Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The St. Paul to Offer ICBA Members Professional Liability Coverage
Aug 31 2001 // The St. Paul, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., signed an agreement with The Independent Community Bankers of America to offer professional liability coverage for insurance agents and brokers to ICBA members. The St. Paul...
Progressive Insurance to Offer Coverage for Internet Banking
Aug 22 2001 // The Professional Liability Group of the Progressive Corporation introduced an Internet Banking Protection Package (IBPP), which provides coverage for community banks engaged in Internet banking. The IBPP complements its...
KEMPES Claim Director to Speak at ABA Conference
Aug 22 2001 // Janice Stein, KEMPES’ claim director, will be a panelist addressing “Sued Lawyers — Our Valued Clients or Our Neglected Constituency?” at the American Bar Association’s National Legal...
Media Liability Claims: Tricky, Expensive and Evolving
Aug 13 2001 // Oprah Winfrey may be the queen of talk show TV and the ruler of her own media/entertainment universe, but that didn’t keep her from being dragged into court, accused of libeling the beef industry in one of the most...
Target Tabs Shores for Program Manager Position
Aug 6 2001 // Connecticut-based Target Capital appointed Joseph G. Shores to the position of program manager for the company’s national lawyers professional liability (LPL) insurance program. In his new position, Shores will...
Media Liability Claims: Tricky, Expensive and Evolving
Aug 6 2001 // Oprah Winfrey may be the queen of talk show TV and the ruler of her own media/entertainment universe, but that didn’t keep her from being dragged into court, accused of libeling the beef industry in one of the most...
ASP Industry Consortium Unveils Insurance Program for ASP’s
Jul 26 2001 // The Wakefield, Mass.-based ASP Industry Consortium announced the availability of a new insurance program designed specifically for application service providers (ASPs). The program, developed in conjunction with...
Environmental Pollution Insurance: A Fluid and Ever-changing Market
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore. Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
CNA Offers New Online Quoting, Work Management Functionality
Jul 5 2001 // CNA announced new features on CNA Central (www.cnacentral.com), its website for business insurance agents and brokers in North America. According to CNA, the new functionality includes quick and full quoting, as well as...
Changes, Challenges in EPL Arena Discussed at PLUS Symposium
Jun 28 2001 // Increased claims involving workplace violence, sexual harassment, identity theft and ADA issues are presenting many challenges to the Employment Practices Liability (EPL) marketplace, according to a panel of experts at the...
The St. Paul Cos. Begins Offering Agents & Brokers Professional Liability Coverage to ICBA Members
Jun 28 2001 // The St. Paul Companies announced that it will begin offering professional liability coverage for insurance agents and brokers to members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) effective...
KEMPES Professional Liability Program Director Speaks at Plus Symposium
Jun 20 2001 // Tom Ward, KEMPES’ Employment Practices Liability Insurance program director, was a panelist at the recent Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) LPL-EPL Insurance Issues Symposium held in New York...
ePolicy, ACEUSA to Offer Specialty Professional Liability Online
Jun 19 2001 // ePolicy.com Insurance Services Inc., announced it has signed an agreement with ACE USA to offer new lines of specialty professional liability insurance. The newly offered products are designed specifically for architects...
Big “I” Markets Offering Professional Liability Coverage
May 30 2001 // MIMS International and Philadelphia Insurance Companies joined Big “I” Markets, offering miscellaneous professional liability insurance that agents can provide to clients through the online technology...
Pa. Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association Names President
May 11 2001 // Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association appointed Susan M. Sersha as president. Under the association’s Plan of Operations, Sersha also serves as a member of the association’s Board...
FPIC Announces Affiliation with NAS Insurance Services of Calif.
May 9 2001 // Florida Physicians Insurance Company, Inc. (FPIC), a provider of professional liability insurance for physicians, dentists, and other healthcare providers, announced an affiliation with NAS Insurance Services, Inc. (NAS),...
U.S. E&O Brokers to Provide Agents’ E&O Coverage on MarketScout.com
Apr 10 2001 // MarketScout, a Dallas-based e-commerce company specializing in the distribution of property and casualty insurance products, announced that U.S. E&O Brokers Group has been selected as its exclusive “Best of...
Tennant Risk Services’ Enhances Title/Escrow Agents EnO Insurance
Feb 14 2001 // Tennant Risk Services, the program manager for the Title Agents of America E&O insurance program, is including E-Commerce coverage as part of its Title Industry E&O insurance. Northland Insurance Companies...
Zurich Re Forms Professional Liability Unit
Nov 29 2000 // Zurich Reinsurance Inc. has formed a new unit specifically devoted to professional liability to be headed by Matthew G. Fay. Fay recently joined the company as senior vice president and will direct the producing and...
Target Capital To Acquire Southeast Underwriting Group Corporate Assets
Nov 17 2000 // Avon, Conn.-based Target Capital Partners Inc., a managing general agency and provider of specialty insurance programs, and Southeast Underwriting Group Inc., a specialty agency and underwriting manager headquartered in...
