All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 3 2006 // It hasn’t been healthy. In fact, the directors and officers liability insurance market for super-sized Enrons, WorldComs and the Fortune 1000 has been unhealthy for some time.Looking at the market’s...
Apr 3 2006 // PeopleSam Jones, president of property and casualty operations at ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Redwood City, Calif., is retiring from active operating responsibilities to focus more time on his family and the...
Mar 28 2006 // Brown & Brown, Inc. has announced that its Brown & Brown Professional Liability Brokers brokerage operation has generated more than $3 million in gross premium since commencing operations in June 2005. Located in...
Mar 20 2006 // When building or remodeling a house, homeowners often will turn to their construction manager to assist in overseeing building, recommending and selecting bidders, and securing permits. The construction manager will likely...
Mar 9 2006 // Insurance Agents and Brokers of the West (IBA West) has urged the California Supreme Court to “depublish” an unprecedented appellate court opinion suggesting that insurance broker-agents owe a legal duty of...
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy. They would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for the autos, premises and...
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy from their local agent. The owners would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for...
Mar 6 2006 // Underwriters must do their homework and take a close look at legal and business requirements before deciding to rescind an insurance policy, executives attending the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) 18th...
Mar 6 2006 // When building or remodeling a house, homeowners often will turn to their construction manager to assist in overseeing building, recommending and selecting bidders, and securing permits. The construction manager will likely...
Mar 1 2006 // In a recent press bulletin Amber Partners Ltd., an independent specialist in hedge fund operational risk, indicated that “leading U.K. and U.S. insurers to the hedge fund industry determined that Amber Certified...
Feb 27 2006 // San Antonio, TX – Stone Oak Underwriters, LLC, of San Antonio, Texas has entered into a Program Administrators agreement with Berkley Underwriting Partners, LLC, to provide Public Officials E&O, EPLI and Law...
Feb 20 2006 // Excess and surplus lines experts expect to see steady premium growth in 2006, with commercial property and contractors business leading the way, according to an exclusive Insurance Journal survey.Nearly 85% of survey...
Feb 19 2006 // Keeping up with increasing liability as clients expandProperty/casualty insurance agents and brokers are being exposed to more lawsuits as they move into unfamiliar products, states and technologies, and as their own...
Feb 19 2006 // United America Indemnity Ltd.’s board of directors has selected Joseph F. Morris as its president. The company will also consolidate its two U.S. insurance subsidiaries, United National Group and Penn-America Group,...
Feb 19 2006 // PeopleEncino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has appointed Richard Robin president. He will be responsible for overall operations, including underwriting, marketing and administration. Ed Robin will continue to serve...
Feb 19 2006 // Excess and surplus lines wholesalers see a steady wave of growth in 2006Excess and surplus lines experts expect to see steady premium growth in 2006, with commercial property and contractors business leading the way,...
Feb 15 2006 // David Duclos, the COO of XL Capital Ltd.’s insurance operations (XL Insurance) announced the appointment of John R. Glancy as Chief Underwriting Officer for XL Insurance’s Global Professional operations. He...
Feb 6 2006 // The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Few argue with the success of this niche-based market, which has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in 2005.The National...
Feb 6 2006 // The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Few argue with the success of this niche-based market, which has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in 2005.The National...
Feb 6 2006 // Insurers writing monoline farm policies and incidental professional liability coverage may face additional work to clarify coverage for their insureds under the federal terrorism reinsurance program.Officials of the U.S....