Latest Professional Liability Headlines

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

NEW CEO of CAP Dealing with Changing Med Mal Market

Apr 8 2015 // A potentially hardening market and a paradigm shift in how healthcare is delivered are just two issues Sarah Pacini has had to face since her first day on the job.Pacini is CEO of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cooperative of...

E&O Insights: When Do You Want to Educate Your Clients?

Apr 6 2015 // Education of your agency’s clients will likely happen at one point or another. Ideally, it will happen proactively through a series of account reviews, newsletters and other learning opportunities. The other option...

CNA Names Lantero VP – Design and Real Estate Professional Liability

Apr 1 2015 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Lisa Lantero to vice president for architects, engineers and contractors design liability and real estate professional liability businesses. Lantero joined CNA in 2009 as senior litigation...

New MGA Backed by CGSC Offers Miscellaneous E&O

Apr 1 2015 // CGSC North America has launched STATPro Underwriters, a managing general agency serving the Miscellaneous Professional Liability insurance marketSTATPro provides underwriting exclusively via Swett & Crawford wholesale...

Premiums, Claims Severity on Rise in Architects & Engineers Market: Survey

Mar 27 2015 // For the third consecutive year, most insurers providing professional liability insurance for architects and engineers saw their premium rates increase modestly in 2014, as expectations of larger rate hikes were tempered by...

King Insurance in California Names DeGazon Underwriter, Program Manager

Mar 25 2015 // San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based King Insurance has named Andre DeGazon a senior professional liability underwriter and program manager. DeGazon has 20 years of experience. He was formerly a professional liability senior...

E&O Insights: Do You Have Clients That Will Be Buying or Selling?

Mar 23 2015 // While most agents are aware that mergers and acquisitions are hot topics in the world of insurance agencies, insurance is not the only segment of our industry affected. In many communities, hospitals, accounting firms,...

Stewart Joins NORCAL Mutual in California as SVP in Underwriting

Mar 18 2015 // San Francisco, Calif.-based NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. has named Andre Stewart senior vice president of underwriting on custom accounts. Stewart will be responsible for new business growth with a focus on multistate and...

Integro Acquires Design Insurance Agency in New York

Mar 10 2015 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Design Insurance Agency Inc., a specialist brokerage providing professional liability coverage and risk management services to architects,...

Capacity Plentiful, Pricing Remains Soft in D&O Marketplace

Mar 9 2015 // The directors and officers liability insurance marketplace continues to be a buyer’s market – with new entrants contributing to the plentiful capacity, competitive pricing and expanded terms, according to industry...

Executives Examine D&O Claim Trends, Cyber Exposure

Mar 6 2015 // A number of industry executives spoke with Insurance Journal recently to share their observations on the current directors and officers liability insurance claim trends. Executives also spoke about a new potential D&O...

Schinnerer Names Telez, Collins to Senior Posts in Professional Liability

Mar 3 2015 // Specialty underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.has made two senior appointments in its professional liability line. Jill Tellez has joined the firm in the newly created position of senior vice president,...

Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions Announces Bridget Livingston Joins Firm as Broker in Healthcare Practice Group

Mar 2 2015 // Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 2015- Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce that effective February 17, 2015, Bridget Livingston has joined the firm as a Broker in the Healthcare Practice Group....

E&O Insights: How to Calm the E&O Waters When Insuring Marinas

Feb 23 2015 // As spring approaches, agencies may have some opportunities to secure commercial accounts dealing with watercraft business. These accounts, typically classified as marinas, boat yards or boat moorage, offer a multitude of...

Business Risk Partners Hires Simmons as E&O Manager in Connecticut

Feb 20 2015 // Bruce Simmons Business Risk Partners, a program administrator in specialty insurance, has hired Bruce Simmons as errors and omissions (E&O) manager for miscellaneous professional liability (MPL) and cyber liability...

Integro Acquires E&O Specialist Firm in California

Feb 19 2015 // Integro Ltd. has acquired E&O Professional Risk Management and Insurance Services Inc. of Mission Viejo, Calif.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. E&O Pros founder and CEO Sheri Pontolillo will lead the E&O...

All Risks Adds White as Casualty/PL Broker in Atlanta Office

Feb 19 2015 // All Risks, Ltd. has announced that Jeffrey White has joined the Atlanta office as a casualty and professional lines broker. White has prior experience in the wholesale and retail insurance sectors as a producer and branch...

Celona to Head Medical Professional at Liberty International Underwriters

Feb 12 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has named Valoree Celona to its recently-created position of senior vice president of Medical Professional Liability Insurance.Based in...

XL, RPS/Plus to Offer Professional Liability Coverage to Title, Escrow Agents

Feb 10 2015 // XL Group and RPS/Plus Cos. have expanded their underwriting partnership to bring professional liability insurance to title & escrow agents. According to Erin Fry, head of Programs for XL Group’s Select...

CapSpecialty Adds D&O, EPL Product to Insurance Company Coverage Offerings

Feb 10 2015 // CapSpecialty has launched a new insurance company directors & officers/employment practices liability (D&O/EPL) product issued by Capitol Specialty Insurance Corp.Insurance company D&O/EPL is a specialty...