Latest Professional Liability Headlines
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2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Professional Underwriting Group Launches Admitted Insurance Agents E&O Program
Jan 9 2015 // Professional Underwriting Group, Inc. is now offering an admitted program for insurance agent’s errors and omission insurance to qualifying insurance agents in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,...
OneBeacon Sells Lawyers Professional Liability Business to Argo
Dec 17 2014 // OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. has sold the renewal rights to its lawyers professional liability business to Argo Group US, Inc., a member of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. The transaction includes renewal rights...
How and When to Shop for Agency E&O Coverage
Dec 9 2014 // While many insurance agencies stick with their agency E&O carrier for years, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising and, according to a recent Insurance Journal survey, more agencies are...
Agency E&O Culture
Dec 1 2014 // Now more than ever agents are stepping up to the plate to protect their business. The experts agree that today agencies are more aware and proactive about reducing errors and omissions (E&O) risk. “Agents have...
Program Market a Target for Expansion, Good & Bad
Dec 1 2014 // Market Outpacing Overall P/C Industry The program insurance business market enjoyed its third consecutive year of growth in 2013 and appears on track to continue its expansion. However, while program business is attracting...
E&O Insights: Where Is Your Agency in the ‘E&O Marathon?’
Dec 1 2014 // There are similarities between deciding to run a marathon and managing your agency’s errors and omissions (E&O) exposure. Very few people, if any, can wake up one day, decide to run a marathon and then, without...
PIA of Florida, National Insurance Underwriters Launch E&O Partnership
Nov 18 2014 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida Inc. (PIA of Florida) has tapped National Insurance Underwriters (NIU) as the official underwriter of its insurance agents’ professional liability errors and omissions...
USG Launches Professional Division in California, Taps Fisher
Nov 17 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent, has launched of a professional division in El Segundo, Calif. The firm has also hired Frederick Fisher as director of professional liability....
C&R Insurance Services in Pennsylvania Announces 2 Acquisitions
Nov 12 2014 // C&R Insurance Services Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania, has acquired Garden State Professional Insurance Agency, a professional liability agency based in Freehold, New Jersey, and its affiliate FLAG Insurance Services....
Ambrose, Last Join ANV’s Professional Lines Team in Expansion Move
Nov 10 2014 // ANV Holdings BV announced it has strengthened its team of underwriters with two new hires in the Professional Lines division of ANV Syndicate 1861. Tracy Ambrose has been hired as Lead Underwriter for Professional...
Blue River Underwriters D. Scott Tramel and John Searles Launch USL&H and Maritime Employers Liability Insurance Program
Nov 6 2014 // KENNESAW, GA, November 6, 2014 — Blue River Underwriters, a division of Breckenridge Insurance Group, has introduced a new United States Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act (USL&H) and Maritime Employers Liability...
Allied World North America Launches E&O Coverage for Professional Services
Nov 5 2014 // Allied World North America has launched Privacy//403 SRVS PRO, the latest product in the company’s suite of errors and omissions (E&O) products Privacy//403 SRVS PRO builds on the Specified Response Vendor...
Claims Trends
Nov 3 2014 // In terms of agency E&O trends, carriers are closely eyeing an uptick in claims severity. According to Curtis Pearsall, president of Pearsall Associates Inc., a risk management consulting firm specializing agency...
4 Trends to Watch in Professional Liability for Accountants
Nov 3 2014 // There’s no shortage of accountants in the United States today, and the growth of this industry is not expected to slow anytime soon. In 2013, there were 1.17 million accountants and auditors and 1.59 million...
E&O Insights: How Important Is Your E&O Policy?
Nov 3 2014 // Errors and omissions (E&O) coverage: It’s one of the most important coverages you can secure. After all, your agency’s protection depends heavily on your E&O policy and how it works. Despite this, it...
10 Things to Know About Professional Liability
Nov 3 2014 // There were 1.3 million active licensed lawyers in the United States in 2013. —American Bar Association In 2012, the probability of a plaintiff receiving a favorable verdict in a jury trial involving an employment...
How to Navigate Today’s Agency E&O Market
Nov 3 2014 // While many agencies stick with their agency errors and omissions (E&O) carrier, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising. According to Insurance Journal‘s exclusive 2014 Agency E&O...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #64
Oct 24 2014 // Confirmation That Suit Papers Have Been Received by the Carrier.While not an every day occurrence, most agencies receive suit papers from various parties several times a year and these papers must be forwarded to the...
Freedom Specialty, Pro-Praxis Unite for Healthcare Professional Liability
Oct 23 2014 // Freedom Specialty, an arm of Scottsdale Insurance Co., is partnering with healthcare underwriter Pro-Praxis, part of the Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Group, for a specialized excess healthcare professional liability...
