All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 13 2009 // Brad Gow joined Zurich North America to head the Specialty Errors & Omissions (E&O) group of its Specialties business unit.In this role, Gow will head a nationwide team in delivering professional liability...
Feb 10 2009 // Zurich American Insurance Co. has paid a $250,000 fine to the state of New York for charging unfiled rates on its errors and omissions policy for veterinarians, according to state regulators. The New York Insurance...
Feb 9 2009 // Senior Market Sales, Inc. has partnered with CalSurance (Brown and Brown of California, Inc.) to offer errors and omissions insurance at discounted rates for life and health insurance agents who do business with Senior...
Feb 8 2009 // There have been an increasing number of lawsuits brought against agents in situations where the client/policyholder does not have sufficient liability coverage limits to pay for the liability exposure caused by an...
Feb 8 2009 // Stock Price: Commercial lines stocks mirrored those of major indices in 2008, trading down 14 percent.Mergers & Acquisitions: Middle market carriers continue to be major players in the acquisition market as they look...
Feb 3 2009 // San Francisco-based American E&S Insurance Brokers has introduced AESPro, a nationwide professional liability program for architects and engineers, technology media, and miscellaneous professional liability risks....
Feb 2 2009 // Venture Insurance Programs has introduced ProWriters, a new management and professional liabilities unit that works directly with appointed agencies to find the best coverage and risk management solutions for financial...
Jan 25 2009 // Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all, don’t cheap out on the training.Do those...
Jan 25 2009 // While the maximum potential exposed insurance limits resulting from the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme are estimated to be above $6 billion, the range of direct insured losses will be a far smaller number, most likely...
Jan 25 2009 // Find a need, then fill it,” is a hoary business principle, but making it work is often harder than it looks. However, a number of British insurers have taken it to heart and have built substantial profit centers...
Jan 20 2009 // New York-based Valiant Insurance Group Inc. has named Brian Braden as vice president – professional liability. Braden most recently served as vice president of Navigators Pro, where he was responsible for development...
Jan 15 2009 // While the maximum potential exposed insurance limits resulting from the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme are estimated to be above $6 billion, the range of direct insured losses will be a far smaller number, most likely...
Jan 15 2009 // Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. announced the recent opening of two new Allied World U.S. offices in California, located in Costa Mesa and Los Angeles. These offices were opened to expand distribution of Allied...
Jan 14 2009 // International insurance insurer Hiscox has appointed Jim Whetstone as senior vice president for Global Errors and Omissions (E&O) in the Global Markets area. He is based in Hiscox’s Chicago office.In this...
Jan 11 2009 // A document management company that allowed a client’s sensitive documents to be taken is not covered by a professional liability policy with an intellectual property exclusion, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
Jan 11 2009 // Markel Corp. has promoted Henry Lopez to executive vice president for the Markel Midwest region.Lopez has been with Markel since 1995 and most recently was the vice president, director of business development for...
Jan 11 2009 // Jacksonville, Fla.-based Harden & Associates has added Chris Huber as a Commercial Insurance account director. Harden & Associates also named Kathryn McKenna as a Personal Insurance account director.Prior to...
Jan 11 2009 // On Nov. 5, 2008, the insurance information firm Advisen issued an updated forecast of insurance losses likely to arise from the credit crisis, estimating aggregate directors and officers (D&O), and errors and...
Jan 11 2009 // Alice A. Molasky Arman joined Western Insurance Co. as senior vice president of government relations. Molasky Arman recently retired from the State of Nevada, where she was recognized as the state’s longest serving...
Jan 5 2009 // Rockwood Programs has partnered with Modern Insurance of Florida to establish a new subsidiary company named Modern Insurance Consultants, LLC that will focus on errors and omissions (E&O) insurance for insurance...