Latest Professional Liability Headlines

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

Ripped from the Headlines: Law and Order in Today’s D&O

Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, according to...

Ripped from the Headlines: Law & Order in Today’s D&O

Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, according to...

Med-Mal Writer ProAssurance to Expand Mid-Atlantic Reach with NCRIC Merger

Feb 28 2005 // Brimingham,Alabanama-based medcial malpractice insurer ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) and NCRIC Group, Inc., our of Washington, D.C., (NASDAQ: NCRI) announced an agreement to merge NCRIC into ProAssurance in a $69.6...

Brady Joins Arrowhead General Insurance

Feb 25 2005 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. announced that Chuck Brady has joined the company as president of the professional liability division, located in Torrance, Calif. Brady joins Arrowhead from CalSurance/Brown &...

McShane to Manage PL Department at R.E. Chaix

Feb 23 2005 // Timothy Chaix, president of Irvine, Calif.-based R.E.Chaix & Associates announced recently that Gloria McShane, vice president has been promoted as the new manager of the professional liability department. McShane has...

Management and Professional Liability

Feb 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Pittsburgh-based National Union Fire Insurance Co. has launched PrivateRisk Protector, a new management and professional liability portfolio of coverages designed to address the broad spectrum of...

Insurance Agents’ E&O: Are You Properly Covered’

Feb 21 2005 // Have you heard the story of the shoemaker’s children? Although their father was a shoemaker, they always had the most worn shoes. The reason is their father spent so much time and effort taking care of his customers,...

Management and Professional Liability

Feb 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., a member company of American International Group Inc., launched “PrivateRisk Protector,” a new management and professional liability portfolio...

Beecher Carlson Holdings Appoints Two New York Managing Directors

Feb 11 2005 // Jeffrey Lattmann and John Kerns have been named managing directors of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc.’s New York office. Lattmann will also be a senior partner of the newly formed Executive Liability...

Insurance Agents E&O: Are YOU Properly Covered’

Feb 7 2005 // Have you heard the story of the shoemaker’s children? Although their father was a shoemaker, they always had the most worn shoes. The reason is their father spent so much time and effort taking care of his customers;...

RGI Insurance Unveils New Web Site

Feb 2 2005 // Laguna Hills, Calif.-based RGI Insurance Services, one of California¹s largest medical malpractice insurance agencies, announced the grand opening of its new Web site: http://www.RGIinsurance.com. RGI Executive Vice...

Lighthouse Offers New Healthcare Administrators Professional Liability Policy

Jan 28 2005 // The Lighthouse Companies has introduced a personal professional liability policy developed exclusively for employed healthcare administrators called VitalCare. Policies are underwritten and issued by the Chubb Group of...

National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh Upgrades Professional Liability, Network Security Risks

Jan 25 2005 // National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a member company of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the enhancement of its AIG ProTech Modular Edition for professional liability and network...

Back to the Basics

Jan 24 2005 // E&S Industry Returns to Familiar Ground Neither wind, nor rain nor the dark cloud of standard carriers returning to the marketplace will keep excess and surplus insurance writers from maintaining profitability. From...

Hull & Co. On Board as Sponsor of Insurance Journal’s Online Seminar Series

Jan 17 2005 // Florida-based Hull & Co. is among the sponsors as Insurance Journal debuts the first in a series of “How to Write” online video seminars Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Hull & Co. will sponsor the Florida...

AVRECO Serves as Sponsor for Insurance Journal Online Seminar; First in Series Set for Jan. 20

Jan 12 2005 // One of the nation’s largest independent wholesalers will be among the sponsors when Insurance Journal kicks off its “How to Write” online video seminars on Thursday, Jan. 20. Chicago-based AVRECO...

Western Security Surplus to Sponsor Los Angeles, Dallas Regions for Initial Insurance Journal Online Seminar

Jan 10 2005 // California-based Western Security Surplus will serve as a sponsor when Insurance Journal debuts the first in a series of “How to Write” online video seminars Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Western Security Surplus...

IJ Online ‘How to Write’ Educational Seminars Kicks Off Jan. 20; Nearly 700 Participants Registered

Jan 4 2005 // Insurance Journal will introduce the first of a series of “How to Write” online video seminars beginning on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. The “How to Write” series offers agents and brokers dynamic,...

IJ Online Launches ‘How to Write’ Seminars

Jan 3 2005 // Insurance Journal will introduce the first of a series of “How to Write” online video seminars beginning Jan. 20, 2005. The “How to Write” series offers agents and brokers dynamic, coverage-focused,...

ARK. WARNS OF POSSIBLE FRAUD:

Jan 3 2005 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens recently issued a warning about potentially fraudulent insurance activity from a company called Nations Hazard Insurance and an individual using the names Michael Napadow and...