According to a new survey from specialty broker Ames & Gough, insurers of professional liability for architects and engineers are planning additional rate increases to keep pace with rising claims costs, a backlog of litigation, worker shortages, and supply chain …
Risk Strategies Hires Murphy to Private Client Services Division Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Alison Murphy as national practice leader of private client services. In this role, Murphy will develop and lead the …
Risk Strategies Hires Honig as Compliance Director for Employee Benefits Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Erica Honig as the compliance director for its employee benefits division. In this new role, Honig will provide …
Beazley Appoints Chubb’s Kocsondy as U.S. Cyber & Tech Chief Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Patricia Kocsondy as head of U.S. Cyber & Tech. Kocsondy, an experienced cyber underwriter and manager, comes from Chubb, where she served as senior vice …
Most professional liability insurers covering architects and engineers (A/E) achieved varied premium growth last year as the U.S. construction industry remained resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, worsening claims experience is prompting these insurers to seek larger rate increases, according …
Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed equity partner Allison Buytenhuys as senior vice president and Brian Lynch, Cady Sinks and Rachelle …
Increased billings by architecture and engineering firms generated bigger professional liability premiums in 2019 but also led to the first upswing in claims activity in several years, Ames & Gough said in a report. The brokerage, based in McLean, Va., …
Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed Matt Gough as president and Brett Gough as chief operating officer. Along with CEO Dan …
Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed Jessie Witherow as an assistant vice president. Based in the Washington, D.C., office, Witherow is …
The number of legal malpractice claims resulting in larger multimillion dollar payouts – as well as the dollar amounts involved – has surged in the past year, with at least two settlements exceeding $250 million. That’s according to the latest …
