Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ACE Expands Liability Coverage for Assisted Living, Long Term Care Facilities
Apr 21 2015 // ACE Group has introduced four new medical liability coverage endorsements, designed to provide more comprehensive protection to the expanding long term care healthcare sector. The new endorsements include: media event...
Why the Simplex in Cyber Liability Needs to Change
Apr 20 2015 // Our industry loves acronyms and buzzwords. Allacronyms.com publishes a list of 1,086 insurance industry acronyms. Iwebhound.com has an acronym list that is even larger. You can tell when insurance people are talking to...
Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces 4 Promotions
Apr 16 2015 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurance company for niche markets, promoted Laura Boylan to vice president of Human Resources....
It’s Insurance Buyers’ Market Now But Risk Challenges Ahead: Willis
Apr 16 2015 // Due in part to reduced catastrophe losses and the increased supply of capital, property/casualty insurance buyers can expect to face friendly market conditions on most lines of business for the remainder of 2015. But...
Schinnerer Unveils New Architects & Engineers Professional Liability Form
Apr 14 2015 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, an underwriting manager, has launched a new professional liability policy form for design professionals. The new form includes a variety of policy enhancements for large, mid-size, and...
Chung and Perez-Reyes Named SVPs at Hub in California
Apr 13 2015 // Hub International Insurance Services Inc. has promoted Gay Catherine Chung to senior vice president and client director and Arturo Perez-Reyes to senior vice president and cyber-group leader of the executive liability...
NEW CEO of CAP Dealing with Changing Med Mal Market
Apr 8 2015 // A potentially hardening market and a paradigm shift in how healthcare is delivered are just two issues Sarah Pacini has had to face since her first day on the job. Pacini is CEO of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cooperative of...
E&O Insights: When Do You Want to Educate Your Clients?
Apr 6 2015 // Education of your agency’s clients will likely happen at one point or another. Ideally, it will happen proactively through a series of account reviews, newsletters and other learning opportunities. The other option...
CNA Names Lantero VP – Design and Real Estate Professional Liability
Apr 1 2015 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Lisa Lantero to vice president for architects, engineers and contractors design liability and real estate professional liability businesses. Lantero joined CNA in 2009 as senior litigation...
New MGA Backed by CGSC Offers Miscellaneous E&O
Apr 1 2015 // CGSC North America has launched STATPro Underwriters, a managing general agency serving the Miscellaneous Professional Liability insurance market STATPro provides underwriting exclusively via Swett & Crawford wholesale...
Premiums, Claims Severity on Rise in Architects & Engineers Market: Survey
Mar 27 2015 // For the third consecutive year, most insurers providing professional liability insurance for architects and engineers saw their premium rates increase modestly in 2014, as expectations of larger rate hikes were tempered by...
King Insurance in California Names DeGazon Underwriter, Program Manager
Mar 25 2015 // San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based King Insurance has named Andre DeGazon a senior professional liability underwriter and program manager. DeGazon has 20 years of experience. He was formerly a professional liability senior...
E&O Insights: Do You Have Clients That Will Be Buying or Selling?
Mar 23 2015 // While most agents are aware that mergers and acquisitions are hot topics in the world of insurance agencies, insurance is not the only segment of our industry affected. In many communities, hospitals, accounting firms,...
Stewart Joins NORCAL Mutual in California as SVP in Underwriting
Mar 18 2015 // San Francisco, Calif.-based NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. has named Andre Stewart senior vice president of underwriting on custom accounts. Stewart will be responsible for new business growth with a focus on multistate and...
Integro Acquires Design Insurance Agency in New York
Mar 10 2015 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Design Insurance Agency Inc., a specialist brokerage providing professional liability coverage and risk management services to architects,...
Capacity Plentiful, Pricing Remains Soft in D&O Marketplace
Mar 9 2015 // The directors and officers liability insurance marketplace continues to be a buyer’s market – with new entrants contributing to the plentiful capacity, competitive pricing and expanded terms, according to industry...
Executives Examine D&O Claim Trends, Cyber Exposure
Mar 6 2015 // A number of industry executives spoke with Insurance Journal recently to share their observations on the current directors and officers liability insurance claim trends. Executives also spoke about a new potential D&O...
Schinnerer Names Telez, Collins to Senior Posts in Professional Liability
Mar 3 2015 // Specialty underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.has made two senior appointments in its professional liability line. Jill Tellez has joined the firm in the newly created position of senior vice president,...
Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions Announces Bridget Livingston Joins Firm as Broker in Healthcare Practice Group
Mar 2 2015 // Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 2015- Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce that effective February 17, 2015, Bridget Livingston has joined the firm as a Broker in the Healthcare Practice Group....
E&O Insights: How to Calm the E&O Waters When Insuring Marinas
Feb 23 2015 // As spring approaches, agencies may have some opportunities to secure commercial accounts dealing with watercraft business. These accounts, typically classified as marinas, boat yards or boat moorage, offer a multitude of...
