CPQ™ Professional Indemnity & Liability Standard
Professional indemnity requirements for credentialed practitioners and CPQ liability arrangements.
1. Purpose & Basis
This document is presented as proposed CPQ™ policy for external review, extending the founding standards pack and drafted to align the CPQ™ ecosystem with ISO/IEC 17024 principles for bodies certifying persons. Any new procedural or numeric requirement remains Draft and does not become binding within CPQ until changed to Active through a documented governance decision; it is not a claim of accreditation or recognition by another body.
This policy adds a complementary requirement for credentialed practitioners to maintain appropriate professional indemnity cover while CPQ maintains arrangements sufficient for liabilities arising from its activities.
2. CPQ Responsibility Arrangements
CPQ maintains financial and insurance arrangements appropriate to the scale of its credentialing, assessment and education activity, reviewed through management review.
3. Practitioner Professional Indemnity Requirement
Credentialed practitioners must maintain current professional indemnity insurance appropriate to their practice scope and jurisdiction, with evidence supplied on application and renewal.
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Cover type | Professional indemnity and public liability where applicable |
| Suitability | Limits appropriate to client type and jurisdiction |
| Validity | Cover maintained throughout credentialed practice |
| Evidence | Current policy or certificate |
| Special cases | Consider retroactive or run-off cover where needed |
4. Evidence & Verification
- Provide insurance evidence with the credential application.
- Renew evidence at every credential-renewal cycle.
- Evidence may be randomly audited; false evidence is an ethical breach.
5. Limits & Liability
Awarding a CPQ credential does not transfer the practitioner’s professional liability to CPQ or make CPQ a party to the practitioner-client relationship. Professional responsibility remains with the practitioner.