Latest Professional Liability Headlines

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

Slivka, Farrell Join New Day Underwriters in N.J.

May 5 2005 // Jeffrey Slivka and Timothy Farrell have joined New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental insurance wholesale firm, based in Bordentown, N.J. Slivka joins New Day Underwriting as senior vice president of...

Euclid Launches New E&O Liability Product

Apr 28 2005 // Kansas City-based underwriting manager and claims administrator Euclid Managers LLC announced the launch of ProtoType, a “modern insurance product for manufacturers.” The product features: errors and omissions;...

Borda to Direct United Southern Brokers Professional Liability in Tampa

Apr 21 2005 // Juan C. Borda has been named director of professional liability for the Tampa, Fla. office of United Southern Brokers, a division of USG Insurance Services Inc. Borda will assist agents with the placement of directors and...

Home Inspectors, Law Firms, Accountants

Apr 18 2005 // Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services is making available new markets for home inspectors professional liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants....

E&O for Broker-Dealers

Apr 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: CalSurance has enhanced its specialized errors and omissions program for broker-dealers with 75 or fewer registered representatives. It provides each broker-dealer with their own policy limits without...

In or Out? Courts Continue to Struggle with the Issue of Extrinsic Evidence

Apr 18 2005 // The issue of whether, and when, extrinsic evidence may be used to determine a duty to defend has never been clearly defined under Texas law. While a number of courts have recognized an exception, the exact parameters of...

Errors and Omissions for Broker-Dealers

Apr 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: CalSurance enhanced its specialized errors and omissions program for broker-dealers with 75 or fewer registered representatives. The program enhancement now provides each broker-dealer with its own...

Home Inspectors, Law Firms and Accountants

Apr 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services has available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in...

Schinnerer Unveils SpecialtyOne E&O Program for Management Consultants, Staffing Firms

Apr 14 2005 // Victor O. Schinnerer and Company announced the launch of SpecialtyOne, an E&O insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. The program will be written through Brit, a Lloyd’s...

AEC Firms Can Learn from May Webcast

Apr 12 2005 // Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms have seen an 88% increase in the cost of professional liability coverage in the last three years, according to a recent survey by Zweig-White. To help architects...

Modern Insurance E&O Program Targets Small to Medium-Sized Fla. Agencies

Apr 5 2005 // Miami-based Modern Insurance Consultants Inc. and Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc. have introduced an Insurance Agents Errors & Omissions program for small to mid-sized Florida property/casualty agencies. The...

Target Insurance Services Launches 3 New Programs: Home Inspectors, Large Law Firms, Accountants

Apr 5 2005 // Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services is making available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and...

Agents Beware: Due Diligence is Now Required

Apr 4 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...

Agents Beware: Due Diligence is Now Required on Brokers

Apr 4 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...

Texas Independent Agents Seek Fairness in Consumer Protection Statutes

Apr 4 2005 // Agents are treated unfairly by Texas statutes and the result is sky-rocketing errors and omissions insurance premiums, according to the Indepen-dent Insurance Agents of Texas. When rates in the E&O insurance program...

Speak to Join NAS Insurance Services

Mar 29 2005 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has appointed Robert T. Speak as Vice President in charge of its new Miscellaneous E&O facility. Speak brings 20 years of insurance experience to his new post. Previously he...

Agents Beware: Due Diligence is Now Required on Brokers

Mar 21 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...

Agents Beware: Due Diligence is Now Required

Mar 21 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...

Watters Warns Mich. Docs of Bogus Med-Mal Insurer

Mar 14 2005 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Linda A. Watters recently issued a warning about a medical liability insurer called Professional Liability Insurance Co. She said in a statement that the...

American Wholesale Insurance Group Adds Pritchard to Financial Risk Specialist Team

Mar 10 2005 // American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS) has hired veteran Andrew Pritchard to lead the efforts of AmWINS’ Financial Risk Specialist Team (FIRST) in pioneering innovative insurance solutions for the global Asset...