Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Closer Look: Producer Liability
Jan 22 2006 // Keeping up with increasing liability as clients expand Property/casualty insurance agents and brokers are being exposed to more lawsuits as they move into unfamiliar products, states and technologies, and as their own...
Treasury Clarifies Farm, Liability, Umbrella Issues Under Terrorism Reinsurance Program
Jan 18 2006 // Insurers that write monoline farm policies and incidental professional liability coverage may face additional work to clarify coverage for their insureds under the federal terrorism reinsurance program. During a conference...
Sierra Specialty Appoints Professional Liability Specialist
Jan 12 2006 // Sierra Specialty, based in Fresno, Calif., has appointed Misty Haron professional liability specialist for all lines of professional liability and director’s and officers liability. Haron has been in the insurance...
Community Banks, Lawyers
Jan 2 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: OneBeacon Insurance Group in Boston, a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is entering the community banking and the lawyers’ professional liability markets. OneBeacon will offer a...
Workers’ Comp
Jan 1 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: PointSure Insurance Services launched several new specialty products, broadening its workers’ compensation capabilities and offering standard market coverage for risks often neglected due to size...
People
Jan 1 2006 // Integro has hired three executives to serve in its San Francisco office. Michael J. Korn has accepted the position of managing principal of property practice, and Ted Doolittle has been appointed principal of executive...
People
Jan 1 2006 // Michael Robinson has been named vice president and zone manager of ACE USA Professional Risk’s, Southeast Region, a division of the ACE Group of Companies. Robinson will work with brokers and clients in the southeast...
Bankers’ Professional Liability
Dec 19 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has developed an errors and omissions insurance policy for large financial institutions. BPL for Financial Institutions addresses traditional banking exposures, but...
The Ins and Outs of Claims-Made Policies
Dec 19 2005 // Claims-made policies are policies commonly associated with professional liability policies, such as Directors & Officers, Employment Practices Liability and other miscellaneous professional liability policies,...
The Ins and Outs of Claims-Made Policies
Dec 18 2005 // Claims-made policies are policies commonly associated with professional liability policies, such as Directors & Officers, Employment Practices Liability and other miscellaneous professional liability policies,...
Brokers in Pursuit of Professional Liability Coverage
Dec 14 2005 // It happens quite often. An insured is sued and a question is raised as to whether there is insurance coverage for the claim. The insured states that “it thought it had coverage,” and if it does not have...
Robinson to head ACE USA Professional Risk’s Southeast Region
Dec 13 2005 // Michael Robinson has been appointed vice president and zone manager for ACE USA Professional Risk, Southeast Region, a division of the ACE Group of Companies. Robinson will work closely with brokers and clients in the...
National Union Fire’s Hedge Fund Protector Targets $875 Billion Industry
Dec 13 2005 // National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a member company of American International Group, Inc., is offering Hedge Fund Protector, a new insurance policy designed to protect hedge fund managers, directors...
How Program Managers Can Avoid the Courthouse Blues
Dec 5 2005 // The little old lady from San Francisco rejected an earthquake endorsement on her homeowners coverage, only to have her home later destroyed by earthquake. Her family sued the agent, the case went to trial, and the jury...
The Ins and Outs of Claims-Made Policies
Dec 5 2005 // Claims-made policies are policies commonly associated with professional liability policies, such as Directors & Officers, Employ-ment Practices Liability and other miscellaneous professional liability policies,...
Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises
Dec 5 2005 // Here are a few smaller and regional programs that are meeting specific needs Pumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president...
Companies May Not Be Protected Against Personal Privacy Breaches
Dec 5 2005 // As more companies outsource the processing of sensitive personal information, insurance brokers and their clients need to be better educated about protecting customer and employee privacy, and about data security,...
How Program Managers Can Avoid the ‘Courthouse Blues’
Dec 5 2005 // A little old lady from San Francisco rejected an earthquake endorsement on her homeowners’ coverage, only to have her home later destroyed by earthquake. Her family sued the agent, the case went to trial and the jury...
Companies May Not Be Protected Against Personal Privacy Breaches
Dec 4 2005 // As more companies outsource the processing of sensitive personal information, insurance brokers and their clients need to be better educated about protecting customer and employee privacy, and about data security,...
How Program Managers Can Avoid the Courthouse Blues
Dec 4 2005 // The little old lady from San Francisco rejected an earthquake endorsement on her homeowners coverage, only to have her home later destroyed by earthquake. Her family sued the agent, the case went to trial, and the jury...
