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