal work done outside the practice. We review your specific arrangement to confirm whether you're adequately covered or need a separate policy.

Professional Indemnity for Chiropractors

Whether your practice is purely clinical or includes consulting, medicolegal, or educational work, our brokers access specialist underwriters to arrange PI cover that meets your Chiropractic Board registration requirements and reflects your actual scope.

Expert Review: 21/02/2026

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