Latest Professional Liability Headlines

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

Peaple – Southeast

Jan 9 2017 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak will serve in 2017 as president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the nation’s insurance...

Top 12 Insurance Trends and News Stories of 2016: Countdown

Dec 27 2016 // In the year 2016, as in past years, there were the familiar or continuing stories including reinsurers still wishing and hoping for a hardening market; property/casualty insurance carriers reporting financial results...

All Risks to Provide E&O Coverage to PIA of Florida Members

Dec 22 2016 // All Risks, Ltd. has partnered with the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida (PIA of Florida), to provide professional liability errors and omissions insurance to its members. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, All Risks will...

JLT Re Acquires StoneHill Reinsurance Partners

Dec 19 2016 // JLT Re said it has acquired StoneHill Reinsurance Partners, a reinsurance intermediary specializing in medical professional liability.StoneHill, which is based in Minneapolis, will form part of JLT Re (North America)....

Schoerner Joins Southern Insurance Underwriters in Georgia

Dec 13 2016 // Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) announced that John M. Schoerner has joined the company as the Professional Lines Practice manager and will lead the company expansion of errors & omissions, architects &...

IIABNY Promotes Bixby to President of IAAC

Dec 7 2016 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) has promoted Brian R. Bixby to president of IAAC, the trade group’s service corporation that provides financial support to IIABNY by offering insurance...

QBE, SUA Agency to Offer Professional Liability Coverage to Mortgage Specialists

Nov 28 2016 // QBE North America has formed a program underwriting agreement with Stateside Underwriting Agency (SUA) to offer its clients who are title agents, abstractors and escrow agents professional liability insurance for primary...

Allied World Appoints Hall-Shaw as VP in Professional Lines Division

Nov 18 2016 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings announced that Jacqueline Hall-Shaw has been appointed vice president, Professional Lines Division, based in London. She will report to Martin Heathfield, Senior Vice President,...

Arrowhead Opens Its Architects and Engineers Liability Program to All Retail Producers

Nov 16 2016 // San Diego, CA, November 16, 2016- Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Arrowhead), one of the largest program administrators in the country, announced this week that its Architects & Engineers (A&E)...

Connecticut’s Business Risk Partners Hires Bizzoso and Landaverde

Nov 8 2016 // Business Risk Partners (BRP), a specialty underwriter and program administrator based in Windsor, Conn., hired Greg Bizzoso as an E&O product manager and team leader for miscellaneous professional liability (MPL) and...

Shop Around: What’s Out There?

Nov 7 2016 // There’s hot competition in agency errors and omissions market today, in price, policy terms and conditions. Most experts believe it’s a great time for agency owners looking to purchase or ramp up their limits....

Cyber, Risk Management & Claims for Accountants’ Liability

Nov 7 2016 // The environment for accountants’ professional liability (APL) insurance programs continues the trend of the past few years of both expansions in coverage and risk management with many programs. The market is also...

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds Miscellaneous Professional Liability Coverage

Oct 27 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has launched a miscellaneous professional liability policy in New Jersey with expansion into a half dozen more states by the end of 2016.The company’s new product is a...

Ironshore Expands Liability Coverages for Designers, Contractors

Oct 26 2016 // Ironshore’s Construction Industry Vertical, in conjunction with Ironshore Specialty Casualty, has expanded its coverage for the designers and contractors sector with a new combination policy covering contractors...

Want to Know More About Agency E&O? Participate Now.

Oct 21 2016 // Insurance Journal is asking for participation in its 2016 Agency Errors & Omissions Survey. This survey report will share key insights on today’s Agency E&O market. Participate now to learn more about the...

XL Catlin Adds Cyber Insurance For Design Professionals

Oct 14 2016 // To help architectural and engineering firms stave off the financial and reputation consequences of potential cyber incidents, XL Catlin has added cyber insurance as an optional coverage to its professional liability...

Ironshore International Offers PI & GL Cover for Engineers Based Outside U.S.

Oct 12 2016 // Ironshore International has introduced a packaged policy to provide combined professional indemnity and general liability insurance for specialist engineers.Bermuda-headquartered Ironshore said it will underwrite coverage...

BTIS announces partnership with Hiscox for new bind-online Small Business Program

Sep 28 2016 // Rocklin, CA, September 28, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Hiscox providing access to small business solutions in 49...

What’s Ahead in Health Care Workers’ Compensation?

Sep 27 2016 // For the 2017 accident year, health care systems will face a complex environment of emerging risks that will have a direct impact on workers’ compensation, according to analysts at Aon Global Risk Consulting.The risk...

QBE North America Adds Manufacturing E&O Endorsement to Product Liability Coverage

Sep 23 2016 // QBE North America’s Commercial Insurance business has introduced a manufacturing E&O endorsement to its product liability product offering. The manufacturing E&O endorsement is a claims made coverage form...