Latest Professional Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Insurance programs meet computer programs

May 22 2006 // Like so many other areas of life, the Internet changed the exposures involved in affinity group programs. In fact, e-commerce and e-mail have taken some of the affinity out of affinity groups. When I first started...

Why are construction managers difficult to insure?

May 22 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...

Hurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets

May 22 2006 // The professional liability market may be significantly affected by the increase in frequency and severity of hurricanes, causing greater rating agency scrutiny and changes to evaluation models. “The three recent...

Why are construction managers difficult to insure?

May 22 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...

Insurance programs meet computer programs

May 22 2006 // Like so many other areas of life, the Internet changed the exposures involved in affinity group programs. In fact, e-commerce and e-mail have taken some of the affinity out of affinity groups. When I first started...

Hurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets

May 22 2006 // The professional liability market may be significantly affected by the increase in frequency and severity of hurricanes, causing greater rating agency scrutiny and changes to evaluation models. “The three recent...

News Currents

May 22 2006 // Hurricanes spawn E&O troubles for insurance producers With regard to potential errors and omissions claims against insurance producers in Louisiana arising out of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, three main coverage areas...

People

May 22 2006 // RLI Corp. of Peoria, Ill., has hired Craig Kliethermes as vice president of actuarial services. Kliethermes will report to Joseph Dondanville, chief financial officer and senior vice president. His responsibilities include...

The Hartford Offers Accounting Professional Liability Program

May 17 2006 // The Hartford Financial Products, an underwriting unit of The Hartford, is now offering an Accountants Professional Liability product that provides coverage for certified public accountants and other accounting...

Hurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets

May 8 2006 // The professional liability market may be significantly affected by the increase in frequency and severity of hurricanes, causing greater rating agency scrutiny and changes to evaluation models. “The three recent...

N.Y. AGENTS SEE E&O TROUBLE

May 8 2006 // New York insurance agents face potential errors and omissions claims if they follow a New York City requirement on certificates of insurance for road contractors, an agents group has warned. The city’s transportation...

Hurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets

May 8 2006 // The professional liability market may be significantly affected by the increase in frequency and severity of hurricanes, causing greater rating agency scrutiny and changes to evaluation models. “The three recent...

Hurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets

May 8 2006 // The professional liability market may be significantly affected by the increase in frequency and severity of hurricanes, causing greater rating agency scrutiny and changes to evaluation models. “The three recent...

Delmarva poultry industry criticizes federal avian flu planning

May 8 2006 // News Currents The federal government could learn a thing or two from the Delaware- Maryland-Virginia area poultry industry about how to prepare for an outbreak of avian flu, according to the Delmarva industry officials. In...

People

May 8 2006 // Rick Padula has been appointed president and chief operating officer of the Glover-Padula Insurance Agency in East Greenwich, R.I., which is one of Gencorp Insurance Group’s business units. Padula has been with...

News Currents

May 8 2006 // N.Y. agents see E&O trouble New York insurance agents face potential errors and omissions claims if they follow a New York City requirement on certificates of insurance for road contractors, an agents group has...

Hurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets

May 8 2006 // The professional liability market may be significantly affected by the increase in frequency and severity of hurricanes, causing greater rating agency scrutiny and changes to evaluation models. “The three recent...

Swett & Crawford Appoints New Staff Nationwide

May 5 2006 // Swett & Crawford has announced new additions to their staff in offices nationwide. Margaret Jacobs moves to the Swett & Crawford Chicago office as director, Healthcare Practice Group, from Aon Risk Services where...

McKeegan to Head Mercator’s New Management Liability Practice

May 2 2006 // Mercator Risk Services, a New York-based independent wholesale insurance broker, has opened a Management/Professional Liability practice and appointed Peter McKeegan as executive vice president. In his new role, McKeegan...

N.Y. Agents Take E&O Concerns Over Contractor Certificates to Officials

Apr 21 2006 // New York insurance agents face potential errors and omissions claims if they follow a New York City requirement on certificates of insurance for road contractors, an agents group has warned. The New York City Department of...