All the headlines from our Errors Omissions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 2 2012 // Effective use of the various forms of social media can play a huge role in the success of your business. Therein is the crux of the issue — “effective use.”To simply start using social media such as Twitter,...
Mar 30 2012 // Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. will reorganize its U.S. professional lines businesses into a single platform under the Argo Pro brand. The reorganization consolidates three of Argo’s current business units:...
Mar 28 2012 // A new program sponsored by the National Ethics Association provides low-cost E&O insurance to property & casualty insurance agents nationwide. Issued by Everest National Insurance Co. and administered by Marsh U.S....
Mar 26 2012 // Beazley Group has introduced a new healthcare regulatory liability policy to protect policyholders against errors & omissions claims brought by or on behalf of governmental entities. Uniquely, the policy also responds...
Mar 19 2012 // There is a tremendous amount of mergers and acquisitions activity going on in our industry. Every day, insurance news providers report on insurance acquisitions. The big agencies are not only getting bigger, they seem to...
Mar 19 2012 // I have been working with agency owners in one capacity or another for 25 years. During this quarter-century, some aspects of agency management have greatly transformed, while others have not changed at all.Clusters &...
Mar 6 2012 // Protective Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a pair of new errors and omissions products for insurance agents. One product will cater to life insurance agents, and the other will be tailored to property/casualty...
Feb 22 2012 // The Professional Underwriting Group, Inc. (PUG) will now provide insurance agents and brokers professional liability insurance for insurers earning a rating of “A” or better from Demotech. The insurance...
Feb 17 2012 // Five Star Healthcare, a division of Crump Insurance Services, has added an insurance facility to provide coverage for managed care service providers.The product consists of a single-policy solution providing multiple...
Feb 17 2012 // Brownyard Group has introduced errors and omissions (E&O) coverage for its PCOpro pest control program. The new coverage provides protection against claims seeking monetary damages due to negligence. The program...
Feb 9 2012 // Agents and brokers have three new options for technology risks from Liberty International Underwriters (LIU).The specialty lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance has started offering a trio of new primary cyber...
Feb 6 2012 // From time to time, an account is moved from one form of insurance to another. The scenario could involve moving from a claims-made form to an occurrence form, or vice versa. Other scenarios could involve moving from a...
Feb 6 2012 // Now more than ever, the insurance professional’s ability to create a proactive risk management plan for clients is crucial to success. Insurance professionals handle many types of insurance policies. In fact,...
Feb 6 2012 // During the winter I was traveling in the snowy Northeast calling on agents. Between appointments, I passed a local hardware store that prominently displayed on outdoor signage “Road Salt” and a price per...
Jan 31 2012 // The Independent Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Big “I” Professional Liability Program and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have launched a new risk management website.The “E&O Happens”...
Jan 23 2012 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv The soft market is turning, perhaps not dramatically but it is turning, says Jerry Sullivan, chairman, The Sullivan Group, in Los Angeles. If carriers decide they must raise prices, will...
Jan 23 2012 // Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) has been around since the early 1990s, mostly due to the passage of the 1991 amendments to the Civil Rights Act. Some of the latest information noted on various websites puts...
Jan 3 2012 // Victor O. Schinnerer has created a new errors and omissions product for artisan contractors that includes coverage for faulty workmanship.“We want to offer our artisan contractor policyholders an insurance solution...
Dec 30 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Dec 16 2011 // Have you ever wondered how modern-day fire departments began? Or why agents buy E&O coverage? What about when the first business owners policy launched? These are just a few questions that Insurance Journal and Claims...