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Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Scheme for Malaysian Bar Members

Marsh’s Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) offers an extensive protection for law firms and lawyers in Malaysia, with a comprehensive coverage and an option to enhance the overall insurance cover with the PII top-up cover.

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A scheme that provides a wide coverage of products to enhance the overall protection of our clients.  

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Appointed broker to Malaysia’s largest legal professional indemnity scheme.

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A team of lawyers across Peninsular Malaysia focusing on claims management and advocacy.

Professional Indemnity Insurance for law firms and lawyers

The Professional Indemnity Insurance (“PII”) scheme for the Malaysian Bar was introduced in 1992. Obtaining PII is mandatory for all Malaysia law firms and lawyers under Section 78A of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (LPA). The amendment in 1992 sets out the provisions for the Bar Council to maintain a mandatory PII scheme.

The Malaysian Bar PII Scheme insures lawyers in Peninsular Malaysia from civil liability arising from legal work, requiring a minimum Mandatory Limit of Indemnity of RM250,000 up to RM2,000,000, based on the number of lawyers in the insured legal practice. 

Ensuring sufficient Professional Indemnity Insurance coverage with top-up cover

It is important to ensure you have sufficient limit of indemnity whether it’s the minimum requirements set by your client or based on your own risk assessments. To avoid financial consequences, it is vital to review your existing coverage against the likely claim amounts.

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What are the benefits of Malaysian Bar Professional Indemnity Insurance scheme?

The Malaysian Bar PII scheme provides coverage to all members of the Malaysian Bar to ensure they are able to perform their duties with a peace of mind with the following benefits:

  • Accessibility: All members of the Malaysian Bar are entitled to the PII scheme.
  • Affordability: The uniform scheme enables all members to enjoy reasonable premiums. 
  • Equitable: A fair set of terms covering the full range of legal services offered to members of the Malaysian Bar under the LPA. 

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Mandatory Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII): How to apply

For new PII applicants, please follow the instructions below on how to apply for mandatory Professional Indemnity Insurance (for new firms).

For policy renewal, please follow the instructions under ‘How to renew’.

How to apply mandatory Professional Indemnity Insurance (for new firms).

Step 1

Visit Malaysia Bar PII Scheme and click “Register”.

Step 2

Login and choose “PII Renewal/2023 Online Proposal Form Submission”.

Step 3

Click “New Firm Registration”. Complete your firm’s details and upload the Bar Council’s approval letter.

Step 4

Click on the OKTA link sent to your email to activate the Marsh OKTA account. 

Step 5

Complete and submit the online proposal form before making payment through FPX. A Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule will be issued and emailed to the registered address.

How to renew mandatory Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Step 1

Visit Malaysia Bar PII Scheme.

Step 2

Login using your email address and password.

Step 3

An email with an OKTA verification code number will be sent to your registered email address.

Step 4

Type in the OKTA verification code to renew your PII online.

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FAQs

Renewal starts in August or September of every year. You will receive an email from Marsh by the first or second week of August inviting you to submit your Proposal Form online.

If you do not receive the email notification for online renewal, please contact Marsh.

You may reset your password in a few easy steps:
1. Go to Praktis, click Login > Praktis and click the link next to ‘Forgotten Password?’                                      

2. Key in your registered email address and click reset via email.                           

3.  A reset email link will be sent to your email.                                            

4. Click the link to reset your password.

This could be due to your firm’s inclusion/resignation of partner/consultant (uploaded to the Bar Council letter when submitting proposal form), claim notification, or circumstance during the past 5 years. Your submission will be reviewed and processed within 2 working days, and your invoice will be emailed to you.    

If your firm has not uploaded a Bar Council letter for inclusion/resignation of the partner/consultant or do not have any history of claim notification, please call or email Marsh for clarification.

Please email Marsh a letter on the corrections to be made to the Proposal Form. Marsh will verify the corrections and issue you a corrected invoice/Policy Schedule.

You have the option to purchase Top-up insurance after you have completed the PII online renewal. The Top-up option will be quoted by the PII Scheme Insurance Broker from Marsh. Otherwise, you may email us to request for a quotation.

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Johan Shahar

Johan Shahar

Vice President, FINPRO - Malaysian Bar PII Scheme

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For Mbar enquiries:

Phone: 03-2723 3241 
Email: mbar@marsh.com