Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Browning-Ferris Files Appeal of NLRB’s Joint Employer Liability Ruling
Jan 25 2016 // A California waste management company has launched a legal challenge to a new U.S. labor board standard for “joint employment” that could make it easier for unions and regulators to hold companies accountable...
My New Market
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Why Agents Must Pause for Ethics
Jan 25 2016 // Many insurance agents are so caught up in the day-to-day activities of their jobs, they do not realize that they are being presented with ethical concerns. They may be acting unethically without even realizing it. Even if...
BHSI Launches Executive First Portfolio for Private Companies
Jan 24 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has expanded its executive & professional lines appetite to private companies in the U.S., launching the Executive First Private Company Portfolio. The portfolio offers...
U.S. Labor Department Issues Joint Employer Liability Rules
Jan 21 2016 // More U.S. companies could be classified as “joint employers” of workers employed by a staffing agency or contractor and held liable for labor violations tied to those staff, the U.S. Labor Department said in...
BHSI Launches D&O & PI Cover in Australia, Expands Team
Jan 19 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has launched four new executive and professional lines policies in Australia and named Sami Jaghbir as senior underwriting manager, Executive & Professional Lines,...
XL Catlin, RPS/Plus Add Data & Theft Endorsements to Title Agent Policies
Jan 14 2016 // XL Catlin and RPS/Plus Companies have launched two new endorsements – making data breach and added theft protection available – for their professional liability insurance program specifically designed for title and...
BHSI Launches Miscellaneous Professional Liability Insurance in Canada
Jan 12 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced Professional First Miscellaneous Professional Liability (MPL) Insurance in Canada. The new MPL policy provides claims-made coverage for professionals and...
2016 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 11 2016 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2016 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Aspen Insurance Appoints Global Product Heads
Jan 6 2016 // Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced the appointment of new global product heads as part of its strategy to leverage its global platform and better align product...
Founders Professional Promotes Williams to Professional Liability Broker
Jan 5 2016 // Founders Professional has promoted Jaimee Williams to professional liability broker in Chicago. Williams will be responsible for the continued expansion of Founders’ footprint in the small law firm space. Williams...
Big ‘I’ Names Hanley as Director of Agency E&O Program
Dec 29 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) has named James Hanley as the new director of its agency errors and omissions insurance program. Hanley will lead the insurance and risk...
ACE Appoints Future Leadership Team for P&C Business in Asia Pacific
Dec 28 2015 // ACE Group announced the future commercial property & casualty leadership team for the new Chubb Group in Asia Pacific. These appointments will take effect upon completion of the acquisition of Chubb, which is expected...
Top 5 Markets of 2015
Dec 21 2015 // There was no shortage of new products launched by the insurance industry in 2015. Cyber, a risk that has consistently seen a lot of activity over at least the last several years, continued to be on the top of the...
Wharton Joins Argo Group to Head Bermuda Professional Lines Operations
Dec 17 2015 // Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced that William M. Wharton has been appointed to serve as head of professional lines operations in Bermuda. He has experience in Asia and Europe, in addition to Bermuda and...
Ironshore Launches Professional Liability Coverage for Global Mining Sector
Dec 16 2015 // Ironshore International has launched a professional liability product designed to provide protection for risk exposures within the mining sector worldwide. Ironshore’s dedicated product provides coverage to engineers...
7 Simple Underwriting Questions Nobody Asks
Dec 14 2015 // First, let’s be clear – this is only a SMALL sampling of simple questions agents and underwriters fail to ask! There are dozens of simple, common sense questions that are often skipped – why remains a...
Cyber Insurance Rates Up, Unlike Other Commercial Rates
Dec 3 2015 // Cyber insurance stood out in the third quarter as the only line for which insurers saw consistent and large rate increases, which averaged more than 15 percent in the United States, according to the latest analysis from...
Founders Professional Hires Vecchio as EVP in Chicago
Dec 1 2015 // Professional liability wholesale brokerage, Founders Professional, has added Dan Vecchio as executive vice president and the head of its Midwest division in Chicago. Vecchio will lead a team focused on management liability...
MarketScout Launches Professional Liability Practice, Hires McCormick to Lead
Nov 23 2015 // MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty managing general agency (MGA) headquartered in Dallas, has formed a national professional liability practice with the addition of insurance industry...
