Latest Professional Liability Headlines

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

Euclid Managers Adopts New Coverages, Approach for Insuring Tech Firms

Oct 5 2011 // Euclid Managers, LLC, an underwriting manager and claim administrator for internet, tech, media, manufacturing and miscellaneous professional liability, has added more coverage for Internet and tech companies via a new...

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy N.J.-based Princeton Insurance

Sep 30 2011 // Berkshire Hathaway’s medical professional liability insurance unit, Medical Protective Co., is purchasing New Jersey-based Princeton Insurance Co., a professional liability insurer for healthcare providers. Princeton...

RLI Expands Miscellaneous E&O Coverage Through New Product

Sep 21 2011 // RLI has launched a new miscellaneous professional liability product called RLI Target Professionals. The new product is designed to protect firms from lawsuits arising from the performance of their professional services...

E&O Insights: Advising Clients on Coverage Needs When Children Leave the Nest

Sep 19 2011 // With the college year again upon us, there is a good chance your agency has some clients whose children are heading off to school. Not only is this typically a busy time, it can also be an emotional time for all parties.As...

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Sep 19 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America construction team include:Lawrence Lejfer — Vice president and senior...

Business Risk Partners Launches Lloyd’s-Backed Home Inspectors E&O Coverage

Sep 14 2011 // Business Risk Partners has launched a new standard E&O (errors & omissions) policy form for home inspectors. The policy, underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, reflects improvements across the board as a result...

IMA Retains Black to Lead Professional Services Practice

Sep 14 2011 // Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance broker IMA Inc. announced that Darren Black joined the firm as director of its professional services practice. The practice will continue to focus on professional liability and risk...

Schinnerer Adds Enhancements to Real Estate E&O Policy

Sep 12 2011 // Coverage for open houses, mold, network risks and privacy claims are now part of Victor O. Schinnerer & Company’s real estate E&O policy. Schinnerer includes the three new coverages at no additional...

Pearl Insurance Enhances Real Estate E&O Coverage

Sep 8 2011 // Pearl Insurance has introduced a new errors and omissions policy for real estate professionals. The REALTORS professional liability policy includes a mold endorsement with increased limits, subpoena assistance, free...

NSM Acquires New York Manager of Dentist, Lawyer Programs

Sep 7 2011 // NSM Insurance Group has acquired AFPD, a New York-based program administrator for lawyers and dentists errors and omissions programs.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. NSM is a national program manager based in...

NSM Insurance Group Acquires AFPD

Sep 7 2011 // Geof McKernan, CEO of Philadelphia-based NSM Insurance Group, announced the acquisition of AFPD, a national program administrator for Lawyers and Dentist E&O programs, headquartered on Long Island, NY.AFPD is a program...

Insurance Noodle to Offer ACE D&O, E&O Coverage Through Online Hub

Sep 6 2011 // Insurance Noodle, part of Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, has added has added the management and professional liability products of ACE Commercial Risk Services to the offerings of its online quoting...

Monitor Liability Managers Introduces Employed Lawyers E&O Insurance

Aug 23 2011 // Monitor Liability Managers, LLC has introduced a new employed lawyers professional liability (ELP) insurance program. The product provides attorneys and their staff working as corporate counsel with coverage for claims...

Business Risk Partners Launches Lloyd’s-Backed Miscellaneous E&O Form

Aug 19 2011 // Business Risk Partners (BRP) now offers a new standard professional liability (E&O) policy form for hundreds of service professions. Policies will be underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, the company’s partner...

Wright USA Creates Career Protector E&O Plan for Government Personnel

Aug 17 2011 // Wright USA has launched a professional liability product tailored to United States government personnel who are responsible for managing the activities of others. The product – branded as the Career Protector Plan – is...

XL Names 6 to North America Construction Team

Aug 17 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team that it established a year ago. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America Construction team include:Lawrence Lejfer —...

E&O Insights: 15 Ways to Guarantee an Agency E&O Claim

Aug 15 2011 // While most agencies want to avoid errors and omissions (E&O) claims, there may be some agents that are just dying for the experience of what it feels like. For those folks, here are some ways to significantly increase...

Easy Ways to Increase Revenue and Profits with Little and Preferably No Effort

Aug 15 2011 // I am frequently asked how agencies can increase their revenue per person. Since all agencies are basically the same, I have developed a three step program that is sure to help every agency increase this all important...

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Jul 18 2011 // Barbara Zito has been named senior vice president of Marketing at Founders Insurance Co. in Des Plaines, Ill. Founders is a member company of the Utica National Insurance Group of New Hartford, N.Y.Zito is responsible for...

E&O Insights: E&S Market Requires Attention to Detail

Jul 18 2011 // The excess and surplus lines (E&S) marketplace fulfills a huge role in our industry. The exposures it can entertain are virtually limitless. Without this segment of our industry, many risks might very well have gone...