Notary Insurance

This insurance policy covers professional indemnity for notary public assessors, interns, deputies and acting notaries public.

The Office of notary public includes official creation and issuing of public documents on legal acts, statements and facts which serve as a basis for entitlements; official certification of personal documents, keeping custody of documents, money and valuables for the purposes of their transfer to other persons and authorities, and performing procedures stipulated by the legislation, as per court orders or other public authority orders.

The Office of notary public also includes performing other activities stipulated by the Notary Public Law.

The Office of notary public is a public office performed by notaries public as autonomous and independent holders of that office and persons of public confidence. Notaries Public perform their services as their exclusive activity during the period for which they are appointed.

Notarial deeds are documents on legal transactions and statements composed by notaries public (notarial acts), minutes on legal acts performed or attended by notaries public (notarial minutes) and certification of facts witnessed by notaries public (notarial certificates).

Documents composed by notaries public are not valid as public documents unless they contain their official seal and signature.

This indemnity insurance also covers assessors and trainee notaries public, as well as persons employed by a notary public agency.

If a notary public has been appointed as a deputy or an officer in charge, they are not required to take out additional insurance.