All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2001 // Zurich North America Surety announced its new Notary Bond/Errors & Omissions Package to serve notaries public. The package, distributed through the company’s network of licensed independent agents, combines a...
Oct 1 2001 // Insight Insurance Services and KEMPES, a Kemper company, agreed to a partnership under which Insight will underwrite accountants professional liability and architects & engineers professional liability on behalf of...
Sep 24 2001 // Underwriting tough risks can be particularly troublesome in a hardening market. Where do you turn when rates skyrocket, exclusions multiply or worse, when carriers begin to shut their doors to classes that no longer...
Sep 17 2001 // While general liability policies protect business owners from the common risks of premises and operations exposures, professional liability is typically not covered under a general liability policy. Instead, professional...
Sep 17 2001 // Underwriting tough risks can be particularly troublesome in a hardening market. Where do you turn when rates skyrocket, exclusions multiply or worse, when carriers begin to shut their doors to classes that no longer...
Sep 11 2001 // No challenge is more intriguing to Colorado residents than the “Fourteeners”–a group of 55 mountains peaks all in Colorado and all higher than 14,000 feet above sea level. A team from Baetis Inc.,...
Sep 10 2001 // Richard L. Polizzi, president of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc., is sponsoring a free seminar for “Professional Liability for the Healthcare Industry.” Agents can earn three continuing...
Sep 5 2001 // PLUS has changed its Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) program to computer-based testing for ease of use and to diversify the program. PLUS has contracted with Prometric (affiliated with Sylvan Learning)...
Aug 31 2001 // The St. Paul, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., signed an agreement with The Independent Community Bankers of America to offer professional liability coverage for insurance agents and brokers to ICBA members. The St. Paul...
Aug 22 2001 // The Professional Liability Group of the Progressive Corporation introduced an Internet Banking Protection Package (IBPP), which provides coverage for community banks engaged in Internet banking. The IBPP complements its...
Aug 22 2001 // Janice Stein, KEMPES’ claim director, will be a panelist addressing “Sued Lawyers — Our Valued Clients or Our Neglected Constituency?” at the American Bar Association’s National Legal...
Aug 13 2001 // Oprah Winfrey may be the queen of talk show TV and the ruler of her own media/entertainment universe, but that didn’t keep her from being dragged into court, accused of libeling the beef industry in one of the most...
Aug 6 2001 // Connecticut-based Target Capital appointed Joseph G. Shores to the position of program manager for the company’s national lawyers professional liability (LPL) insurance program. In his new position, Shores will...
Aug 6 2001 // Oprah Winfrey may be the queen of talk show TV and the ruler of her own media/entertainment universe, but that didn’t keep her from being dragged into court, accused of libeling the beef industry in one of the most...
Jul 26 2001 // The Wakefield, Mass.-based ASP Industry Consortium announced the availability of a new insurance program designed specifically for application service providers (ASPs). The program, developed in conjunction with...
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore.Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
Jul 5 2001 // CNA announced new features on CNA Central (www.cnacentral.com), its website for business insurance agents and brokers in North America. According to CNA, the new functionality includes quick and full quoting, as well as...
Jun 28 2001 // Increased claims involving workplace violence, sexual harassment, identity theft and ADA issues are presenting many challenges to the Employment Practices Liability (EPL) marketplace, according to a panel of experts at the...
Jun 28 2001 // The St. Paul Companies announced that it will begin offering professional liability coverage for insurance agents and brokers to members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) effective...
Jun 20 2001 // Tom Ward, KEMPES’ Employment Practices Liability Insurance program director, was a panelist at the recent Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) LPL-EPL Insurance Issues Symposium held in New York...