All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 6 2010 // The Arizona Supreme Court is weighing in on the state’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection form – a decision that could dramatically increase insurance agency’s errors and omissions...
Sep 6 2010 // If you are running an agency, there is a pretty good chance you insure a contractor or two – whether they are your traditional artisan contractors or a class of contractors that falls outside the artisan definition....
Aug 31 2010 // Lexington Insurance Company, a Chartis company, has introduced its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) First Party and Professional Liability Insurance program. The program is designed to protect owners, developers and...
Aug 19 2010 // Zurich has introduced an enhanced professional liability policy aimed at mid-sized and large construction customers.“The coverage is designed for the professional exposures of a construction manager, whether offered...
Aug 18 2010 // Chartis is expanding Specialty Risk Protector, its professional liability and data network security insurance coverage developed by its Executive Liability division, to give customers access to additional protection for...
Aug 16 2010 // The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks,...
Aug 16 2010 // Insurance Journal is pleased to publish the 2010 Education and Training Directory. This exclusive resource directory has been designed to help independent agents and brokers find educational and training opportunities to...
Aug 13 2010 // The Arizona Supreme Court is weighing in on the state’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection form — a decision that could dramatically increase insurance agency’s errors and omissions...
Aug 11 2010 // Zurich has introduced an enhanced professional liability policy aimed at design firms of all sizes that provide architectural and engineering services to the construction industry. Specialized coverage options are also...
Aug 9 2010 // Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover has named Gerald T. Merritt as president of its professional liability business.In this new role, Merritt will work closely with the professional liability team to expand the...
Aug 6 2010 // NAS Insurance Services has enhanced its managed care product with an e-MD cyber liability coverage enhancement. Because of increased regulations on patient privacy, HIPAA and customer notification, managed care...
Jul 29 2010 // Torus Insurance is “continuing the rollout of its Continental European operation,” notes a company bulletin. It announced the appointment of Esther Fittinghoff as Professional Lines Manager and Kurt Fleischmann...
Jul 21 2010 // V3 Insurance Partners LLC, a specialty multi-line managing general underwriter, has introduced a multi-line insurance program for auto, truck and RV dealerships, wholesalers and auto auctions.Called DealerV3antage, the...
Jul 21 2010 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has appointed Brian Specht vice president of professional liability in commercial insurance. He will be responsible for driving the product strategy for the...
Jul 19 2010 // For probably as long as the concept of insurance has been in existence, so has the excess and surplus (E&S) lines marketplace. It no doubt plays an extremely vital role in our industry. It is strongly suggested...
Jul 8 2010 // Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West’s (IBA West) education division, Insurance Skills Center (ISC), has entered into an agreement with Cheryl L. Koch, president and CEO of Agency Management Resource Group, for...
Jul 6 2010 // When uttered together by a client, the five words in the headline of this article are — potentially — very dangerous words.Note the following claim and ask yourself, “Could this happen in my agency?” The...
Jul 5 2010 // The Excess Line Association of New York has appointed Jasmin Chen Johnson as financial director. She will be responsible for conducting financial analysis, review and monitoring of all New York-eligible excess line...
Jul 5 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected David Wood, vice president and partner at Bogan, Dunlap & Wood Insurance in Odessa, to serve as the association’s president for 2010-2011.Other newly...
Jun 30 2010 // Rockwood Programs, Inc. has revised its life/accident and health insurance agents’ errors and omissions (E&O) offering by embedding $100,000 limit general liability coverage in the product.These coverage...