Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rockhill Appoints Orza to Lead Management, Professional Liability Unit
Feb 22 2011 // Rockhill Insurance Company, a member of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Group, has appointed A.Q. “Skip” Orza II to leads its management and professional liability insurance division. Orza is a recognized...
Business Risk Partners Launches Combo GL, E&O Coverage for Home Inspectors
Feb 16 2011 // Business Risk Partners is now offering general liability coverage to home inspector firms that purchase errors & omissions insurance. Bundling the two products addresses the increasingly grey areas between GL and...
CNA Enhances Epack Product for Private Companies
Feb 15 2011 // CNA has launched Epack Extra, an enhanced version of its modular Epack product that includes directors & officers (D&O), employment practices liability (EPL), fiduciary, miscellaneous professional liability (MPL)...
E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen
Feb 7 2011 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...
Issues to Consider When Placing Professional Liability
Feb 7 2011 // When placing coverage for your clients, with a fair degree of frequency your agency will need to look at placing professional liability — a/k/a errors and omissions — coverage for those risks. Typically, when thinking...
XL Insurance Names Báez-Safa Chief U/W Officer, Professional Lines Commercial Risk
Jan 28 2011 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of the XL Group, announced the appointment of Cristiana Báez-Safa as Chief Underwriting Officer Professional Lines for its Commercial Risk business outside of North America....
It Figures
Jan 24 2011 // $10.2 Million The Kansas Insurance Department recovered $10.2 million for consumers last year, which is 32 percent less than it recovered in 2009. But the agency said the number of complaints from consumers about insurance...
Attorneys, Accountants Take New Paths, Encounter New Risks
Jan 24 2011 // The work environment for professionals has been evolving rapidly over the past few years, fueled by both the spread of technology and the changing economy. Many professionals, such as attorneys and accountants, are...
IronPro Introduces Tech E&O Coverage
Jan 19 2011 // IronPro, the professional liability unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced a specialized technology professional liability policy designed for the complex exposures of the information technology and computer industries....
Ohio: More Than 3,000 Medical Liability Claims Closed in 2009
Jan 13 2011 // The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that its fifth annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report shows a total of 3,344 medical professional liability claims were closed in 2009. Claims that...
2011 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory
Jan 10 2011 // Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2011 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
E&O Insights: Hotspots to Consider When Insuring Construction Risks
Jan 10 2011 // Workers’ Compensation, Certificates of Insurance, Unique Policy Language Areas of Concern Although the economy has taken its toll on the construction industry, the majority of insurance agencies probably insure a...
Jan. Reinsurance Renewals Saw ‘Orderly Rate Softening,’ Says Towers Watson
Jan 10 2011 // Record reinsurer capital levels, strong reinsurer capacity, an absence of major catastrophe losses in the U.S. and competitive pressures helped push down January 1 renewal rates for U.S. property/ casualty reinsurance...
XL Insurance, Jorgensen & Co. Partner to Provide Accountants E&O Insurance
Jan 6 2011 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group, and Jorgensen & Co., a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, today announced a joint underwriting agreement to provide...
California Wholesaler Appointing Wholesalers, Surplus Lines Brokers, MGA’s to Write E&O Insurance
Jan 5 2011 // Effective January 5 2011 – Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker, Inc – California based wholesaler is appointing Wholesalers, Surplus lines Brokers and MGA’s in Texas, California, Florida and most States, to...
DeLong Named VP, Regional Executive for Ironshore in Midwest
Jan 5 2011 // Ironshore Inc. has appointed Yosha DeLong to serve as vice president and regional executive for the Midwest Region, based in the Chicago office. DeLong will report to Steven England, executive vice president of...
AmerInst Professional Launches E&O Coverage for Small Law Firms
Jan 5 2011 // When it comes to the legal profession, there are two known facts: claims against lawyers tend to increase in an economic downturn; and small firms (with fewer than five attorneys) are extremely vulnerable to legal...
Trustees Face Big Liability
Dec 20 2010 // Why Clients Need Errors and Omissions Coverage An attorney, family member or friend asked to serve as trustee faces a big responsibility as well as significant liability. Trustees are often called upon at a challenging...
How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career
Dec 20 2010 // Survey Finds Agencies Take a Second Look at Hiring Employees With Past E&O Histories Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to...
IronHealth Releases Loss Portfolio Transfer for Medical Liability Sector
Dec 14 2010 // IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has developed the Loss Portfolio Transfer Plus Program to meet the needs of captive insurance entities and other alternative self-insurance vehicles in the...
