Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It’s Time to Review Essential Procedures for Managing E&O
Nov 15 2009 // I have been an insurance broker since 1974. However, my principal occupation is attorney, practicing in insurance law. I have had many conversations with insurance agency managers, insurance agents and customer service...
5 Most Common Agency E&O Problems
Nov 15 2009 // From most frequent to least frequent: Recommendations that are made to clients Policy change errors Policy application errors Policy renewal errors Risk assessment errors
Hospital Liability Claims Increasing After Years of Decline
Nov 15 2009 // After a decade marked by decreases in Hospital Professional Liability claims, the frequency of claims is on the rise and is expected to continue increasing at a one percent annual rate, according to a study released by Aon...
Essentials: A Reminder on Managing Agency E&O Risk
Nov 11 2009 // I have been an insurance broker since 1974. However, my principal occupation is attorney, practicing in the field of insurance law. I have had many conversations with insurance agency managers, insurance agents and...
American Empire Surplus Unveils E&O Cover for Medicare Compliance
Nov 6 2009 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company, a member of the Great American Insurance Group, has launched an errors and omissions liability insurance product for Medicare Statutory...
New Jersey’s Synergy Opens California Office
Nov 3 2009 // Synergy Professional Associates, of Kinnelon, N.J., has announced that Myles Alonzo has recently joined Synergy as manager of their new West Coast office. Alonzo will be based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and will be...
It’s Time to Review Essential Procedures for Managing E&O
Nov 1 2009 // I have been an insurance broker since 1974. However, my principal occupation is attorney, practicing in insurance law. I have had many conversations with insurance agency managers, insurance agents and customer service...
Agents’ E&O Marked By Stability, Satisfaction
Nov 1 2009 // Independent insurance agents have had plenty to fret about the past year, including falling revenues. Thus stability in the market and pricing for their errors and omissions (E&O) insurance meant there was one less...
How the Economy Is Altering Architect/Engineering Insurance Buying
Nov 1 2009 // Architects and engineering (A/E) firms, construction professionals and the insurance carriers that serve them are facing unique challenges in this turbulent economic environment. SmartRisk surveyed professional liability...
Plug the Agents’ E&O Gap: Protection from Carrier Insolvency
Nov 1 2009 // Any producer, agent or broker can be exposed to the insolvency of one of their markets. Carriers providing insurance agents’ errors and omissions insurance (E&O) have developed a variety of responses to the...
Last Call for Participation: Insurance Agents’ E&O Survey
Oct 20 2009 // It’s time again for Insurance Journal to find out what’s been going on with Insurance Agents’ Errors & Omissions Insurance. IJ’s annual survey solicits the experiences and opinions of...
Agents’ E&O: What Do YOU Know? Participate In Insurance Journal Survey Now
Oct 15 2009 // It’s time again for Insurance Journal to find out what’s been going on with Insurance Agents’ Errors & Omissions Insurance. IJ’s annual survey solicits the experiences and opinions of...
James Weidner, Cooperative American Physicians CEO, to be honored with City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award, November 14
Oct 14 2009 // LOS ANGELES – City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council (NIIC) will honor James L. Weidner, chief executive officer of Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. (CAP), with The Spirit of Life®...
Rockwood Programs Lowers P/C Agency E&O Minimum Premiums
Oct 14 2009 // Rockwood Programs, Inc. says it has reduced the minimum premiums for its Property/Casualty Agents Errors & Omissions (E&O) product. Premiums now start at $1,250 for agents generating less than $100,000 in...
People
Oct 5 2009 // Kirby Dibb has joined independent insurance brokerage TriSure in Raleigh, N.C., as client services manager for safety and risk management. In her new capacity, Dibb is responsible for the design, training and monitoring of...
Great American Unit Adds Small Accounts E&O Coverage
Sep 29 2009 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Company’s Executive Liability Division (ELD) has added professional liability coverage for small accounts. The company introduced as part of its ExecPro suite of...
North Carolina Coastal Broker Ready to Ride Beach Plan Reform Wave
Sep 21 2009 // The Web site for Hanover Excess (www.hanoverxs.com) proclaims that the people at this North Carolina excess and surplus brokerage believe in the “pursuit of excellence while keeping a sense of humor.” David...
James Weidner, Cooperative American Physicians CEO, to be honored with City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award, November 14
Sep 14 2009 // LOS ANGELES – City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council (NIIC) will honor James L. Weidner, chief executive officer of Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. (CAP), with The Spirit of Life®...
Illinois Firm Offers New E&O Insurance Program for Roofing Industry
Sep 11 2009 // Lombard, Ill.-based insurance services firm, Norman-Spencer International Inc., and the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) are partnering to provide professional errors and omissions (E&O) insurance...
New Facility for Excess Lawyers Professional Liability Now Available
Sep 9 2009 // Synergy Professional Associates, based in Kinelon, N.J., announced a new program that provides excess lawyers professional liability for small law firms. The facility can consider excess limits on standard lines written in...
