Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Medical Liability Insurer ProAssurance to Acquire Medmarc in Virginia
Jun 28 2012 // ProAssurance Corporation, a Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered medical liability insurer, said it is acquiring Medmarc Insurance Group. Medmarc, based in Chantilly, Virginia, specializes in products liability insurance for...
Burand Agency E&O Blog: Tip #4
Jun 27 2012 // Do you ever advise your clients the company issued their policy with errors so you’ll send it to them once the company reissues the policy with corrections? The exposure this seemingly good customer service creates...
CNA Names Takahashi Underwriting Consulting Director
Jun 22 2012 // CNA, the national program underwriter for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Insurance Program, named Clyde Takahashi underwriting consulting director for its accountants professional liability...
UK MGA’s Advised on Changes in Employers Liability, Public Liability Claims
Jun 22 2012 // Impending changes in UK laws governing claims for Employers Liability (EL) and Public Liability (PL) should be a priority membersof the UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association were told at a recent briefing...
The Business of Insuring Correctional Facilities
Jun 21 2012 // Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy. A Howard County, Indiana, inmate files a lawsuit claiming the...
StoneHill Reinsurance Partners Formed in Minnesota
Jun 18 2012 // Dan Koshiol, a 15-year veteran of major reinsurance brokerage firms, announced the formation of StoneHill Reinsurance Partners LLC. The company is based in Bloomington, Minn. Koshiol serves as president and chief executive...
E&O Insights: Why Businesses Need Umbrella Protection
Jun 18 2012 // Umbrellas are apparently not as simple as many would like to believe because various issues involving umbrellas cause more than their fair share of errors and omissions claims. Due to the nature of umbrella coverage, the...
Web Exchange
Jun 18 2012 // IJ Video Highlights Foreign Exposures to U.S. Firms in D&O U.S. companies face many exposures around the globe. Increasingly, they are traced to a crackdown against corporate bribery. Ann Longmore is an executive vice...
Professional Liability Exposures Evolve with Changing Healthcare Environment
Jun 18 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Mitchell to Head Willis’ FINEX Asia-Pacific Unit in Expanding Market
Jun 14 2012 // “As companies continue to expand within the Asia Pacific region and beyond its borders, they are becoming increasingly exposed to risks such as Directors and Officer’s (D&O), Cyber and Professional...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #3
Jun 13 2012 // Insurance agency errors and omissions (E&O) situations and solutions from consultant Chris Burand. Tip #3 Do you follow-up in writing when your insurance proposal is rejected? The failure to take this step can result...
Ganne Joins Burns & Wilcox of Dallas
Jun 6 2012 // Burns & Wilcox of Dallas/Fort Worth announced that Ashley Ganne has joined the company as a broker. Ganne brings a wealth of professional liability knowledge to Burns & Wilcox and specializes in technology-based...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #2
Jun 6 2012 // Insurance agency errors and omissions (E&O) situations and solutions from consultant Chris Burand. Tip #2 Always use a coverage analysis checklist on new and renewal business! When was the last time you went to the...
Behind Bars: The Business of Insuring Correctional Facilities
Jun 4 2012 // Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy. A Howard County, Indiana, inmate files a lawsuit claiming the...
Professional Liability Risks Evolve with Changes in Healthcare System
Jun 1 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Consultant Burand Launches Agency E&O Blog on InsuranceJournal.com
May 30 2012 // Insurance agency consultant Chris Burand is launching a new blog on insurance agency errors and omissions (E&O) issues on InsuranceJournal.com In Burand’s Agency E&O Blog, the consultant will share E&O...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #1
May 30 2012 // Insurance agency errors and omissions (E&O) situations and solutions from consultant Chris Burand. Tip #1 When was the last time you checked to make certain your producers and agency staff were using current and...
E&O Insights: Why Workers’ Compensation Leads in E&O Claims
May 21 2012 // Every year, errors and omissions (E&O) claims arising out of the placement of workers’ compensation account for approximately 10 percent of all claims. Many of those workers’ comp claims are well in excess...
How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry
May 17 2012 // There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that change. They may even be leading a revolution, of sorts, says one young agent leader. Jason D....
Kaufman Financial Group Names Derigiotis Director at R.B. Jones
May 10 2012 // Kaufman Financial Group, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., appointed David Derigiotis to a director position at its wholly owned subsidiary, R.B. Jones Inc. Derigiotis joined Burns & Wilcox, Kaufman Financial...
