Latest Professional Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Agency E&O: In Praise of Those Who Know Their Coverages

Jul 2 2018 // I was conducting an errors and omissions (E&O) audit for an agency that needed improvements. The easiest part of the audit was drawing a bright line between the couple of producers who knew their coverages and the 10...

Top Practice Areas for Lawyers’ Malpractice Claims

Jun 28 2018 // New malpractice claims against lawyers are being driven by inadequate safeguards against conflicts of interest, along with participation in certain expanding and complex practice areas, according to a new study by...

Chicago’s ISMIE Indemnity Expanding Medical Professional Liability Products Nationally

Jun 21 2018 // Chicago-based ISMIE Indemnity, an excess and surplus line division of ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., plans to offer medical professional liability insurance products in every state in the U.S.With approval from state...

Sompo International Launches Transaction Risk Insurance in Europe

Jun 15 2018 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that the company’s European specialty platform has introduced a new...

Big “I” Markets Partners with Coalition to Offer Cyber, Tech E&O Coverage

Jun 15 2018 // Big “I” Markets, the online market access system available exclusively to Big “I” members, has partnered with Coalition to offer its member agents access to cyber and technology errors &...

DUAL Commercial Adds Goldfarb to Professional Liability Team in Miami

Jun 13 2018 // DUAL Commercial LLC has hired Justin Goldfarb as an underwriter in the Professional Liability Program. Goldfarb has 10 years of experience working with carriers such as Chubb and AIG, as well as maintaining broker...

Risk Strategies Acquires Cincinnati Intermediaries

Jun 4 2018 // National insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies, has acquired Ohio-based Cincinnati Intermediaries LLC, a specialty wholesale brokerage and managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on professional...

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Jun 4 2018 // Doug Slape has been promoted to second-in-command at the Texas Department of Insurance.Slape has been at the agency since 1988 and has served as deputy commissioner for the Financial Regulation Division the past three...

Breckenridge Insurance Services Promotes Two Senior Team Members

May 31 2018 // Atlanta, GA, May 31, 2018 — Breckenridge Insurance Services recently promoted two senior team members within the wholesale brokerage team. Trevor Pierce is now the division vice president and managing broker of multiple...

The Lowdown: The Long & Short of Marine Employers Liability Coverage

May 29 2018 // Need to brush up on marine employers liability coverage? Our sponsor, Worldwide Facilities, has prepared a paper on the ins and outs of marine coverage. This paper explains the differences between Longshore and Harbor...

XL Catlin’s Benjamin to Head Zurich North America’s Management Solutions Group

May 21 2018 // Brian Benjamin, a longtime insurance executive with experience in professional liability lines, has joined Zurich North America as head of Management Solutions.Benjamin will be accountable for the performance of the...

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May 21 2018 // Privately held independent insurance broker Lockton named Matt DiGregorio as a senior vice president in its South Florida operation.DiGregorio will advise clients in private equity, real estate and other industries on...

INSUREtrust Adds Hoppenbrouwer as Professional Lines Broker in Atlanta

May 15 2018 // Atlanta-based INSUREtrust has added Sam Hoppenbrouwer as a Professional Lines broker on the production team of Executive Vice President Christiaan Durdaller.Hoppenbrouwer brings with him four years of wholesale experience...

NFL Cheerleaders Could Test Joint Employer Liability Rule

May 11 2018 // The NFL’s cheerleader problems are back.The New York Times reported Wednesday that cheerleaders for the Washington franchise were made to pose topless for season ticket holders in Costa Rica in 2013. Earlier this...

INSUREtrust of Georgia Adds Kinkade as Professional Lines Account Manager

May 8 2018 // INSUREtrust has added Brady Kinkade as a Professional Lines account manager on the production team of Executive Vice President Christiaan Durdaller.Kinkade’s experience in the insurance industry comes from his tenure...

Insurers Broadening Architects, Engineers Liability Coverage: Survey

Apr 24 2018 // While the market for architects and engineers professional liability insurance remains intensely competitive, many insurers providing this coverage are weighing new policy enhancements that offer expanded protection.A new...

Business Risk Partners Teams With Aspen on Agents Professional Liability Coverage

Apr 20 2018 // Program administrator Business Risk Partners (BRP) has released an expanded professional liability form for insurance agents and brokers through Aspen American Insurance Co., part of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited.The...

Marsh Appoints Denny as UK Financial & Professional Practice Leader

Apr 18 2018 // Marsh announced the appointment of Paul Denny as UK Financial and Professional Practice (FINPRO) Leader. Denny reports to Paul Moody, CEO of Marsh’s UK Specialties Division.Denny joined Marsh in 1989 and held senior...

Senefsky Joins IIAT as E&O Sales Executive

Apr 17 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has added Cari Senefsky as E&O sales executive. Senefsky has more than a decade of insurance sales experience and success, with five of those years dedicated to...

Maximum Adds Johannsen in Professional Lines on West Coast

Apr 9 2018 // Maximum has hired Clancy Johannsen to add to its professional lines presence to the West Coast. Johannsen has nearly two decades of professional liability experience. She began her career in general liability and has since...