Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IronHealth Expands Government E&O Products to Managed Care Organizations
Oct 17 2011 // IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has expanded its government billing errors & omissions product suite to include a policy form tailored to meet the needs of managed care organizations (MCO)....
Real Estate Professionals: Exposed & Unaware
Oct 17 2011 // As real estate professionals know well, most signs point to slow progress in real estate industry growth. Professionals are left to manage their costs, make cuts where possible, keep up-to-date on industry trends, fight...
More Optimism, but Plenty of Controversy Surrounds Mortgage Broker Errors and Omissions Market Segment
Oct 17 2011 // Insurance agents serving the mortgage broker marketplace see some signs of improvement but they aren’t yet jumping for joy. The mortgage brokers error and omissions (E&O) market became severely strained when the...
E&O Spotlight: Insuring Commercial Properties? Important Issues to Watch For
Oct 17 2011 // Most agencies write some degree of commercial insurance. There is a good chance that insuring the building is part of the overall program for these commercial exposures. Unfortunately, as demonstrated by the following...
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Oct 17 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications. Jergler, based in California, will cover the western states...
RSG Announces New Leadership at ThinkRisk Agency
Oct 13 2011 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced leadership changes at ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, one of RSG’s underwriting companies. Nicole Haggerty has been named president and Reza Khan executive vice...
NAS Launches Medical Billers, Coders E&O Program
Oct 12 2011 // NAS Insurance Services has launched a new program for medical billers and coders. NAS’ Medical Billers and Coders E&O includes: coverage for third party claims arising out of a wrongful act in the performance of...
What Do YOU Want in Agency E&O? Take the Survey Now
Oct 11 2011 // Don’t miss your chance to find out what’s been going on with insurance agents’ errors and omissions (E&O) insurance. Insurance Journal’s annual survey solicits the experiences and opinions of...
Euclid Managers Adopts New Coverages, Approach for Insuring Tech Firms
Oct 5 2011 // Euclid Managers, LLC, an underwriting manager and claim administrator for internet, tech, media, manufacturing and miscellaneous professional liability, has added more coverage for Internet and tech companies via a new...
Berkshire Hathaway to Buy N.J.-based Princeton Insurance
Sep 30 2011 // Berkshire Hathaway’s medical professional liability insurance unit, Medical Protective Co., is purchasing New Jersey-based Princeton Insurance Co., a professional liability insurer for healthcare providers. Princeton...
RLI Expands Miscellaneous E&O Coverage Through New Product
Sep 21 2011 // RLI has launched a new miscellaneous professional liability product called RLI Target Professionals. The new product is designed to protect firms from lawsuits arising from the performance of their professional services...
E&O Insights: Advising Clients on Coverage Needs When Children Leave the Nest
Sep 19 2011 // With the college year again upon us, there is a good chance your agency has some clients whose children are heading off to school. Not only is this typically a busy time, it can also be an emotional time for all...
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Sep 19 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America construction team include: Lawrence Lejfer — Vice president and senior...
Business Risk Partners Launches Lloyd’s-Backed Home Inspectors E&O Coverage
Sep 14 2011 // Business Risk Partners has launched a new standard E&O (errors & omissions) policy form for home inspectors. The policy, underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, reflects improvements across the board as a result...
IMA Retains Black to Lead Professional Services Practice
Sep 14 2011 // Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance broker IMA Inc. announced that Darren Black joined the firm as director of its professional services practice. The practice will continue to focus on professional liability and risk...
Schinnerer Adds Enhancements to Real Estate E&O Policy
Sep 12 2011 // Coverage for open houses, mold, network risks and privacy claims are now part of Victor O. Schinnerer & Company’s real estate E&O policy. Schinnerer includes the three new coverages at no additional...
Pearl Insurance Enhances Real Estate E&O Coverage
Sep 8 2011 // Pearl Insurance has introduced a new errors and omissions policy for real estate professionals. The REALTORS professional liability policy includes a mold endorsement with increased limits, subpoena assistance, free...
NSM Acquires New York Manager of Dentist, Lawyer Programs
Sep 7 2011 // NSM Insurance Group has acquired AFPD, a New York-based program administrator for lawyers and dentists errors and omissions programs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. NSM is a national program manager based in...
NSM Insurance Group Acquires AFPD
Sep 7 2011 // Geof McKernan, CEO of Philadelphia-based NSM Insurance Group, announced the acquisition of AFPD, a national program administrator for Lawyers and Dentist E&O programs, headquartered on Long Island, NY. AFPD is a...
Insurance Noodle to Offer ACE D&O, E&O Coverage Through Online Hub
Sep 6 2011 // Insurance Noodle, part of Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, has added has added the management and professional liability products of ACE Commercial Risk Services to the offerings of its online quoting...
