All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 20 2009 // Since all service providers face the potential of law suits related to real or perceived “errors and omissions,” E&O coverage has become a necessity for nearly every service profession — from...
Apr 16 2009 // A new errors and omissions insurance program for property management firms, named SmartPro™, is now available from New Empire Group, Ltd.Robert E. Mackoul, CLU, Chief Executive Officer of New Empire Group stated,...
Apr 15 2009 // Insurance broker Aon Corp. has introduced a suite of insurance products designed to bring middle market technology companies the coverage enhancements historically only available to large corporate clients.Known as Aon...
Apr 8 2009 // Professional Liability coverage for the Agents of Farmers Insurance Group, Inc.The United Farmers Agents Association has introduced a group professional liability program exclusively for agents of Farmers Group Inc. The...
Apr 6 2009 // To start off, what exactly is a workers’ compensation group trust? Per the New York State Insurance Department Web site, it is:“[A] group of employers who perform related activities in an industry who agree to...
Apr 6 2009 // To start off, what exactly is a workers’ compensation group trust? Per the New York State Insurance Department Web site, it is:Workers’ compensation trusts have been in existence for many years and have been...
Apr 6 2009 // To start off, what exactly is a workers’ compensation group trust? Per the New York State Insurance Department Web site, it is:Workers compensation trusts have been in existence for many years and have been providing...
Mar 24 2009 // Willis Group Holdings announced the formation of FINEX Global, a new division that will incorporate all of Willis’ existing London-based Financial, Executive Risk and Professional Liability business.Willis noted:...
Mar 23 2009 // Planning for the “upside” must begin now. The soft insurance market will end, and the rebound from the financial bottom will happen. But don’t try to predict when, just get out in front and plan for...
Mar 23 2009 // Kate Westover, vice president of Alternative Risk Financing at Innovative Captive Strategies, has received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA). Based in Colchester,...
Mar 23 2009 // A “hot” risk from an agent’s view is the one sitting on his or her desk demanding immediate attention. Sometimes those hot prospects aren’t business owner policy or even standard-carrier-eligible;...
Mar 19 2009 // Professional Liability Insurance Services Inc. Underwriting Facilities, (PLIS) has added some new features to its real estate errors and omissions product for small to medium agencies with insurable limits up to $1 million...
Mar 17 2009 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that it has appointed Rupert Villers, effective April 27, 2009 as head of its newly combined Financial and Professional Lines Insurance business segment. He will be...
Mar 11 2009 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group has appointed Mark Herman as President of its newly-created Everest Specialty Underwriters, effective immediately.The new division is based in New York and “will focus its attention...
Mar 9 2009 // Jeff Grace has been named president of IMA of Wichita, officials for The IMA Financial Group Inc. announced.Grace joined IMA in 1997 in business development, focusing on the construction practice, and was promoted to sales...
Mar 9 2009 // Seacrest Partners Inc., a Savannah, Georgia-based insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, has named J. Cliff McCurry as vice chairman. McCurry will oversee business development activities for the...
Mar 9 2009 // Russell R. Oliver, president of Texas Mutual Insurance Co. since 1995, is retiring from the company at the end of August 2009.Oliver notified the Board of Directors in January of his decision to retire this summer. Two...
Mar 9 2009 // The pace of securities lawsuit filings increased significantly in 2008 compared to recent years. There were 226 new securities lawsuits filed in 2008, which represents a 31 percent increase over the 172 securities lawsuits...
Feb 22 2009 // Andrew Fotopulos has joined Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island as senior vice president. Fotopulos will lead the brokerage’s financial institutional practice. He will...
Feb 13 2009 // The Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency based in Needham, Mass., introduced the Real Estate Express Application, an errors and omissions insurance product for independent real estate agents and brokers, real estate firms and...