Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
What About Your Exposure?
Feb 10 2020 // As an insurance agent or broker, you have, above all else, a singular mission: to make certain insureds are adequately covered against exposure to loss or, at the very least, to help clients understand their liabilities...
Everest Offers Small Law Firm Liability Program Via Digital Broker Embroker
Jan 29 2020 // Everest Insurance has joined with digital broker Embroker to provide an online lawyers’ professional liability program for law firms with up to 10 employed attorneys. Through Embroker’s digitized platform,...
Norman-Spencer Hires Blanco as Senior Account Director on Real Estate Team
Jan 27 2020 // Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property and casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has hired Michele Blanco as senior account director on its Real Estate team. Blanco is based in Maryland. Blanco...
What About Your Exposure?
Jan 27 2020 // As an insurance agent or broker, you have, above all else, a singular mission: to make certain insureds are adequately covered against exposure to loss or, at the very least, to help clients understand their liabilities...
State of Insurance Agency E&O Insurance Market: Managing Rates and Risks
Jan 23 2020 // Agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage is likely the most important insurance policy an agency purchases. As customer demands rise to an all-time high, having the right E&O coverage and ensuring best practices...
Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Adds Blanco to Real Estate Team
Jan 21 2020 // Dayton, Ohio-based property/casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, Norman-Spencer, has added Michele Blanco as senior account director on its real estate team. Blanco brings over 20 years of experience as...
Trump Administration Issues New Rule on Joint Employer Liability
Jan 13 2020 // The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a rule that has been sought by franchisers and companies that employ...
Big I Education Director Boggs Takes on Expanded Role in Risk Management
Jan 8 2020 // Chris Boggs, executive director of education for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big I), is adding risk management to his title and responsibilities. Boggs’s new role combines his current...
Insurance Market Shrinking as Senior Living Industry Grows
Jan 6 2020 // The senior population continues growing at a time when the insurance market for senior living operations is under strain and both trends are expected to continue. The population of Americans over age 80 will double, from 6...
12 New Year’s Resolutions for Insurance Agents
Dec 31 2019 // During the course of a year, Insurance Journal columnists, consultants and other writers dispense countless words of wisdom on how to be a better and more successful professional insurance agent. If you are a veteran...
Ascot Appoints Walter as Executive VP and Head of Cyber & Commercial E&O
Dec 20 2019 // Ascot has appointed Drew Walter as executive vice president and head of Cyber & Commercial E&O. Also joining the team are Tracy O’Hara, Abigail Oliver, Greg Garijanian and Ben Mancuso. Based in New York,...
Mass. High Court Upholds Consent-to-Settle Clause in Malpractice Policy
Dec 20 2019 // Massachusetts’ highest court on Monday rejected arguments that consent-to-settle clauses in professional malpractice insurance policies violate public policy. The Supreme Judicial Court sided with CNA subsidiary...
McDonald’s Wins Battle With Labor, Avoids Joint Employer Liability with Franchises
Dec 13 2019 // McDonald’s Corp. has won a huge victory in a multiyear legal battle over whether it should share responsibility for alleged labor violations in its franchisees’ restaurants, a case that posed a major threat to...
Argo Group Hires QBE’s Grange to Join U.S. Leadership Under New Structure
Dec 3 2019 // Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has named Jeff Grange to serve as an executive vice president for U.S. operations. In this role, Grange will lead the following businesses: Argo Casualty, Argo Pro, Argo...
BerkleyMed and Berkley Healthcare Merged Into One
Nov 25 2019 // W.R. Berkley Corp. said it has combined two of its healthcare-focused operating units in a bid to strength how it offers their products to customers. BerkleyMed and Berkley Healthcare are now blended into a single...
Financial Institutions Offering from Hanover Targets Asset Managers, Depositories
Nov 18 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group has launched Hanover Financial Institutions Advantage, a new offering that provides small to mid-sized asset managers and depository institutions with coordinated property, casualty, management...
A Few Good Tips to Consider on Outsourcing
Nov 18 2019 // I honestly do not see many agencies benefitting from outsourcing. They think they do, but their results show otherwise. Most of the time, they would be more successful simply with better management as outsourcing is not a...
Senior Living Market Explodes During Challenging Times
Nov 18 2019 // The senior population continues growing at a time when the insurance market for senior living operations is under strain and both trends are expected to continue. The population of Americans over age 80 will double, from 6...
Kaufman Group, Burns & Wilcox Promote 23 Associates Including D’Antoni
Nov 8 2019 // Global insurance services firm H.W. Kaufman Group and its subsidiary Burns & Wilcox, a North American wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, have announced numerous leadership promotions. Twenty-three...
Agency E&O: Risk Rises Along with Rates, Cats and Customer Switching
Nov 4 2019 // Agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage is likely the most important insurance policy an agency purchases. As customer demands rise to an all-time high, having the right E&O coverage and ensuring best practices...
