All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2016 // A California waste management company at the center of a closely watched case told a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday that the new U.S. labor board standard for “joint employment” is so broad and vague that it...
Jun 7 2016 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has expanded its North American cyber insurance team with three industry professionals: Laura Burke, Daniel J. DeLoof and Lester Shearn.Emy R. Donavan was also promoted to...
Jun 6 2016 // Insurance company insolvency has been a thorny issue spanning many decades. The only consistency is that there is no one solution and that an agent can be held liable for placing coverage with a company that becomes...
May 27 2016 // XL Catlin’s Environmental insurance business has added new protection to its Contractor’s Professional and Pollution Legal Liability insurance to help contractors and environmental consultant clients absorb the...
May 26 2016 // Lawyers professional liability specialist Nate Stortzum has joined the ProQuest division of Alliant Insurance Services as vice president. Stortzum is based in ChicagoPrior to joining ProQuest, Stortzum was Midwest regional...
May 24 2016 // Are insurance brokers experiencing “market fatigue” in the medical professional liability line of insurance right now?Could be, according to Daniel Nash, senior vice president of Field Operations and Business...
May 23 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies is now offering a lawyers professional liability policy in California, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and the District of Columbia with ten more states planned in...
May 20 2016 // Arch Insurance Europe announced that Matthew Shulman will be appointed president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2016.Shulman joined Arch Insurance U.S. in 2009 and currently serves as executive vice...
May 17 2016 // XL Catlin’s design professional insurance business has increased the limits of its smartADVANTAGE professional liability insurance policy and improved policy terms for architectural and engineering firms in the U.S....
May 11 2016 // The specialty medical professional liability (MPL) insurance industry remained profitable in 2015, however its net income fell nearly 36.6 percent to almost $1.1 billion in 2015.In a special report, A.M. Best said the MPL...
May 10 2016 // Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC), a provider of billing and practice management for anesthesia and pain management specialists, has created a new insurance program for clients. Developed by Arthur J. Gallagher &...
Apr 29 2016 // QBE North America has promoted John Burkhart to senior vice president and head of Management Liability & Professional Lines (MLPL).In this newly created role, Burkhart will assume responsibility for QBE North...
Apr 19 2016 // General Star Management Co. has launched a new E&O program for title agents. Available in all jurisdictions except for Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, and West Virginia, the program is offered through American Insurance...
Mar 30 2016 // Chubb has launched a new industry practice providing insurance coverage and risk management options to the healthcare marketplace. Chubb’s Healthcare Industry Practice will offer a range of insurance products and...
Mar 21 2016 // If they are not careful, property/casualty insurers could jeopardize their credit ratings with their expansion into standalone cyber insurance, a rating agency has warned.Cyber attacks pose dangerous risks and uncertainty...
Mar 18 2016 // After three straight years of moderate increases, insurance premiums for architects and engineers professional liability leveled off in 2015. A new survey by insurance broker Ames & Gough also found that insurers plan...
Mar 16 2016 // Socius Insurance Services, Inc., a management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler, has hired Dan Mittelmark to join its management and professional liability practice as assistant vice president. Dan will...
Mar 2 2016 // Specialty insurer Hiscox announced senior executive hires to its Professional Risks division, which writes liability coverage for professionals in the technology, architects and engineering, accounting, financial services,...
Mar 2 2016 // XL Catlin has announced the regional expansion of its Hartford-based Professional Liability underwriting operations, establishing offices in New York, Chicago, Denver and Toronto.According to Dan Kumpf, chief executive of...
Feb 26 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched Executive First Nonprofit Portfolio, a collection of executive and professional lines coverages tailor-made for America’s nonprofit organizations.The...