Official Translators Liability Insurance in Iran
For sworn translators licensed by the Iranian Judiciary and official translation offices with active translators.
Persian twin page (authoritative): /liability/professional/translators-official
Short answer
Official translators liability insurance in Iran compensates the financial loss suffered by parties who rely on a sworn translation, including errors in figures, dates, document numbers and legal terminology, up to the policy limit, and funds the translator's legal defense in court proceedings and disciplinary reviews by the licensing authority.
The final premium is issued upon official quotation — no premium figures are published on this site.
Who needs this policy?
- Sworn translators licensed by the Iranian Judiciary
- Official court translators in common and rare languages
- Translators providing official services to notary offices and banks
- Official translation offices covering their active translators
- Interpreters of official meetings and arbitrations, within the permit scope
- The office's responsible translator for supervised translators, where expressly scheduled
What is covered?
| Coverage | Description |
|---|---|
| Defective official translation | Compensation of financial loss from defective translations of registration, official and legal documents, upon proof of the translator's fault. |
| Errors in figures and dates | Cover for loss caused by wrong amounts, dates and document numbers in certified translations, under the general conditions. |
| Legal terminology errors | Compensation for mistranslated obligations and legal terms that change the meaning of the document. |
| Third-party losses | Cover for persons who relied on the certified translation and suffered damage, within the limit recorded in the policy. |
| Legal defense costs | Attorney fees and court costs in lawsuits against the translator and disciplinary reviews by the licensing authority. |
| Translation office liability | The responsible translator's liability for the acts of supervised translators, within the scope recorded in the policy. |
What is not covered? (Exclusions)
- Loss from illegible or incomplete source documents whose inadequacy the translator failed to declare in writing
- Translation without the official stamp and registration number, that is, acts outside the permit scope
- Incidents occurring outside the policy period; the trigger is the incident date
- Intentional error, knowing distortion of a document and forgery
- Disciplinary penalties of the translators licensing authority
- Loss from delivering a translation without final review
Issuance conditions
- A valid official license from the Iranian Judiciary on the date of the error
- Declaration of active languages at issuance, with new languages added by endorsement
- Retention of the source document and translation copies to evidence correct performance
- No undisclosed claims from previous policy periods
Required documents
- Official Judiciary translators license
- National ID and identity documents
- Previous liability policy, for claims history and no-claims discount
- List of active languages and official registration number
- Translation office documents, when the policy is issued to an office
How to buy — step by step
Quotation and limit selection
Submit the quote request; the active languages and the volume of certified work are declared, and a limit is proposed.
Documents and official proforma
After the official license and identity documents are received, an official proforma invoice is issued on the approved Bimeh Iran tariffs.
Premium payment
Pay through the banking gateway or a bank receipt; cover starts the moment issuance is confirmed.
Policy delivery
The printed and electronic policy with its general conditions is delivered within one working day.
How to claim — step by step
Immediate notification
Report the claim to the agency as soon as it is received; the policy sets a maximum notification period of five working days.
Claim form
Complete and sign the claim form describing the translation under challenge and the alleged loss.
Case documents
Submit the source document, the certified translation, the office records and the correspondence with the requesting authority.
Expert review
A sworn translation expert compares the source and the translation and establishes the fault and its effect on the loss.
Agreement and payment
Once liability and the amount are established, compensation is paid subject to the policy deductible.
Claim notification deadlines and assessment details follow the policy general conditions and the Iranian Insurance Act (Article 30 practice: notification within five working days).
FAQs — Official Translators Liability Insurance
Legal sources
Civil Liability Act of Iran (1960) — Articles 1 to 11 — fault-based civil liability
Iranian Insurance Act (1936) — Articles 12 and 30 — insurable interest and claim notification
General Conditions of Professional Liability Insurance (Bimeh Iran) — Central Insurance Regulation No. 57
Iranian statutes are authoritative in Persian; English titles above are orientation references.
Reviewed by the Iran Liability Insurance content team
Reviewed by the licensed team of Agency No. 20616 of Bimeh Iran, specialized exclusively in liability insurance.
Legal review: licensed team of Agency No. 20616, Bimeh Iran — Last reviewed: 24 October 2026
Get Official Translators Liability Insurance through the official Bimeh Iran agency
The online quote form is in Persian. English-speaking visitors may submit inquiries by email in English, and a consultant will respond in English. The quotation is issued on current Bimeh Iran tariffs after the limit of liability is agreed.