Latest Professional Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

The Power of More

Oct 18 2010 // Why the Time is Right for Agency Networks They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for...

Last Chance: Participate in Insurance Journal’s Agency E&O Survey

Oct 14 2010 // Agents, there’s just one more day to participate in Insurance Journal’s Agency E&O Survey. The deadline to take the survey is Friday, Oct. 15. Don’t miss your chance to find out what’s been...

Agency E&O: What do YOU Know? Take IJ’s Survey Now

Oct 12 2010 // The deadline to complete Insurance Journal’s Agency E&O Survey is Friday, Oct. 15. Don’t miss your chance to find out what’s been going on with insurance agents’ errors and omissions insurance....

Stuckey Insurance Receives AIA Arizona Award

Oct 8 2010 // The Arizona component of The American Institute of Architects (AIA Arizona) has awarded Stuckey Insurance as the 2010 recipient of the Affiliate Award. AIA Arizona promotes the architectural profession through the strength...

Knight Assumes Role as CEO for Georgia Independent Agents

Oct 7 2010 // Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG). Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of...

Agents’ E&O: What Do YOU Know? Take Insurance Journal’s Survey Now

Oct 7 2010 // It’s time again for Insurance Journal to find out what’s been going on with Insurance Agents’ Errors & Omissions Insurance. IJ’s annual survey solicits the experiences and opinions of...

Tharpe Joins Jimcor’s Professional Liability Team

Oct 6 2010 // New Jersey-based wholesaler Jimcor Agencies has hired Frazier J. Tharpe as professional liability specialist. Tharpe has 25 years of experience having worked on the carrier, wholesaler and claims sides of the insurance...

The Future for Independent Insurance Agencies

Oct 6 2010 // I believe the future of independent insurance agencies is at a tipping point. A number of forces are pushing agencies toward the precipice of major change. A few of those forces include: legislation, case law, the Web,...

Crump Acquires Target Underwriting

Oct 4 2010 // New Jersey-based wholesaler Crump Property & Casualty Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Target Underwriting Management Corp., a managing general underwriter and program administrator headquartered in...

Enrollment for Farmer’s Professional Liability Coverage to Begin

Oct 1 2010 // Enrollment for the United Farmers Agents Association’s Errors and Omissions Plan for all qualified agents will begin 10/1/2010 for the coverage period beginning 1/1/2011. Premium will be collected in January when the...

11 Firms Named Entrepreneurial Insurance Award Finalists

Sep 28 2010 // The man who started the online insurance exchange MarketScout in 2000 is on the lookout for innovators and innovations in the insurance industry. Richard Kerr recently hosted more than 400 insurance entrepreneurs and...

Couch Braunsdorf to Offer Insurance for Law Firms Through Zurich

Sep 28 2010 // Attorneys and law firms in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. seeking professional liability insurance from Zurich will now be able to purchase the insurance protection from Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group. Zurich and...

MMIC Expands Insurance Services to Kansas and Missouri

Sep 21 2010 // Medical professional liability insurance provider, MMIC Group, recently announced its entry into the Kansas/Missouri marketplace. According to MMIC President and CEO Bill McDonough, “As consolidation of healthcare...

Roth to Lead Brown & Brown’s Professional Liability Brokerage

Sep 21 2010 // Brown & Brown, Inc. announced that Rob Roth has been named director and practice leader of Professional Liability for the company’s wholesale brokerage division. Roth began his career with ECC Insurance Brokers,...

The Future for Independent Insurance Agencies

Sep 20 2010 // Proactively Manage Your Future and Be Ready for Change I believe the future of independent insurance agencies is at a tipping point. A number of forces are pushing agencies toward the precipice of major change. A few of...

E&O Coverage for Real Estate Agents – Don’t Sell a Home Without It

Sep 20 2010 // Liability Woes Include Misrepresentation, Structural Defects, Legal Errors and More Real estate errors and omissions (E&O) liability coverage is big business. Although the recent property debacle has focused attention...

E&O Insight: Attention Personal Lines Unit!

Sep 20 2010 // Why Homeowners is a Major Cause of E&O Claims When reviewing errors and omissions (E&O) claims frequency by line of business, homeowners ranks third behind two commercial lines products (casualty and property)....

AZ Court Decision Could Increase Agent E&O Premiums

Sep 6 2010 // The Arizona Supreme Court is weighing in on the state’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection form – a decision that could dramatically increase insurance agency’s errors and omissions...

E&O Insights: Insuring Contractors

Sep 6 2010 // Risks to Consider When Working With Contractors If you are running an agency, there is a pretty good chance you insure a contractor or two – whether they are your traditional artisan contractors or a class of...

Lexington to Insure Tax Credits on Low Income Housing

Aug 31 2010 // Lexington Insurance Company, a Chartis company, has introduced its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) First Party and Professional Liability Insurance program. The program is designed to protect owners, developers and...